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How to Bolster Classroom Security with Security-Rated Glazing

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How to Bolster Classroom Security with Security-Rated Glazing 1 kcichowicz Mon, 05/20/2024 - 10:02 Several types of security-rated glazing play different roles in safer school design. This blog looks at three types and how they can enhance classroom security.

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Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility

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Safety AND Security: The Importance of Component Compatibility 1 kcichowicz Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:31 With proposed and passed laws, it’s important lawmakers and building professionals acknowledge the interplay between fire safety and building security. How can model code changes help ensure safer school design?

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules 1 kcichowicz Mon, 04/22/2024 - 10:47 Designers can plan secure entry vestibules with security-rated glazing to enhance the effectiveness of their safer school designs. What are secure entry vestibules and how do they support safer school design?

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Time Barriers: Layering Security Systems for Safe School Design

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Time Barriers: Layering Security Systems for Safe School Design 1 kcichowicz Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:23 This blog explains the difference between active and passive protection and why both are necessary for safe school design. The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) K–12 guidelines recommends a multilayered approach to safe school design.

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Visual Indication Trims Solve Security Challenges in Retrofits

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Visual Indication Trims Solve Security Challenges in Retrofits 1 kcichowicz Tue, 09/03/2024 - 10:54 Backwards compatible visual indication trims can help retrofits more readily achieve recommendations for safer school design. Properly specified locking hardware can be essential to school security.

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School Safety is In the Making

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School Safety is In the Making 1 kcichowicz Fri, 03/24/2023 - 10:24 Designing safer schools may involve providing protection where multiple life-safety threats overlap. Many schools have taken measures to keep students safer, such as adding security guards, surveillance systems, metal detectors and more.

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Passing Marks: Transferring Safer School Design to Other Applications

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Passing Marks: Transferring Safer School Design to Other Applications 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 08:43 The benefits of safer school design can improve the safety and security of more general-use projects—especially with the use of passive protection. These concerns can inform designers in areas other than the classroom.

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