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and hazardous materials content on a single drawing sheet." The goal there: "To minimize change orders and to enable contractors to fi nd information by looking at one drawing for each fl oor of each building, rather than fl ipping back and forth between architectural, engineering, and haz-mat document sets," he says. In a broader sense, teamwork was the answer, Murray recalls. "Everyone had CREATING A SAFER CAMPUS TIPS FOR IMPLEMENTING A MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM • Prepare the groundwork. Jon Kapis, RJA's op- erations manager, says to, among other things, review the risks, identify your campus system "to provide a layered approach, and hammer out the emergency response plan with authorities." • Get early input from the end user(s) of the system. • Think about all the ways you can design an effi cient system that, while thoroughly integrated, avoids redundancies. • See examples fi rst hand. Traveling to other campuses for inspection tours of similar systems was helpful, Murray says. • Consider intelligibility and accessibility. In other words, explore up front what it will take in every building to make a mass notifi cation system "function as intended so that voice quality is acceptable and that the design also addresses ac- cessibility, including the hearing-impaired," Mur- ray says. There are factors and options involving acoustics, strobes, labels, audio level, and reader boards, in addition to text messages and emails. • Prepare for the future. Got a building in design or under construction? If so, "provide the pathway infrastructure to allow easy and non-disruptive implementation of mass notifi ca- tion," says Bales. That would include, among other things, conduit pathways, building fi re alarm and communications system cabinets big enough to hold future add-ons, and suffi cient additional power and data capacity to support future equipment. • Remember that teamwork is crucial. The complexity of UW's initiative made it "extremely challenging," Murray says, and the collaborative spirit of everyone involved, on and off campus, made SafeCampus happen. CPM to work together," and did, creating an "incredibly collaborative" process that got results. Murray adds, "Universities have an obligation to be prepared to communicate with the campus in the case of emer- gency. Yet there's many different ways and systems that may be employed to do that. Thinking about that need comprehensively when you have such a project is important. It will help you make decisions." CPM Scott Berman is a freelance writer with experience in educational topics. "The University of Oklahoma: we could not have made a better choice - Harlequin Woodspring™ basketweave sprung floor" Mary Margaret Holt Director, School of Dance and Oklahoma Festival Ballet Regents' Professor, Nichols' Chair Norman,OK For free samples, information or assistance call toll free today 800-642-6440 American Harlequin Corporation 1531 Glen Avenue, Moorestown, NJ 08057 Toll Free 800-642-6440- Fax 856-231-4403 dance@harlequinfloors.com www.harlequinfloors.com The world dances on Harlequin floors© LUXEMBOURG LONDON LOS ANGELES PHILADELPHIA FORT WORTH SYDNEY NOVEMBER 2012 / COLLEGE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT 35