The Prevectron system by National Lightning Protection Corporation is a laboratory-tested lighting protection system designed for public buildings such as stadiums, schools and university facilities. The Prevectron’s lower electrodes collect energy from a naturally occurring ambient electrical field, storing it in capacitors. Prior to a lightning strike the atmospheric electrical field increases rapidly, activating a patented triggering device.
Vivotek FD8134 is an easy-to-use fixed dome network camera designed for school and university indoor security applications with a compact, stylish exterior. It supports the industry-standard H.264 compression technology, drastically reducing file sizes and conserving valuable network bandwidth. With MPEG-4 and MJPEG compatibility included, video streams can also be transmitted in any of these formats for versatile applications.
Architectural Lighting Works — an international manufacturer of high-performance, commercial luminaires designed for use in office, retail, hospitality, civic and academic environments — announced the release of its Lightplane 1 Round luminaire. Measuring a mere 1-inch in diameter, Lightplane 1 Round is a sleek and slim luminaire that virtually disappears into the architectural environment.
Fluropon by Valspar is a premium fluoropolymer system containing 70 percent PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) resins. It offers schools and universities decades of durability, UV protection, extreme chalk and chemical degradation resistance, and high film integrity with excellent adhesion and flexibility properties, providing superior post forming performance. Fluropon is also available in an energy efficient, solar reflective formulation — Fluropon SR coatings.
Whitney Brothers, a 111-year-old manufacturer of IIDA award-winning wood furniture for early learning, now offers tables, chairs and other non-toy category products that are certified to meet or exceed applicable ANSI/BIFMA standards for educational seating. Whitney Brothers uses solid hardwood and solid plywood laminates sourced from responsibly managed sustainable forests. Manufacturing techniques achieve smooth, rounded edges, employ the strongest woodworking joints (dowel and glue, screws) and are finished by hand.
American Seating has developed a new family of chairs in collaboration with designer Giancarlo Piretti. An ideal seating solution for the higher education market, the Nima is a multipurpose chair that provides exceptional comfort through a sophisticated minimalist aesthetic. The patented articulating back mechanism and other components are intentionally hidden and minimized. The curved seat back is the aesthetic signature and creates design continuity within the entire line, while its back-on tubular-support frame provides added durability.
Liberty’s new 18-3C-OC series Occupancy Sensor Cables provide an advantage over standard general-purpose cables. Occupancy Sensors have wiring leads color-coded black, red and blue. However, standard three-conductor general-purpose cable wiring color code is red, black and white. This can lead to confusion or miss wired sensors when matching up conductors. Available in Riser and Plenum ratings, these cables are matched to the leads of the occupancy sensor and feature black, red and blue color coding, enabling accurate functional wiring at all times.
The Series 4000 RainScreen Drained & Back-Ventilated ACM Panel system by Southern Aluminum Finishing Co. (SAF) has received both Florida Building Code and High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) approval, making them ideal for school and university installations in coastal areas. The Series 4000 rain screen panel system incorporates a strip of composite material in a reveal between each panel (instead of caulk) resulting in a more uniform appearance. The system ships with fabricated panels and “track” extrusions ready to assemble on site.
The Mondopad by Infocus — a giant, multifunction tablet for classrooms or conference spaces — is now available in sizes ranging from 55 to 80 inches. With a multi-touch, high-definition display, the Mondopad allows users to present, annotate and collaborate with participants both in the room and around the globe. It is flexible and expandable with a built-in upgradeable Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC. It also serves as a digital interactive whiteboard and allows users to share, view or control the device from a notebook, tablet or smartphone.
Napco Security Technologies recently released the new Wireless Gemini Commercial Carbon Monoxide Detector model GEMC-WL-CO. This high-quality carbon monoxide (CO) detector has a built-in, supervised, digitally coded wireless transmitter, both visual and audible alarms and low battery indicators. Designed for detection accuracy and reliability, it’s part of both the Gemini and Gemini Commercial Grade wireless lines, and supported by the company’s GEM-RECV and Commercial GEMC-RECV Series Supervised Receivers as part of GEMINI, GEMC & Firewolf Alarm Systems.
