Master Keying Book Published
Locksmithing Education, LLC announces the release of The Definitive Guide to Rotating Constant Method (RCM) Master Keying, written by recognized industry master keying expert Don OShall.
This book is the definitive guide to one of the industry's least understood tools - the Rotating Constant Method of master key system design. Written in easy to read language, it makes this previously often misunderstood technique very clear. It covers many techniques generally unknown in the industry. RCM, while quite simple once you fully understand it, is still often considered an advanced technique. This book is your absolute best way to learn it!
The book includes techniques such as the "Defined By" label, and subsets such as the Limited Position Progression and Limited Rotating Constant, as well as "Pure" RCM for five pin, six pin or seven pin cylinders or cores.
This valuable training and reference manual is sold by select Locksmith Distributors and through both the ALOA and ILA online bookstores, as well as online from the publisher.
Rockwood Pulls Add Elegance to NYC Boutique Hotel
Hotel Hugo defines industrial chic. The upscale, contemporary hotel was the vision of designer and architect Marcello Pozzi and Nobutaka Ashihara, the project’s architect of record. Recently opened in SoHo, the design blends the neighborhood’s sophisticated atmosphere with the gritty underpinnings of New York City in a style Pozzi refers to as a game of contrast, a juxtaposition of finishes. There is a striking interplay between opposites throughout, polished stainless steel, for example, that complements rough concrete. This careful balance isn’t an accident; Pozzi relied on seemingly minor details, like ASSA ABLOY’s Rockwood door pulls, to create Hotel Hugo’s distinct character.
When it comes to tying together a space’s look and feel, Pozzi believes hardware does a lot of the heavy lifting. Since the door pull serves as each guest’s first touch point with the hotel, Pozzi wanted to infuse the experience of opening the front door for the first time with emotional resonance, so he insisted on something more dramatic and less predictable than the stainless steel typically used for commercial entrances.
“Hardware gives character to a space, even more so than other design elements,” said Pozzi. “It’s both visual and interactive, creating character through sight and touch.”
Having used Rockwood for prior projects, the manufacturer’s high-end hand-stitched leather offset pulls instantly came to mind when Pozzi was looking for hardware that did its job with enough style to also serve as a critical design element. This particular style of pulls is very contemporary. At the same time, unlike most office hardware, it also emulates warmth. He chose pulls with thick 1½” soft leather grips to elicit a stronger, conscious reaction from guests as they enter. And because he had worked with Rockwood before, Pozzi knew the selected hardware would exceed expectations in terms of quality.
With soaring 12-foot wood doors, the six-foot Rockwood pulls are a perfect fit. Since Pozzi insisted on design consistency beyond the front entrance, he used a variety of Rockwood architectural door pulls in many other parts of the hotel including entry, restaurant, and doors in public areas such as the meeting room and business center.
The restaurant offers more examples of Pozzi’s flair for mixing elements and finishes. The bar includes a polished concrete countertop, boldly accented with polished stainless steel hardware. Pozzi used two pull sizes for the doors in the restaurant, a 72-inch pull for most doors and a 30-inch version for the private dining area in the back. The 72-inch pulls attach to the door at three points, which is unique in the industry. Rockwood offers an optional mid-post which provides added support and visual detail for long door pulls. Pozzi also chose rounded end pulls, which makes the entrances to the restaurant and private dining area look more luxurious.
Hotel Hugo features a wood storefront, with modern proportions and detail. After the custom-built 12-foot wood storefront doors there are secondary glass doors– yet another example of traditional juxtaposed with contemporary – all tied together with the elegant Rockwood door pulls. Pozzi gave additional exposure to the hardware by using accent lights, making the hardware stand out against both the wood and the glass doors.
Hotel Hugo is a luxury boutique hotel located at 525 Greenwich Street with 124 guest rooms and two suites. For more information, visit www.hotelhugony.com.
ASSA ABLOY’s New Haven, Conn., Facility Receives GreenCircle Certification
ASSA ABLOY's New Haven, Conn.,manufacturing facility has received certification for Sustainable Manufacturing Practices from GreenCircle Certified, LLC. ASSA ABLOY received the certification for achievements in waste diversion and reductions in carbon footprint, energy demand and water use.
“Having our successes at the New Haven facility verified by a third party adds a level of accountability to our claims and demonstrates to our customers that we walk the talk,” says Aaron Smith, Director of Sustainable Building Solutions, ASSA ABLOY. “We have made great progress at this plant and GreenCircle certification helps us tell that story while providing a benchmark for ongoing improvement.”
The New Haven facility has implemented several initiatives to improve operational efficiency and lower its impact on the planet. Substantial energy reduction was accomplished by retrofitting the building and parking lot with LED lighting, optimizing production schedules, improving the insulation in exterior walls, and increasing the plant’s cogeneration hours of operation.
Since 2011 ASSA ABLOY’s New Haven facility has achieved a reduction in carbon footprint (Scope 1 and 2 emissions) of 48 percent, lessened its energy consumption by 38 percent, and reduced water usage and total waste by 41 percent. Waste reduction efforts include a 67 percent reduction in hazardous waste. In addition, ASSA ABLOY’s waste diversion from landfill rate has improved to better than 92 percent.
