PSI July 2019

APPLICATION
WiFi door entry system at
London gated community
Comelit has ensured future residents at Kebbell
Homes’ new Aubury Place development can
experience smart door entry with the installation
of its latest Mini Handsfree monitors.
Aubury Place is a new gated community of
nine four, five and six bedroom homes in
Chiswick, London.
Comelit’s Specification team, together with
chosen installers Wheeler Electrical, was
involved with Kebbell from the initial design
process, through the works programme to
project completion.
The new system enables residents to respond
to door entry requests from any compatible
mobile and benefit from video memory, to record
missed calls.
Each home at Aubury Place has been fitted
Guest experience at Dubai
hotels are improved
Guests at some of Dubai’s newest hotels will
enjoy more efficient and memorable service
thanks to eFusion technology from Maxxess.
The eFusion solution is being used for
streamlining of security and safety – tying
together front-of-house and back-of-house
operations - at a number of hotel developments.
The result will be a smoother check-in
experience for guests, with minimal queuing, no
cumbersome paperwork, and more attentive
service. By integrating front and back of house
operations at busy hotels, eFusion reduces
problems with inefficiency and human error and
improves situational awareness and control
capability for management teams.
Among the latest five-star destinations to
adopt eFusion, the Taj Exotica Resort & Spa on
Palm Jumeirah comprises seventeen floors with
200-plus rooms and suites, along with
recreational and dining facilities. The Taj Jumeirah
Lake Towers, another development by the Indian
Hotels Company due to open this year, will also
benefit from Maxxess integration technology.
It provides an umbrella management system
and removes the need for operators to continually
switch between systems.
The systems and IT integrator for the new-build
with a Mini Handsfree
monitor complete with
integrated WiFi,
operating through
Comelit’s VIP system.
At the gates to the
development is
Comelit’s stainless
steel flush mounted
316 Touch entrance
panel, branded to
Kebbell Homes. The
system enables new
residents to grant
access through the
vehicle gates or adjacent pedestrian gate using
the 4.3” internal monitor or a dedicated mobile
app. And up to fifteen smart devices can be
connected to each and every property’s
individual WiFi monitor.
project, PACC Information and Communication
Technology LLC, says eFusion was specified
because it met requirements for a robust solution
that would be easy to adapt going forward.
At the Taj Exotica, eFusion will integrate the
front of house system from Assa Abloy the
Honeywell Simplex fire system controls; the
Honeywell Building Management System
connected via a Bacnet gateway; and a
combination of 403 Hanwa Wisenet IP internal
and external cameras, installed by ISS CCTV and
operated through SecureOS video management
software (VMS).
The Assa Abloy VingCard access control
system, securing almost 300 doors, will be
managed from the eFusion platform alongside
other key services due to be added, including the
OTIS elevator controls.
eFusion will allow the hotel’s management to
define events of interest – such a particular door
being unlocked, or alarms being set or unset –
and provide transactional information to improve
security for guests, and accountability. The
solution also enables centralised management of
room safes, mini-bars and cupboards, and the
control of all alarm transactions.
Cameras linked to door access will allow video
pop-up to be triggered by pre-defined events, and
operators will have complete PTZ control,
playback and video functionality.
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