Kaba White Paper: Is Your Property Ready for Mobile Access?
Property and resident security are largely the responsibility of the multihousing facility owner, and all options for access control must be evaluated properly, according to a newly-released white paper from Kaba. Look Before You Leap: Three Essential Questions to Ask as Multihousing Professionals Evaluate Mobile Access Locking Systems describes what owners and managers must consider when evaluating whether mobile access technology provides a benefit to their operations.
As a leading supplier of locking systems to the multihousing industry for more than 20 years, Kaba locks utilize a cloud based mobile access system and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to deliver a safe, seamless and secure property-wide tenant experience. Kaba provides the Saflok and Ilco brands of electronic locks.
The white paper explains what is driving the fast adoption of mobile access technology and provides details of what a secure infrastructure means and steps needed to get there.
“The goal of our white paper is to help owners and managers make an informed business decision,” said Dale Mathias, Kaba vice president of multihousing sales. “Mobile access is still an emerging technology. The publicity buzz often omits the most important consideration: tenant and property security. This requires mobile access door locks backed by a well-designed infrastructure. The white paper explains what this means and highlights the main areas to assess for mobile access readiness.”
The white paper outlines a three-step evaluation process:
- Security – what options help to ensure the system provides adequate protection?
- Safety – how to provide a safe living environment for all residents?
- Liability – how to reduce liability concerns with a mobile access system?
Owners and property managers ready to assess their mobile access readiness can download Kaba’s white paper here.
Replacement Hardware for Glass Doors
Mayflower, a major stocking distributor of building hardware and locksmith supplies, is giving the building aftermarket what it has been asking for. The company now carries the glass door hardware line made by DORMA, a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium access solutions and services. This partnership allows customers to access necessary replacement hardware faster than ever before.
“With Mayflower as a stocking distributor of our hardware line for glass assemblies, DORMA’s products can more readily reach the customers who need hardware quickly,” said Nate Patrick, DORMA USA Regional Sales Manager. “This partnership opens up DORMA’s market and extends our reach.”
Among the glass hardware products in stock and available at Mayflower are:
* DORMOTION cushioned manual sliding door system
* DRS Rail System
* DORMA Headers and Dri-fit™ Glazing System
* Patch fittings and inserts
* AGILE150 (the complete system, including ceiling mounts, rollers, side lights, etc.)
* BTS/RTS concealed closers
“We’ve been stocking DORMA’s architectural hardware for years. The idea to expand our inventory to include their glass hardware came while I was attending my father’s 95th birthday party,” Paul Swetow, President of Mayflower, shared. “At the restaurant where the celebration was held, I saw a child using the sliding door to the private event room as a sort of amusement park ride and thought, ‘It looks like they’re going to be facing a repair very soon – and they’ll need hardware fast.’”
According to Swetow, Mayflower has always sought to look beyond what other distributors were doing and find opportunities to serve unanswered needs. With extensive in-house technical expertise and by carrying DORMA’s glass door hardware “on the shelf,” the company helps fulfill the aftermarket need for quickly acquiring parts in the event of urgent repair and replacement situations.
Mayflower’s Vice President of Sales, Jeff Weinstein, added, “It’s wonderful to partner with an amazing manufacturer like DORMA and help them take care of their customers when a quick turn-around is in demand.”
To view the complete list of DORMA products in stock at Mayflower, visit the Mayflower website at www.mfsales.com. Additional DORMA products can be ordered upon request.
For more information about DORMA’s glass hardware and other products, visit the DORMA website at www.dorma.com.
Camden Door Controls Launches Quarterly Installation Contest
Camden Door Controls, an industry-leading provider of innovative, high quality and competitively priced door activation and locking products, has launched its Camden Works Quarterly Installation Contest. Each quarter, the competition recognizes excellence in project installations and honors innovation, creativity, and expert installation skills that showcase how Camden’s products and technology provide the ideal solution for installations large and small.
The contest is open to integrators in the U.S. and Canada. It's easy to enter, and there is no entry fee. Each quarter, Camden will select one entry to receive a $500 Visa Gift Card prize. Winners will be featured on the Camden website, Facebook page and social media sites.
"The Camden Works Quarterly Installation Contest highlights how integrators are using our range of access control and automatic door systems products to meet their installation needs and challenges," notes David Price, Marketing Manager for Camden Door Controls. "The contest was created to showcase and applaud the outstanding work of installers using Camden products."
