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 Selected Clients Using Our Fire, Security and Early Warning Systems Liberty And Security for All
Thousands of visitors come each day to see the Lady. Hundreds fill the statue's interior and the museum hall. They deserve the best security protection, too. So do you!
This unique historic structure right in the heart of downtown Philadelphia is protected with a World Electronics, Inc. wireless fire alarm system. The Union League covers an entire city block and was built in three separate sections at different times. The original section dates back to 1862. The building presented overwhelming challenges for a traditional hardwired retrofit, but was a standard installation for a World Electronics, Inc. wireless system. Imagine leather lined walls and ceilings, beautifully decorated libraries and multiple rooms displaying antiques, thick concrete walls and floors, and the obvious client requirements not to disrupt the aesthetics or furnishings. When you include the reduced installation time, a commercial wireless system was the obvious choice for this historic project. Historic Facilities and Museums When retrofitting fire systems no other structures in the marketplace, require the degree of imagination and craftsmanship in system design to preserve the visual appearance of the facility, than historic and museum facilities. Commercial wireless is the only technology that offers aesthetic preservation and flexibility of design and expansion, thereby eliminating aesthetic compromises for the end user. Commercial wireless eliminates all trenching, and virtually all exposed wiring, conduit, refurbishing costs, and asbestos problems. Equally important, wireless systems are installed in a fraction of the time required of conventional systems, with no interruption of operations during installation. Lastly, and of prime importance, wireless preserves the aesthetics of the facility, and system expansion or modification is accomplished with ease. The combination of these benefits generally result in substantial cost savings to the end user. The World system consists of three major components: initiating devices, wireless transponders known as repeaters, and control panel(s) with customized addressable device reporting for each client. All alarm and trouble signals received identify the exact device together with the exact nature of the alarm or trouble. Over the past ten years World wireless systems have satisfied the retrofit requirements for a vast array of historic and museum facilities including state capitol and legislative buildings, university and private historic residences, museums and archive centers, plus national historical facilities. Structures with granite walls, marble flooring, decorated ceilings, irreplaceable wall covering, ornate furnishings, asbestos problems, plus multiple structures on one property, represent the typical retrofit challenge. Designing and installing retrofit early warning systems for these type occupancies demands a tedious design phase combining the imaginative talents of the client, engineer/consultant, as well as the fire system manufacturer. Placement of initiating devices, even with self contained power supplies, often require imaginative solutions and team effort. In one facility, a major art museum in the northeast, the security director used his creative skills to design replaceable cut-outs in the glass dome lobby ceiling to readily remove smoke detectors for annual maintenance. This unique idea also made the detectors almost invisible to the eye. He also designed similar approaches in rooms of major art objects where lighting was critical and non-art objects had to be concealed. Asbestos also created a problem in certain areas which could not have been solved without wireless detection devices. This museum system incorporates a full line of initiating devices and control features plus incorporates an RS232 computer interface that pinpoint alarm and trouble signals on graphic computer screen floor plans. An often overlooked expenditure with early warning systems are the maintenance charges, and wireless also offers advantages in this area. Since all wireless devices are stand alone, a problem with one device does not impact or compromise the integrity of any other part of the system. All devices are supervised and addressed by location on the control panel together with the exact nature of the problem. Thus response time is minimal. In the event of a defective device, repairs generally consist of merely coding a spare device and rapidly installing it in place. In summary, the use of wireless equipment allows great flexibility in placement of devices or in moving or adding devices if requirements change, and unlike wired systems, there is no power limitation in a wireless system. Wireless technology also provides Class A signaling as a standard feature with a redundant signaling path for both annunciation and control. The toughest wiring jobs are standard installations for wireless since trenching, core boring, and the vast majority of wiring and conduit is eliminated. Lastly, wireless makes it possible to provide maximum fire and security protection while protecting the aesthetics and uniqueness of priceless historic and museum structures.
California Schools When the West Covina, Glendora and Bassett School Districts located in Los Angeles County, California, decided to undertake a system modernization program the decision was made to install World Electronics commercial wireless equipment. This decision was based in part on the ease of installation and because it eliminated trenching between buildings, wiring and conduit. World's system was also the only wireless system available that met CFM approval and had the necessary U.L. listings. To date, three school districts comprising 10 schools are now protected with World systems. In most cases the districts are utilizing the same system design with the main control panel located inside the main office administrative building. Each school is comprised of up to eight buildings which are graphically displayed on each customized face panel.
Sleep peacefully at Walt Disney World's Royal Plaza Hotel in the knowledge that the ever vigilant wireless fire, security and early warning systems from World Electronics, Inc. are in place for your protection.
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Lady Liberty deserves the best security -
and gets it with wireless security technology from World Electronics, Inc.
From the tip of the torch to the museum hall below, easily installed wireless sensors keep
the watch... ever ready to transmit an "all's well" message or an alarm should
help be needed fast.
Union League Building,
