Loading ...Ask your colleagues if they have ever heard a hotel fire alarm sound in the middle of the night, and if so, how they reacted. If hotel guests hear just a single alarm, chances are good that they will do nothing; people are accustomed to false alarms, and they don’t want to appear foolish by running down to the lobby in their pajamas for a prank.
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Loud and Clear
Because System Sensor has been listening to your current needs and looking ahead to what the industry will require, we are now making SpectrAlert® Advance speaker data available to model systems in EASE (Enhanced Acoustical Simulator for Engineers) software. EASE enables professionals to model voice system intelligibility and determine optimal speaker placement. While only a [...]
Providing Solutions vs. Meeting Code
Often people say they want the best, but their spending demonstrates that “adequate” is good enough. We talk to system designers who recommend solutions for their customers that would provide better fire and life safety protection than what code requires. But they ultimately end up providing the bare minimum protection required at the customer’s request.
The [...]
Editorial: An Additional Layer of Protection
System Sensor realized several years ago a growing need to expand its product portfolio to provide its customers with protection against the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, the leading cause of accidental poisoning death in America. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas produced by burning any kind of fossil fuel.
System Sensor found that [...]
Editorial: Detection Technologies Improve Life Safety
Whether at home, work or out on the town, building occupants are guarded by advanced detection technology designed to protect life and property from fire and other emergency situations.
From smoke detectors commonly found in homes to multi-criteria models networked to a sophisticated control panel, very little occupied building space is left unprotected, or more accurately, [...]
Continuous Product Development
Whether you’re installing a fire- and life-safety system to protect occupants of a school or nursing home, or to avoid business interruption, you need the right technology for the job.
As you know, the basic smoke detector frequently used in commercial buildings is not always the answer to protect a warehouse or an exposed parking garage. [...]
Innovation: The Mark of a Leader
“Necessity [is] the mother of invention,” penned playwright George Farquhar. Many fire and life safety products have come about following tragedy. Cries for change immediately following major fires have led to new laws and building code changes, and oftentimes they have served as the impetus for new technologies that better protect people and property.
Then there [...]
First to Care, First to Protect
Nowhere can you find a more vulnerable population than in the healthcare field. Patients place their trust in the hands of their caretakers, from bedridden adults in orthopedic wards and incubated infants in critical care centers, to residents of nursing homes with Alzheimer’s disease or those recovering from rehabilitative surgery.
The professionals who work in the [...]
Diverse Detection for Diverse Environments
In today’s world, more people are cognizant of the potential fire hazards and other risks in public places, such as airports, college campuses, stadiums, office buildings, hotels, hospitals, and entertainment venues. Increased public awareness is crucial to any safety or security action plan. We do not take for granted the effectiveness of existing safety systems. [...]
Editorial: Challenge the Definition of Life Safety
Product innovation will continue to be one of the growth drivers in the fire- and life-safety industry. While our industry’s growth is tightly linked to construction activity, true growth will occur through innovations that better protect life and property.
At System Sensor, we are committed to expanding the life-safety proposition, never accepting the status quo. This [...]