At next week’s ASIS International 58th Annual Seminar and Exhibits, attendees will once again have a wide variety of educational, networking and information-gathering opportunities, including the Integrator Series, as well as a reason to celebrate.
The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) and Installation Quality (IQ) Certification Program awarded HS Technology Group with the 2011 Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ).
The basis of a UL listing for a central station means it and the services it provides have been evaluated for compliance with the applicable UL standards. Now what does that mean to you, the security dealer?
Having a UL listed central station is a mark of distinction pursued by alarm monitoring companies and trusted by consumers. But earning the distinction can be a lengthy and intricate process that requires demonstrating a range of competencies followed by ongoing inspections to maintain the certification.
Energy-saving light control manufacturer Lutron Electronics announced that its Washington, D.C. Commercial Experience Center was awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s leading rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy-efficient and high-performing buildings.
The Siemens Building Technologies Division’s Beltsville, Md. branch office was recently awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (EB: OM) certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
During ASIS Int’l Seminar & Exhibits, Arecont Vision announced plans to kick off a global series of advanced Channel Partner Certification Program (CPCP-Advanced) education classes.
NOTIFIER by Honeywell has earned International Building Code (IBC) seismic certification on its entire portfolio of fire alarm and emergency communications systems. All conventional and addressable fire alarm control panels, digital voice command systems and networking components, including NOTIFIER's ONYX FirstVision™ touch screen display for first responder scene assessment, passed a series of lengthy shake tests performed by a Certified Seismic Qualification Agency.
Winsted Corporation, Minneapolis, a provider of ergonomic console solutions, achieved the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certificate from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The scope of its certification is for the design, marketing, distribution and installation of control room consoles, furniture and accessories.
There are numerous certification programs today. And, according to integrators and industry executives, it is growingly important that companies, their installers, and technicians attain some type of certification. More projects now involve computer and communications technologies, work through an enterprise infrastructure, and integrate myriad security and business systems, says Tom Clancy, president of Acree Daily Systems, Columbus, Ohio.