Fire Alarm System Voice Intelligibility and Loudspeaker Design Requirements
This presentation will feature how a designer can use new technology in loudspeaker design and placement to increase intelligibility. This will include information on newer loudspeaker products and practical suggestions for loudspeaker design.
Presenter
Larry D. Rietz
Vice President and Service Line Leader
Jensen Hughes
Larry D. Rietz is Vice President and Global Service Line Leader for Fire Detection and Alarm for Jensen Hughes and works as a designer, instructor, author, and industry advocate. He is a NICET Level IV Certified Fire Alarm designer and Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) with over 30 years of life safety industry experience. He serves on multiple UL and NFPA Technical Committees, including as Chair of NFPA 72® SIG-ECS, and he served on the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) Board of Directors from 2014 - 2023. He is a frequent presenter at a large variety of industry events, is a Contract Instructor with AFAA, and is a guest lecturer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Maryland (UMD) fire protection programs.
Larry D. Rietz is Vice President and Global Service Line Leader for Fire Detection and Alarm for Jensen Hughes and works as a designer, instructor, author, and industry advocate. He is a NICET Level IV Certified Fire Alarm designer and Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) with over 30 years of life safety industry experience. He serves on multiple UL and NFPA Technical Committees, including as Chair of NFPA 72® SIG-ECS, and he served on the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) Board of Directors from 2014 - 2023. He is a frequent presenter at a large variety of industry events, is a Contract Instructor with AFAA, and is a guest lecturer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Maryland (UMD) fire protection programs.