Fire and Life Safety Trends and Technologies for Educational Facilities  

Learn about the lifecycle of a fire system, building improvement planning, and proactive inspection and maintenance

Sponsored by Honeywell | Presented by Brian Carlson and James Zanvettor

Live Webinar Airing on June 12, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET

Join this one-hour webinar to learn about the importance of having reliable fire and life safety systems that are connected to today’s automation technologies for K-12 educational facilities.

Gain a better understanding of a fire system and its lifecycle and why prioritizing and planning for the latest fire technologies is crucial to protect students, faculty, property, and to improve situational outcomes.

Does your new or existing school projects have the appropriate level of fire and life safety protection? This session will educate attendees on the right questions to ask and the key components to consider when planning for emergency prevention and response for educational facilities.

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Speaker

Over Brian Carlson's 20 years at Honeywell, he has held various cross-functional positions in engineering, product development, marketing, sales, and strategy for the Honeywell Fire business. Today, Brian leads channel strategy for the Honeywell Farenhyt business as Lead Account Manager. 

Originally published in Architectural Record

Originally published in May 2025

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. From speed of detection, notification, voice evacuation, and digitized alerting, identify the latest technologies within the Fire & Life Safety industry for education facilities.
  2. Recognize the life cycle of a fire alarm system and understand what is needed in terms of inspection, maintenance, and when it’s time for full/partial retrofits or upgrades in your K-12 school projects.
  3. Examine the fire alarm journey, what to look out for, and the right questions to ask when designing your next project.
  4. Realize how applying improvements in the fire alarm journey can provide better outcomes for students, faculty, and school properties.