A first-of-its-kind automatic, multisensor system for finding the safest escape routes in buildings is slated for installation in three Iowa campus structures this fall. Overseeing the project, Alan Walker, president of Upper Iowa University, Fayette, is impressed with the system. With a background in firefighting, he should know.
Lightstep Technologies, Belfast, Northern Ireland, is supplying the technology as part of a fire-safety renovation on the 6,800-student campus.