Stanford University Turns to Outside Security Consulting
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/30/08
Stanford University has awarded
SafirRosetti's Technology Design Consulting Practice
a competitively bid contract to provide security master planning and
design and construction administration services as the university
implements a new campus-wide security program.
When completed,
Stanford's planned centralized security and safety system will have the
capability to provide card access control, building lock-down, and mass
communication for 670 buildings at the campus in Palo Alto, CA.
The
first phase of the project, soon to begin construction, includes the
design and installation of security and communication systems for 175
student housing facilities. Eighty-five percent of Stanford's 9,750
students live on campus.
SafirRosetti provides technical and
operational services in the fields of security, life safety, fire
alarm, IT, building management and communications.
"We consider
America's higher educational institutions to be critical infrastructure
from a security perspective," said Howard Safir, CEO of SafirRosetti,
"With recent improvements in both technology and protocols in the
higher educational community, we are pleased to provide an integrated
and scalable solution to Stanford."
About the Author
Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.