Philip Bourque, Division Manager of Royal Door Ltd. is the most recent contest winner. He took home a $500 Visa Gift Card for his project work at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Entrants can find all the information they need, along with the entry form, on the Camden website at http://www.camdencontrols.com/. Installers may submit as many different installations per quarter as desired, and installations don't need to have been done within that quarter. Entries must be received by midnight on the last date of the quarter.
Baldwin Unveils 70th Anniversary Commemorative Knob
Baldwin Hardware, a leading brand of the Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) division of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPB), celebrated its 70th anniversary in bold fashion during an event at the Mandarin Hotel Ballroom in Las Vegas with the unveiling of the company’s 70th Anniversary Commemorative Knob.
The knob design, which was submitted by Ileana LaFontaine of di Domenico + Partners, features an abstract design of seven engraved rings reminiscent of the age rings of a tree. Each ring represents a decade of Baldwin’s history and encases a 70 in the center of the knob. Baldwin’s Industrial Design (ID) team produced the knob in several Baldwin signature finishes, including 055 Lifetime Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Polished Nickel, 060 Satin Brass & Brown, and 033 Vintage Brass, and each were on display at the event. LaFontaine’s design was selected from nearly 100 submissions from architects and designers from around the country.
“Nearly 100 people took the time to sketch, mold or model hardware they felt best embodied Baldwin and our rich heritage,” said PJ Rosch, Baldwin brand manager. “Once we selected the winning design, our ID team went to work to bring it to life. This is a true testament to our ID department’s ability to quickly design, develop, produce and manufacture the finest in custom hand-crafted hardware.”
In addition to the production-quality knobs on display, Baldwin surprised guests by further bringing the design to life and adding new meaning to the term ‘door couture.’ Models adorned with headpieces and gowns inspired by the commemorative knob mingled with guests throughout the evening.
“Many people like to say that ‘hardware is like jewelry for the door,’” added Rosch. “We prefer to think of Baldwin as a fashion statement for the home; part of your design aesthetic. Baldwin is couture for the door.”
Baldwin is capturing all of the excitement of its 70th anniversary year at http://70yearsbold.baldwinhardware.com/ where people can learn about upcoming events, view pictures and videos, and stay up to date with the Baldwin blog.
HES Ensures Security of Great Music
Berklee College of Music is home not only to a lot of talented musicians but also to a variety of expensive audio equipment. Relatively small microphones worth more than $50,000 each, for example, are not uncommon. To put an end to theft and other issues that came with storing equipment in traditional cabinets with locks and keys, the college recently deployed HES K100 wireless cabinet locks with Aperio technology.
Nick Costa, Technical Operations Manager at Berklee, said that the search for a new solution began after cabinets with traditional locks and keys were broken into numerous times. “We knew it wasn’t a good long-term solution, so we began researching wireless solutions that would allow us to track access to the cabinets where we stored valuable school equipment,” Costa said.
After searching the market, the HES K100 emerged as the clear choice. The four initial HES locks Berklee purchased are installed in music studios and used on cabinets that store microphones, headsets, and other expensive equipment. Rather than issuing keys at the beginning of each term, access rights are programmed onto cards that store data regarding which students have access to which cabinets during which terms. When the terms end, the access does as well.
“The ability to control access at a very specific level is critical for a school like ours,” Costa said. “We don’t have a ton of space, being in a city setting, so classrooms get used for multiple purposes. Having students use the same room but different equipment is a common occurrence.”
The initial deployment of the HES K100 cabinet locks with Aperio technology at Berklee brought together the IT department, locksmiths, faculty, and staff, all of whom have seen the importance – and benefits – of the project. “They are all big supporters of the initiative,” he said. “Since we deployed the cabinet locks, we have had zero property loss in the areas where we’ve installed the locks.”
Costa expects the success of the initial deployment to help keep the long-range plan moving forward. The goal is to completely phase out keys for faculty by installing HES locks in every classroom. Since it will eliminate the cumbersome process of keeping track of all the keys issued to adjunct faculty, he expects the conversion to be as beneficial as the initial deployment. “Overall, our decision to move to electronic access control with Aperio technology has been a great investment for our campus,” Costa said.
