FRANKLIN, Wis. — Franklin High School debuted a new Performing Arts Center in March 2015. As part of the construction project, the school also decided to renovate the interiors to provide better functionality for the students and staff as well as enhance safety and security.
A school is meant to be a safe place for students to learn. In light of recent tragic events in our nation’s schools, school leaders and construction managers are now forced to consider a wide range of solutions to improve the safety of their facilities.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — To protect its students and staff, the Douglas County School District (DCSD) decided to use firearms as its latest mode of security.
BOISE, Idaho — In an effort to increase campus security, Boise State University has adopted a new safety app. The university has partnered with Rave Mobile Safety, a creator of public safety data and communication software based in Framingham, Mass., to deploy the company’s Rave Guardian Campus Safety App. The nearly 25,000-student university located in Ada County is one of more than 1,200 higher institutions across the country to integrate the safety technology.
SAN MARTIN, Calif. — San Martin/Gwinn Elementary School in San Martin, located in California’s Silicon Valley and part of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, recently installed the nation’s first and only prefabricated classroom to be pre-verified by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS). School leaders collaborated with American Modular Systems (AMS) of Manteca, Calif., which installed the school’s first Gen7 CHPS PreFAB classrooms on May 13.
Duncan Griffin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has joined Seattle-based HDR as sustainable principal, dedicated to helping clients create sustainable solutions aligned with their enterprise goals. A licensed architect and Lean-certified practitioner with nearly 25 years of experience, Griffin champions the triple bottom line of equity, economy and environment.
Protectowire FireSystems, a pioneer in the fire protection industry, has promoted long-time team member John Whaling to the position of president. Whaling, a veteran in the fire-detection systems industry, served as executive vice president/director of sales for Protectowire since joining the firm in 1995. In his new and expanded role, he will oversee day-to-day operations of the firm’s global operations, including sales, manufacturing and distribution.
New from Alarm Lock, a division of NAPCO Security Technologies, the Trilogy T2 DL2700LD with LocDown is ideal for K-12 school and campus security. This standalone wireless keyless digital access lock includes a lock-down keyfob, while the lock’s bright visual lockdown indicator bar on the inner door confirms it was locked down. Using convenient digital PIN codes, the wireless standalone lock features rugged Grade 1 durability and can be installed in under an hour, neatly, affordably retrofitting any standard lockset. Alarm Lock’s Trilogy Series, the No.
Power-management company Eaton announced the launch of its award-winning Invue Arbor family of LED luminaires that feature the company’s patented WaveStream LED technology. The architectural, organic luminaire is designed for area and pedestrian applications, while delivering precise optical control and an attractive pixilation-free performance with multiple control options.
