Sponsored by Technical Glass Products (TGP) | Presented by Ken Cook, BSME, MBA, CPD, David Vermeulen and Thom Zaremba
Webinar On-Demand
Designing safer schools is complex and nuanced. While building codes have yet to adopt a set standard, reputable best-practice recommendations can help guide building professionals in enhancing school security. This course will overview these best practices and discuss how architects can effectively apply them to school design. At the end of the course, participants will understand how to plan a building with multiple layers of security, how these layers interact with each other and key considerations to make when choosing security-rated materials. In doing so, attendees will be better equipped to improve the safety and security their school projects offer.
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Ken Cook, BSME, MBA, CPD, is Director of National School Safety and Advocacy, Allegion. In addition to leading Allegion’s efforts in assisting school districts, Cook serves on the Advisory Council for the Partner for Safer Schools Alliance (PASS) technical committee and chairs the Outreach Committee, and on the Security Industry Association (SIA) school safety committee. |
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David Vermeulen is North America Sales Director of Technical Glass Products (TGP). With over 20 years of industry experience, Vermeulen is also the author of the Fired Up blog on Glass Magazine. |
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Thom Zaremba is a partner at Roetzel & Andress and code consultant for the National Glass Association and its Glazing Industry Code Committee. He has helped develop building codes and standards for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the International Code Council (ICC), the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and others. |
Technical Glass Products (TGP), a division of Allegion, is the leader in fire-rated glass and frames, offering the FireLite® family of ceramic glazing, Pilkington Pyrostop® transparent wall panels, Fireframes® fire-rated framing and TGProtect® multifunctional glazing assemblies.
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in January 2024