{"id":6089,"date":"2020-10-13T19:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=6089"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T17:27:55","slug":"collaboration-and-technology-drive-innovative-safety-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/collaboration-and-technology-drive-innovative-safety-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"K-12 security and lighting: Notification and safer egress for assailant events and emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you ever thought to yourself, what can I do to make an impact? After the 2018 Parkland school shooting that is exactly what I asked myself.\u00a0 How can I, in my profession as a lighting designer, make schools or for that matter universities, workplaces, or other commercial environments, safer? So, I mulled this over and chatted with a variety of colleagues. While I was hearing very real concerns, I wasn\u2019t hearing many new or different design strategies that could be applied to enhance safety.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So being a fan of getting things done, another colleague and I started pursuing out-of-the-box ideas. Many of these came from trying to put ourselves in the place of the students and staff going through this type of stressful experience. We asked ourselves these questions:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n After considering those questions, we asked: Can technology and lighting be paired to minimize time in identification and communication, increase clarity of communication, and minimize fear during an emergency?\u00a0 We believe the answer is YES, we can improve each of these.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With that in mind, we collaborated with IMEG security colleagues Charles LeBlanc and Ryan Searles to identify means to accomplish these goals, what the potential ramifications may be, and to understand the sequences for each type of emergency. We also reached out to outside colleagues to identify what manufacturing opportunities there are or could be to support these concepts and to identify what the potential project costs may be.\u00a0 Additionally, we talked to school administrators to understand their view on the concept and its viability.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n