When officials at the United Illuminating Co., a regional energy distribution company in New Haven, Conn., planned the recent completion of their 56-acre corporate headquarters, their “must-have” list included a campus-wide Emergency Communications System (ECS).
- By David George
- Aug 01, 2014
"I think the first step to fix it is to give our CBP guys the authority to immediately repatriate them back to their countries," said Salmon, chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a member of the working group that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, assembled to address the crisis.
Built upon the critically-acclaimed InWall Bronze 4/SlimSub with integrated long-throw 10-inch aluminum driver and powered by the RackAmp 350 DSP, each Bronze SlimSub delivers the same exceptional power and deep bass from its remarkably compact enclosure. The net result is a series of subwoofers that fit virtually any application, room or location.
As campus shootings increase across the nation, retailers are stepping up to create bulletproof products.
- By Ginger Hill
- Jun 19, 2014
GSM radio sewn into sweatshirt allows different gestures to trigger different text messages to be sent to smartphone contact.
- By Ginger Hill
- Jun 09, 2014
When the new St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center opened in 2011, it came complete with a top-of-the-line fire detection system that had been the focus of intense planning— and not just from engineers and designers.
- By Beth Welch
- Jun 01, 2014
With almost 1600 students, sports teams, a music programs and acting troupe, loudspeakers are a must for this school, especially in case of an emergency.
Features a top latching mechanism that interlocks the door to the frame, and a clean design with just ¾” projection when inset in the door.
Families innocently display information that can give criminals as edge into committing the perfect crime.
- By Ginger Hill
- May 28, 2014
DesignerSeries, a comprehensive line of high-performing, vibrating-panel sound systems that mount behind-the-wall, making them invisible to the eye, range from $500 to $700 MSRP each.
U.S. government has everything under control in case of real-life, large-scale operations, emergencies and catastrophes.
- By Ginger Hill
- May 20, 2014
Latest technical and educational information made available via intuitive, mobile-friendly website.
Has ability to activate sounders in all enrolled smokes during an alarm.
Google Hangout March 27th at 3pm CST for integrators, facility managers and central station owners to learn what they NEED to know from Alarms Unlimited, ASG Security and Honeywell Fire Systems.
Studies find lower-frequency sounders to be more effective at waking sleeping individuals.
Water is one of Arizona’s most precious resources, and the Colorado River satisfies much of this demand via the 336-mile-long Central Arizona Project (CAP) aqueduct that annually delivers approximately 1.6 million acre-feet of Colorado River water to cities, Indian Tribes and farms in central and southern Arizona.
- By Fred C. Bauer
- Mar 01, 2014
Fashion and security collide to bring a new line of wearables to the market for personal safety.
- By Ginger Hill
- Feb 19, 2014
As an industry, we need to stop pigeon-holing PERS as a solution for elderly people at risk of falling and expand our thoughts to a broader health and wellness offering.
- By Duane Paulson
- Feb 18, 2014
People are concerned at what might happen if they push the wrong button, so incorporate human factors into fire alarm control panel design to help solve this issue.
- By Brian Carlson
- Feb 11, 2014
They are places of safety for newborns or elderly, and everyone in between. It’s why fire safety in healthcare facilities is so stringent and rigorously enforced.
- By Jane Embury
- Feb 06, 2014