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ICC Covid 19 Report
New Report From ICC: Building Safety and COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to significantly impact the construction industry and many of our members at the Safer Buildings Coalition. The International Code Council (ICC) has released a report titled — Building Safety and…
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Hot Government Policy Items
Hot Government Policy Items – What Your Company Needs to Track It is up to company leaders to track and influence strategic changes to the business environment The Safer Buildings Coalition has been hard at work behind the scenes – examining and…
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Lightning Protection of the ERCES
From the Chief’s Corner: Lightning Protection of the ERCES In order to talk about lightning protection of an Emergency Responder Communications Enhancement System (ERCES), one must at least mention the individual who established the first volunteer fire department in Philadelphia in 1736,…
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iBwave Reliable Public Safety Networks
Designing Reliable Public Safety Networks Over the last couple of years, iBwave started to notice an increase in interest in the design of public safety networks, and when you think about why, it’s no surprise. As technology advances and is put in…
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webinar-NRTL
In-Building Public Safety, UL 2524 and NRTLsYou Need to Hear This! Thursday, July 16, 2020 01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Duration:1 hour You don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind webinar! Since it received ANSI approval in October of 2018, the UL 2524…
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TIA Joins Safer Buildings Coalition
Telecommunications Industry Association Joins Safer Buildings Coalition The Safer Buildings Coalition is delighted to announce our newest member: The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). TIA is the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks. TIA and the Safer Buildings…
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You’ll Pay for Neglect, One Way or Another
By Lisa Jardine, Director of Communications, RF Solutions “Command from Squad 41, go ahead with your message.” “Command from Squad 41, go ahead with your message.” An auxiliary radio communication system (ARCS) is a firefighter’s lifeline. Without it, they may as well…
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SBC Surveys June 2020
Safer Buildings Coalition Surveys: We Asked the Important Questions; You Provided the Answers As part of our efforts to keep in touch with you, our members, and better understand how best to serve you, the Safer Buildings Coalition in March hired Matthew…
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Take Advantage of the SBC Referral Program
Don’t Forget to Take Advantage of the Safer Buildings Coalition Referral Program Safer Buildings Coalition membership keeps growing; both in terms of numbers and diversity. And that is what makes us stronger as an organization. We want to continue this growth, and…
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Codes & Standards June 2020
Get to Know Your Safer Buildings Coalition Workgroups — Codes & Standards Workgroup: Codes & StandardsChair: Josh Gerst, Vice President of Engineering at RF Connect. Safer Buildings Coalition: Please describe your work group and its objectives.Josh Gerst: The Codes and Standards workgroup…
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Government Affairs June 2020
Get to Know Your Safer Buildings Coalition Workgroups — Government Affairs Workgroup: Government AffairsChair: Jon Pasqualone, Executive Director, Florida Fire Marshals and Inspectors Association (FFMIA). Safer Buildings Coalition: Please describe your work group and its objectives.Jon Pasqualone: The Government Affairs workgroup in…
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Advancement June 2020
Get to Know Your Safer Buildings Coalition Workgroups — Advancement Workgroup: AdvancementChair: Mark Reynolds (Associate Director IT), University of New Mexico Safer Buildings Coalition: Please describe your work group and its objectives.Mark Reynolds: The main goal of the Safer Buildings Coalition’s Advancement…
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Public Safety Technology June 2020
Get to Know Your Safer Buildings Coalition Workgroups — Public Safety Technology Workgroup: Public Safety TechnologyChair: Matt Brown, Partner – Sales, Marketing and Consulting, HetNet Safer Buildings Coalition: Please describe your work group and its objectives.Matt Brown: The Public Safety Technology Workgroup…
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Safer Buildings Coalition joins NPSTC as Affiliate Member
Safer Buildings Coalition added as a NPSTC Member Organization SBC adds your voice to this very important federation It’s official: The Safer Buildings Coalition has joined the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) as an affiliate member. NPSTC Chair, Ralph Haller and…
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This Crisis Has Taught Us Valuable Lessons
A message from the Safer Buildings Coalition President: This Crisis Has Taught Us Valuable Lessons Dear Members, The COVID-pandemic has hit us hard and affected our lives in profound ways. Now that things are reopening across much of the country, we are…
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2020 SBC Board of Directors Election
2020 Safer Buildings Coalition Board of Directors Election – What You Need to Know The 2020 election for the Safer Buildings Coalition Board of Directors is coming up. As always, we strongly encourage our members to vote in this election — and…
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Inside the Stairway, Allowed or Not
From the Chief’s Corner: Inside the Stairway, Allowed or Not… AHJs and integrators often ask me what seems like a really simple question: “Can I put antennas, or even the backbone cable, within a rated exit stairway?” To answer that question let’s…
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T-Mobile Offers Free 5G for First Responder
T-Mobile Offers Free 5G for First Responders for 10 Years Connecting Heroes Program Available to all of the Nation’s First Responder Agencies T-Mobile on Thursday announced Connecting Heroes – a new program, which offers free cellular service to first responders. Specifically, the…
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The Connector and the Backbone Cable
From the Chief’s Corner: The Connector and the Backbone Cable I know, The Connector and the Backbone Cable sounds like the title of a children’s book. But in reality, as it relates to a public safety in-building communications enhancement system solution, these…
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Demand for More Office Space
Ex-Google Chief Eric Schmidt Predicts Pandemic Will Create Demand for More Office Space, Not Less Top Five Predictions from Schmidt on the Post-COVID WorldBy Mikkel Schultz, Senior Editor With COVID-19 crippling the world economy, there is widespread belief that demand for office…