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Campus Scene IN THE SPOTLIGHT
New Health Sciences Building for TSU
Ask the Expert
This Month
Gunshot Detection
How can we add gunshot detection to our facilities?
YOU WILL NEED TO LOOK AT your facilities and identify what classrooms, hallways, en- trances, and exits need to be covered. Decide how many sensors that you need. Each sensor will detect within a certain range; for example: 2,500 square feet. Indoor sensors will gener- ally be placed in hallways and entrances at an absolute minimum because statistically shoot- ings occur or start in the entrances or hallways. Place sensors in areas that have more people or where people congregate the most, because if a crime is going to be committed it generally will be focused in an area that has a larger populace. Examples would be in a lunch room or in a large open atrium area where a lot of people hang out.
Decide if you’ll be adapting your existing alarm panel or are you will need to put in an additional network system to support the sensors. Some sensors have integrated contact closures that can tie directly into your alarm panel, therefore minimizing the need for
an additional new system. You also need to determine how you want the message to go out. Look for sensors that can provide IP mes- sage notification over SMS, email, and other notification means.
In considering a gunshot detection system for your facilities, the main focus is going to be the size of your buildings, the number of sensors that you want to put in those facilities in the high-traffic areas, and the message notification style, whether it’s alarm panel integration or and/or if it includes IP message notification.
Allan Overcast is owner/CEO of Shot Tracer Technologies, Inc. (www.shottracer.com). He can be reached at allan@stti.global or 866/636-8867.
THE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (TSU) campus landscape in Nashville will soon be changing as the university begins construction of five campus buildings. On slate for construction is a new Health Sciences Building (above), two new
residence halls, the Field Research Organic Laboratory, Gateway Arch Entrance, and Alumni House and Welcome Center. In addition to the new buildings, the university is also planning a nearly $5 million enhancement to Hale Stadium.
“The new projects are part of a long-term plan to improve academic programs and increase our residence hall inventory while enhancing the overall status of the university,” says TSU President Glenda Glover. “The new buildings will enhance student living and improve their learning environment.”
The new Health Sciences Building is funded and in design. The estimated cost of the project is $38.8 million. Groundbreaking is anticipated to occur in October 2018. The estimated completion date of the project is August 2020.
Houston Community
College Facility
Wins Design Award
Houston Community College’s $68 million Coleman College Health Science Tower, a Texas Medical Center member institution, is the recipient of a 2018 Landmark Award from the Houston Business Journal.
Coleman College was one of 16 win- ners selected from a pool of 54 finalists in the annual competition that recog- nizes commercial real estate projects for excellence in land planning, design, con- struction, economics, marketing, and management. Entries were judged on
impact to Houston, such as job creation, innovation, best use of land, site plan, development of surrounding neighbor- hoods, visual plan, amenities, and being environmentally friendly.
The Coleman College Health Sciences Center of Excellence is a leading health science community college in the nation and the only one of its kind residing
in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center. The institution offers associ-
ate degrees and certificates in over 20 health science fields in a state-of-the-art academic environment.
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