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FIRE & INTRUSION
▶ LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - Purchase recommendation
website ConsumerAffairs
has released the results of a home security
habits survey providing some keen insights
for professional security providers.
A chief discovery presented by the survey,
which polled 1,000 respondents, is that
social media is having an impact on home
security habits, thanks to the frequency of
posts containing " crime content. "
When asked what was the biggest motivator
for purchasing a security system,
48% of respondents cited crime content
on social media. This was followed by 46%
saying high local crime rates and 33% citing
stolen packages.
Instagram was found to be the most
influential social media platform for
motivating respondents to buy a home
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Survey Shows Social Media a Major
Security Purchasing Motivator
Nearly half of ConsumerAffairs' 1,000
survey-takers cited 'crime content'
frequency on social media platforms.
security system. The survey also found
that 75% of homeowners reported seeing
suspicious behavior once they installed
security cameras.
When it comes to how much money is
spent on home security, respondents on
average said they spend $289 per year. For
those that recently bought a home security
system, the average was $1,233. The
top five most recent security purchases
Convergint Scoops Up Systems
28 to Augment Ohio Footprint
▶ SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Convergint, a global leader in service-based
systems integration, announces it has acquired
Systems 28, an Ohio-based systems integrator specializing in
fire alarm and life-safety services.
The acquisition is said to provide increased growth opportunities
for Convergint throughout Ohio, enabling the
company to continue to serve its existing base of customers
while adding some of the largest, local, regional and global
companies in the area.
Founded in 2005, Systems 28 is a low-voltage systems
integrator that provides design, sales, service, installation and
systems monitoring in the commercial, industrial, healthcare,
education and multitenant residential markets.
The company provides life-safety solutions for high-tech
industries undergoing rapid digital transformation, including
security, access control, fire alarm, nurse call, emergency call
and emergency mass notification systems, according to the
announcement.
" Systems 28's story is very similar to Convergint's, with
a strong set of founding principles that guide us, " says Bob
Townsend, president, Systems 28. " We look forward to joining
Convergint and expanding our resources and service capabilities
for our regional and global customers. "
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were doorbell camera, security system with
alarm, dog, motion detectors and motion-activated
floodlight.
For respondents with security cameras,
36% said they check them at least a few
times a day, while 35% check them once
per day. Twenty-four percent said they
check their security cameras less than
once daily while 5% never do.
For as much as they are impacted by influences
like social media, survey respondents
in large part noted a lack of securing
their homes nightly, ConsumerAffairs
points out.
" The majority of respondents said they
don't ensure that their doors [only 43%]
and windows [42%] are secured overnight,
which could mean easy access for burglars, "
according to the website.
Honeywell Deepens Commitments
to Sustainability Efforts
▶ CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Honeywell has announced a new set
of commitments to further advance its sustainability goals
beyond the company's existing vow to become carbon neutral
in its facilities and operations by 2035.
Honeywell will work with the Science Based Targets initiative
(SBTi) - a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global
Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide
Fund for Nature (WWF) - to reduce its emissions in line with
climate science. Over the next two years, Honeywell will further
quantify its Scope 3 emissions and work closely with SBTi to
determine an appropriate reduction target for those emissions.
The new pledges also includes participation in the U.S.
Department of Energy's Better Climate Challenge. Honeywell
has already committed to carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and
2 emissions by 2035, and the company supports the Paris
Climate Agreement.
" Honeywell's enhanced sustainability commitments build
on our two-decades-long program to reduce our greenhouse
gas emissions. We have already reduced our intensity by more
than 90% since 2004, " says Darius Adamczyk, chairman and
chief executive officer of Honeywell. " For Honeywell, sustainability
is a comprehensive commitment, from our sites, to our
operations, to our products. "
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