Upgrading Fire Safety on the Clarinda Campus

The replacement of the fire alarm system across eleven buildings on the Clarinda campus posed several challenges due to the diverse range of building sizes, occupancies (including healthcare, education, and residential), and the varying ages of the structures, with the oldest dating back to 1884. The lack of existing CAD and fire alarm drawings made it necessary to conduct extensive field examinations to verify building layouts and document the current fire alarm system. These complications, combined with budget and schedule constraints, added pressure to the project.