“Sustainability has a lot of different meanings among companies, and it’s refreshing to see a global organization like ASSA ABLOY take such a holistic approach,” says Annie Bevan, GreenCircle’s Certification and Operations Manager. “ASSA ABLOY’s sustainability program extends well beyond offering green products. The company, as a whole, is shifting the way things are done and conducting business more responsibly.”
STANLEY Announces TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Winners
STANLEY Securityannounces the winning colleges and universities of its TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program. Those colleges and universities that accumulated the most votes in the contest across three tiers of student size – under 8,000 students, between 8,000-19,999 students and over 20,000 students – have been selected as this year’s grant recipients and will share in the $600,000 grant.
As the grand prize winners in the contest, the University of North Texas (UNT) located in Denton, TX will receive a $200,000 grant, the University of West Georgia (UWG) located in Carrollton, GA will receive a $150,000 grant and Kilgore College (KC) located in Kilgore, TX will receive a $100,000 grant. The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) in Arlington, TX is the recipient of a $75,000 grant, and Aquinas College located in Grand Rapids, MI is the recipient of a $25,000 grant. The sixth grant recipient is currently pending the school’s official acceptance of the award.
“At STANLEY Security, we are committed to establishing a culture of safety and peace of mind for students, faculty and staff on every higher education campus throughout the nation,” said Kyle Gordon, Director, Higher Education – North America for STANLEY Security. “As a dedicated partner to over 2,500 colleges and universities in the U.S., we understand fully the unique challenges of protecting a campus environment. The higher education installment of the TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program allows us to be proactive in contributing to solutions that will help protect learning institutions across the country. We congratulate all of our winners for playing such an important role in helping us to ignite this conversation on a national scale.”
In its second year, nominations for the TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program were open to any U.S. higher education institution through mid-November of last year. Then, from January 19 through February 13, 2015, students, faculty, administrators, parents, alumni and members of over 200 qualifying campus communities were encouraged to vote daily online for their chosen school at www.stanleysaferschools.com, via SMS text messaging or on Twitter via a hashtag specific to each qualifying institution. The colleges and universities won by accumulating the most votes in the contest, separated into three tiers of student population size. STANLEY Security will present each winning school with official awards in the coming weeks. Customized solutions at each school are to be completed during 2015.
Offerings provided to all grant winners include consultative security services and seminars for school officials on security threat assessment and advanced Clery Act training offered by STANLEY Security partner and campus security experts, D. Stafford & Associates. Turn-key installations available to winners can be any STANLEY Security product or solution, including access control solutions, video surveillance, fire systems, intrusion systems, mechanical and electromechanical door hardware, mass notification systems or other security technologies.
“Between the TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program, our new, three-year, extensive partnership with D. Stafford & Associates, the National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals (NACCOP), and IACLEA Corporate Partnership, and our ongoing efforts to continually initiate security education opportunities in the higher education market, we are making every effort possible to ensure that our nation’s students can feel a sense of safety and security in their postsecondary environments,” Gordon said.
STANLEY currently partners with thousands of colleges and universities nationwide to promote the value of secure campus learning environments. For more information about the TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program, or STANLEY Security’s broad range of products and solutions for colleges and universities, please visit www.stanleycss.com/highered.
Boon Edam Addresses Tailgating
Boon Edam Inc. has released the results of an internal survey looking at perceptions and trends with respect to the issue of tailgating entry into buildings. The survey was conducted in late 2014.
Boon Edam Inc. asked over 3,000 contacts from its database of end users, security consultants and integrators to share their perceptions about the risk of tailgating into their facilities. The survey consisted of eight multiple choice questions with comments available for certain questions. The survey achieved a response rate of approximately 8%, and respondents were primarily from North America.
Here are some of the more interesting findings from the survey:
- Based on media coverage over the past 10 years, a majority of respondents believe security breaches from tailgating have remained constant or are on the rise.
- Over 70% of respondents believe they are currently vulnerable to a security breach from tailgating.
- More than 50% of those surveyed believe the cost of a breach caused by tailgating would be from $150,000 up to “too high to measure.”
- Over 70% of respondents believe a barrier of some type is the most effective way to curtail tailgating, and over 60% reported they use a physical security barrier of some type as well as employee education.
- Only 15% said they are currently tracking tailgating incidents regularly.
The majority of survey respondents appear to take tailgating and its risks very seriously and are deploying a variety of strategies to combat it, but they still consider themselves vulnerable.
“Our survey strongly suggests that the current level of security at the majority of facilities is perceived to be inadequate for stopping tailgating altogether,” commented Mark Borto, CEO for Boon Edam. “Since the majority of respondents believe the tailgating threat is real and potentially very expensive, this demonstrates a need clearly not being met. Such a situation means we’ll see investments in tailgating prevention, and/or increasing the overall level of physical security, likely figuring into future budget considerations.”
