As schools grapple with the challenges of keeping their students and staff safe, two important tools that have emerged as priority investments for emergency preparedness are public address systems and security cameras. While both of these technologies can be useful in helping to secure a school, there are also some significant differences between them that are worth considering.

This discussion will highlight ways that manufacturers are collaborating to help integrators, distributors, and end users amplify their security ecosystem.

As a guest on the Pro AV Today podcast by Marketscale, Gina Sansivero discusses what AV integrators can do to help K-12 schools improve their security and emergency preparedness by using AV technologies. Additionally, Gina explains that for school administrators, the process of implementing new technologies should not be overwhelming. Deployments can be done in a phased approach which also helps with budgetary concerns.

When an average traveler thinks about airport security, they probably think about the TSA lines where people and their luggage are scanned for prohibited items. In reality, airport security and emergency preparedness is so much more. There are extensive security checks and measures in place that go unnoticed to most people.

Guest Blog by Singlewire® Software: K-12 schools are looking for ways to curb violence and protect students, staff, and teachers. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is by giving teachers and staff the ability to request assistance the moment they notice an incident occurring.

Gen Z makes up 30% of the global population and is expected to be more than one quarter of the workforce by 2025. In a Generation Lab survey cited by Axios, about 40% of Zoomers (as others have affectionately referred to them) want to return to the office. It's time employers, facility managers, and CRE's take notice to what they want. Gen Z is passionate about social and global issues such as climate change, mental health and wellness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. They want to work.

Simply put, speech privacy is the inability of an unintended listener to understand another person’s conversation. Sound masking systems improve speech privacy through the use of an unobtrusive background sound that is not unlike airflow from the HVAC system. It is delivered by an electronic grid of speakers either in the ceiling or beneath the raised floor. Sound masking specifically targets the frequency range of typical human speech and increases speech privacy by reducing intelligibility to.

My mother, sister, niece, nephew and I drove to "ABC" airport to embark on our 12-day tour of Peru. Due to my mothers mobility, we chose the closest parking garage to the terminal. Foreshadowing – parking was $338. We anticipated as much, but didn’t care. Having less distance to travel with various baggage for our journey, proximity was the prize. A few factors, deployed at several airports/airlines throughout the nation, could have caused us to pivot:

Pentegra's David Injeski and Daniel McGlathery join AtlasIED's Justin Young and Gina Sansivero to discuss the challenges associated with taking on complex IT/IP projects and the role of communications and trust in completing projects successfully.

What does the return to office strategy look like for you and your team? Flexibility is an element many occupants and investors must consider.