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<span>W</span>hen three <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/software" target="_blank">software</a> engineers joined forces at Kentucky’s <a href="http://www.lvl1.org" target="_blank">LVL1 hackathon</a> in 2015 they found a common cause to rally around — helping their city keep tabs on abandon buildings at risk of catching fire. Nathan, James, and David enlisted the help of fellow hackers at LVL1 and a former NASA engineer to create a <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/security" target="_blank">security</a> device that would make Louisville’s buildings a little less dangerous. Basing their <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/design" target="_blank">design</a> around a Particle <a href="https://store.particle.io/collections/electron" target="_blank">Electron</a>, the team designed <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/casper" target="_blank">CASPER</a>, short for <a href="http://caspersecurity.com/" target="_blank">Completely Autonomous Solar Powered Event Responder</a>, to help the city keep tabs on at risk properties.