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𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝟰𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱?

Aging school infrastructure creates more than maintenance challenges. It can also increase risk for students, faculty, staff and the communities these buildings serve.

As this article notes, many schools require critical upgrades to core building systems. While HVAC, roofing, electrical and plumbing updates remain essential, physical security is a critical component of long-term modernization and risk mitigation planning.

For K-12 schools, colleges and universities, retrofit security glazing systems offer a practical way to strengthen existing doors, windows and vulnerable glass openings without requiring full window replacement.

When incorporated into a layered security plan, these systems can help delay forced entry during active shooter events, support emergency response and provide additional time to protect occupants.

Caring for aging schools requires a comprehensive approach: maintaining building systems, planning for today’s security risks and improving the safety and security of the learning environment.

Read the full article to learn more about the risks facing aging school facilities and the importance of proactive modernization planning. https://ow.ly/lrPS50Z5MfL?

Caring for Aging Schools: How to Mitigate Risk As school building infrastructure gets older, it can lead to increased loss potential and risk—not to mention, higher insurance premiums. Here’s what you need to know.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀

As organizations continue evaluating security risks within public-facing environments, bullet-resistant countertop barriers and transaction windows are becoming an important part of layered interior protection strategies.

Applications such as drive-thru windows, reception counters, pharmacies, government service areas, schools, healthcare facilities and cash-handling environments often require secure communication while maintaining visibility and operational efficiency.

Impact Security’s transaction window systems are designed to support these environments with multiple configuration options, including fixed transaction windows, sliding transaction windows, sliding windows with transaction drawers and speak-through transaction windows.

These systems help create protected interaction points without completely separating staff from the public.

Many ballistic-resistant transaction systems are designed and tested to recognized standards such as UL 752 and NIJ ballistic criteria, helping organizations evaluate protection levels based on anticipated threat conditions and operational needs.

UL 752 remains one of the most widely referenced standards for bullet-resistant glazing and transaction security systems within commercial and institutional facilities.

Learn more about bullet-resistant transaction windows and countertop barrier solutions from Impact Security.

https://www.defenselite.com/solutions/bullet-resistant-transaction-windows/

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Impact Security makes it easier for architects to research physical security solutions while earning continuing education credits through AEC Daily.

As an AIA Continuing Education Provider, Impact Security offers online learning opportunities focused on retrofit security glazing, forced-entry mitigation and ballistic-resistant systems for existing buildings.

Additional specification and research resources are also available through ARCAT, RIB SpecLink and ACE Lab to help simplify product evaluation, specification development and project planning.

Visit our website to explore product resources, continuing education courses and specification tools designed to support today’s physical security challenges.

Ready to begin your online AEC Daily course? Start here: https://ow.ly/g9ve50Z2XP1

The tragic violence that occurred yesterday at the Islamic Center of San Diego is heartbreaking. Places of worship and schools should always remain spaces of peace, learning, and community—not fear.

“We have learned from that at least one person was killed by a shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego today,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) shared in a post on X. “No one should ever fear for their safety while attending prayers or studying at an elementary school.” See link below to read the full news article.

Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the entire San Diego community during this difficult time.

https://ow.ly/RBNL50Z1Kb8

5 dead after San Diego police respond to active shooter at Islamic center Officers began receiving calls before noon about a shooting outside the mosque, police said.

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆

When glass breaks, the threat is not just shattered glass — it is the rapid access it creates for unlawful entry. Impact Security developed RiotLite™ as a retrofit security window film system engineered to strengthen existing glass and help delay forced entry during smash-and-grab crimes, riots, vandalism, and other physical security threats.

Applied directly to the interior surface of existing glass, RiotLite™ uses a multi-layer laminate system designed to absorb impact, hold broken glass together, and slow intrusion attempts. Independently tested to ASTM F3561 Level 3 performance standards, the system helps provide critical response time for occupants, security personnel, and law enforcement.

RiotLite™ can retrofit existing storefronts, doors, and windows while maintaining visibility, daylighting, and architectural appearance. Ideal applications include retail storefronts, schools, offices, government facilities, and commercial buildings seeking enhanced physical security and forced-entry delay protection.

Learn more at RiotLite.com.

Hospital Security Forum | May 18–20 | Jacksonville, FL

Impact Security will participate in the Hospital Security Forum, held May 18–20 at the Sawgrass Marriott.

The Hospital Security Forum is a peer-driven event that brings together healthcare security leaders to discuss emerging risks, share best practices, and evaluate solutions that support safer care environments. The forum emphasizes collaboration and real-world insights across hospital and healthcare facility operations.

During the event, the DefenseLite® team will be available to engage with hospital security professionals, share knowledge on retrofit security strategies, and better understand the evolving needs of healthcare environments.

AIA Continuing Education | Retrofit Security Glazing Solutions

As an AIA CE Provider, Impact Security offers an AIA-approved course available online through AEC Daily:

Retrofit Security Glazing Solutions for Threat Mitigation
1 hour, 15 minutes | HSW Credits

This course provides architects and security professionals with a practical understanding of how security glazing systems perform under threat conditions and how retrofit solutions can enhance occupant safety.

Learning objectives include:

🔴 Identifying the function, components, and materials used in storefront and glazing assemblies, and how they perform for strength and protection
🔴 Discussing the need for glass and door security against vandalism, forced entry, riots, smash-and-grab crimes, and active shooter events
🔴 Comparing traditional and next-generation security options, including laminated glass, security films, bars/grilles, and retrofit overglaze systems
🔴 Evaluating key design considerations for retrofit systems engineered to remain intact during attack and help prevent unauthorized entry

AEC Daily shares as an online, self-paced course for ease of access and convenience.

Architects, specifiers, and security professionals are also invited to connect with Impact Security to schedule a live webinar or in-person Lunch and Learn, exclusive to your firm.

Press Release: Impact Security Introduces SafeSuite™ for Interior Hardening and Forced-Entry Protection

Impact Security, a FutureVu Brands company, has introduced SafeSuite™—an integrated, retrofit security solution designed to strengthen interior environments and delay forced-entry threats.

SafeSuite™ brings together protective glazing, ballistic wall systems, and secure door assemblies to help create reinforced refuge spaces within existing buildings—without requiring full replacement.

Even short delays in forced entry can support emergency response and improve occupant safety outcomes...

Read the full announcement: https://ow.ly/2sS350YJ214

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀?

A recent Security Magazine article by Dr. Chris Pierson highlights a critical shift in risk facing healthcare leadership.

It’s no longer just about cyber threats or organizational liability.

🔴➤Executives are increasingly exposed at a personal level
🔴➤Digital vulnerabilities are translating into physical risk
🔴➤ Public frustration is becoming targeted behavior

In healthcare—and beyond—this raises an important question:

What happens when leadership becomes the point of vulnerability?

For security professionals and facility leaders, this is not just a cybersecurity issue. It’s a built environment and protection strategy challenge.

Executive protection is evolving—and so must the way buildings, access points, and interior spaces are secured.

"According to Allied Universal’s 2025 World Security Report, which surveyed 2,352 corporate security leaders at global organizations representing more than $25 trillion in combined revenue:

42% report a significant increase in threats of violence against company executives..."

Read the full article: https://ow.ly/xXOx50YFL29?