Sudan University has completed its new Faculty of Pharmacy building with the installation of an innovative, adaptable fire alarm system. Seeking to protect students, staff and visitors in Sudan's harsh environment, the university selected a range of tailored solutions from life safety manufacturer Hochiki.
One of Sudan’s most prestigious education institutions, Sudan University, has completed the development of its Faculty of Pharmacy with the installation of an innovative and adjustable fire alarm system. To guarantee the utmost safety for students, staff and visitors, the university chose devices with the ability to withstand the harsh Sudanese environment – turning to a series of tailor-made solutions from leading life safety manufacturer, Hochiki.
Combining both Arabic and African culture, Khartoum is a unique and diverse city with many popular tourist attractions. At the heart of the city lies Sudan University, boasting beautiful architecture, the university is an essential part of tourists’ sightseeing agendas.
However, as part of the desert climate, temperatures frequently soar to 40 degrees and above and the city is often threatened by dust storms. Finding a life safety solution that could endure these high temperatures and remain unaffected by the storms, was therefore essential for the university, as exposure to dust can often cause severe interference to devices and result in false alarms being raised or device malfunction. Taking these requirements into consideration, the university enlisted the support of Hochiki, a favoured supplier in Sudan due to its solutions’ high tolerance to extreme dust and heat conditions.
With huge numbers of people converging on the station's platforms at peak travel times, and the travelling public's ever-present concerns regarding terrorist activities, ensuring the minimum disruption from false alarms was a paramount consideration. In the event of a confirmed fire, the system directly controls and monitors the station's voice evacuation system, which is audible in all the station's public areas. However, in places where high levels of ambient noise may make it difficult to hear voice alarms, such as toilets, Hochiki beacons were also fitted.
Famous for helping to reduce false alarms, Hochiki's ESP protocol uses a combination of sophisticated algorithms that reduce data corruption. Additionally, with parity and checksum error detection principles applied to every set of data, unwanted external “noise”, such as EMC interference is eliminated.