Art College Draws On Technology To Update Life Safety
Since its inception in 1978, the college has acquired and renovated several local buildings that had been abandoned and were lying vacant, deteriorating, and unused. The college has enjoyed regular praise from Savannah’s historical associations for its careful attention to the preservation of its architectural attributes. Understandably, the college’s outdated fire alarm system was one area that could not be preserved — it was in dire need of modernization.
The college’s buildings were equipped with five zone conventional panels and 110V smoke detectors, which were unable to pinpoint the exact location of a fire. With these obsolete detectors, the college’s fire prevention system posed a major threat to the lives of its more than 5,800 students and faculty.