Innovative Emergency Light Adds Safety to Homes
Commercial building codes require emergency lighting along a path of egress. The tragedies of 9/11 and the resulting studies from the 9/11 commission illustrate just how important emergency lighting can be when smoke enters the equation. The Station fire in Rhode Island, where smoke from pyrotechnics consumed the building in seconds is just another reminder; and everyday, with a fire in a home starting every 79 seconds, the news reminds us that a fire in a residence during the evening can be fatal if we haven't planned ahead.
"In 2003, 3,925 civilian fire deaths occured.
A residential fire starts every 79 seconds.
There was a fire death every 134 minutes."
NFPA Fire Analysis and Research
With its low profile, that of a light switch plate, homes can now have serious emergency lighting that comes on automatically during a power failure.
Placing a unit at the top of stairs, near a child's room, near the front door, and in the garage enable a path of lighting that can save lives in an emergency. SentryLight is the first commercial-code-compliant emergency lighting designed for residences.
Homebuiders Add Emergency Lighting Upgrade
With the recent slump in home sales, custom home builders are selecting SentryLight emergency lighting as an upgrade to pr ospective homebuyers. By installing the lights into the model home, homebuyers select their emergency lighting configuration during the upgrade session with the sales agent.
SentryLights come standard in white. Further customization to custom color the face plate is possible by painting or wallpapering to blend into the wall.
Study Reveals Importance of Upgrades
According to iNest Realty's 2006 Survey of New Home Upgrades, more than ever before, homeowners strive to customize their living spaces, making their homes reflective of their personalities and unique lifestyle needs.
Building a semi-custom home provides consumers with a blank canvas upon which to imprint their design and lifestyle preferences. New home construction buyers have numerous upgrade options that are offered throughout the homebuilding.
"Homebuyers are taking advantage of all the unique, luxurious options offered by builders today," said Randy Pickard, vice president of marketing for iNest Realty.
"Builders are increasingly offering more
enticing options that allow new homebuyers
to truly customize their new home."
According to iNest Realty's 2006 Survey of New Home Upgrades, homes and town homes with a base price of $180,000 to $300,000 spent 9.7 percent and those with a base price of $300,000 and higher added 11.4 percent in optional upgrades.
Upgrades to some new home construction could account for a significant portion of the overall home price, as is seen in the results of selected builders in the following markets in 2005: Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC (35.3%), Phoenix (31.3%), Fort Myers, FL (30.6%) and Greenville/Spartanburg, SC (28.6%).
"Production and semi-custom home builders employ many strategies when positioning their selection of available upgrades and options," said Pickard. "Some builders even tout that everything is included.
Napoleon Development Adds Emergency Lighting
As a third generation family-owned business, Napoleon Development dedicates extra effort and attention to detail in their Hampton's, New York Homes. Proud to say this extra effort and their attention to detail has become their trademark, Napoleon Development builds timeless and tradition al architectural masterpieces. Striving to erect only the best homes using the finest skilled labor in the industry combined with the latest technological advances, Napoleon Development chooses SentryLight emergency lighting to provide an additional level of safety.
Praise From the Building Industry
SentryLight was featured as one of the best new products of the year on HGTV’s International Builder’s Show (seen by over 40 million people in the U.S. and abroad).
Scott Morgan, HGTV host of the International Home Builders Show, is shown here demonstrating the wall of SentryLights that include standard color, painted and wallpapered units.
Emergency Lighting in Residential Applications
Why do construction codes require egress lighting in commercial spaces, but not in residential spaces? Designed to be placed at the same height as a lightswitch plate, SentryLight is the only serious emergency lighting solution for the home.
When asked why they selected SentryLight for their cutom built homes, Joy and J.R. say: “We decided we wanted serious residential emergency lighting. It was an upgrade we weren't going to do without. "
SentryLight Compared to Other Emergency Lights
For over two decades, there has been little innovation in the emergency lighting industry. The conventional emergency lighting design — where the battery pack attaches to the outside of the wall with two “bug eye” incandescent lamps — has been modified again and again with little overall impact. Architects hate the “bug eyes”. The SentryLight design takes the battery pack and places it behind the wall, and replaces the “bug eyes” with Xenon-powered lamps. Compact, reliable and able to cut through smoke, Xenon lamps enable a smaller design, while providing bright, even illumination. SentryLight designs are patent protected in the U.S. and Internationally.
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