System Sensor Education Prather Coliseum at NSU

Case Study Northwestern State University NSU Alarm Upgrade Sets for University Protection Coliseum Louisana Notification Devices Monitor and Relays Stations State University increases safety with a fire and emergency communications system Smoke Detectors 26,000 square feet the newly renovated Coliseum at Louisiana Northwestern University NSU is not only the largest in the county but one that is now with a single fully supervised fire and emergency communications system fact the University is taking advantage of of Silent Knight newest Farenhyt products IFP 1000ECS combination fire alarm and communications panel in addition the installation of addressable smoke duct smoke detectors heat detectors speaker strobes manufactured by System throughout the multi purpose facility NSU story began about a year and a half when the arena home to the Demon and volleyball teams failed to pass annual inspection prompting the fire marshal put the facility originally built in 1964 a fire watch does all of our maintenance and on campus as well as our fire consultant to come up with a solution temporarily fix the situation recalls Chuck NSU director of physical plant and immediately contacted Fire Tech Systems my opinion we got every nook and tend to utilize more speakers to get the Natchitoches La we were also the process of renovating the facility and its seating capacity we then decided upgrade the fire protection voice evacuation Not only did the new system bring NSU fire up to code but the Coliseum went only six pull stations and two horns to than 175 notification devices 73 16 pull stations and 85 modules for and relays of that building reports Ronald J Case project manager Fire Tech Systems La While filling out the specification written by protection consultant Glen McBride with Design Group Lafayette La Fire chose System Sensor products for the strobes and all detection devices Silent Knight detectors manufactured System Sensor have a long running relationship with System and have never found anything comparable the sound quality level and the intelligibility to match Case well placed speakers you don have to turn the volume all the up For the initiating devices addressability was always a plus to have addressable so when something happens they can the location immediately and determine it an actual event that requires says McBride Relays were also incorporated into the duct smoke detectors for HVAC and heat detectors were installed the shower area to keep the humidity causing nuisance alarms The crew had to work around academic camp schedules as facility operations throughout the install school with us hand in hand and it was one of jobs that went just as planned We have asked it to be smoother for a Ronald J Case senior project manager Fire Tech Systems have a long running relationship with Sensor and have never found anything to the sound quality In addition economical products and we can pass savings down to our end user notes Case For the NSU project Case also found the consumption aesthetics and ease of for the notification and initiating to be a very good fit Perhaps one of the most challenging of the installation was outfitting the ceiling reaching 52 feet at its peak speaker strobes Although a special lift was along with some extra finesse to run cables and wires to this hard to reach Fire Tech team was up to the task Adding a performance based design twist the installation McBride performed a to prove to the Authorities Having that the ceiling mounted strobes provide the required candela or light at floor level To ensure the intelligibility of the system messages the team went with more at less wattage all strategically of that size and age reflects Case The integration of multiple features into one was noted as a major factor in the design and installation of the IFP system looked at other equipment but it just not have the capabilities and would have adding a lot of parts and pieces says IFP system exceeded the need is integral within the system which for a faster and easier install The fire alarm emergency communications combined with the expanded seating a new hardwood floor has really given the a fresh new look With a student of 9,000 spread across NSU main and its satellite locations the renovated can now hold half of the student body very pleased with the products and the result states Bourge have a lot of faith our consultant and contractor and whatever recommend our staff is able to easily use maintain Similarly McBride observes system has providing good performance It great to with contractors who know what they and with good equipment System Sensor SSCS8301 9 12