At a large-scale residential development in the London borough of Wandsworth, IP video entry has been installed.
The Riverlight complex in Nine Elms has 800 apartments spread across six blocks ranging from 12 to 20 storeys on the south bank of the Thames. The project, which started several years ago, is due to be completed by 2017 and has already involved several installation companies.
Visitors call an apartment using Comelit’s Ikall entrance panels, which are at 48 access points around the five-acre site, allowing audio-video communication with visitors via a built-in colour camera and a two-way speaker unit.
Built on a modular basis, the entrance panel can feature options such as numerical push-buttons, digital name directory and proximity RF readers as part of a bespoke configuration to meet demands made by layout. The flexible design of the IP panel range has already produced savings for property developer St James (part of the Berkeley Group) by avoiding use of non-essential components. Adaptability offered by using IP will also prolong the life of the system and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by allowing upgrades to meet the changing site.
Access control, communication with reception staff and interface with third-party home automation systems at Riverlight are managed by Comelit’s ViP software. ViP gives building managers multi-channel communications that can be integrated with any 10/100 MB network using the cable infrastructure and open-source SIP protocol. ViP also allows an unlimited number of entrance panels to be added to the system, making it completely future-proof and scalable.
Inside some of the apartments, residents can interact with visitors and grant access using touchscreen monitors from third-party home automation equipment manufacturer, Crestron. As an upgrade option, residents may also use Comelit’s multi-user gateway that allows calls from Ikall entrance panels to be diverted to residents’ smartphones, tablets or PC, with no need for extra cabling.
Dan Wood, Southern Regional Manager, Comelit UK, said: “This is a long-term flagship project for Comelit that has involved different installers during each build phase. The intuitive nature of our ViP management software has allowed each installer simply to pick up the product and run with it. As an IP solution, integrators have been able to conduct a large amount of configuration and testing off-site, thereby minimising disruption for residents and passing on cost benefits to the client.”
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