A telephone-based door entry system installed at a social housing project in Crawley has gained an industry award. Brunel Place, pictured, in Northgate received the prize in the ‘Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development’ category of the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) South East awards. These awards recognise compliance with building regulations, outstanding craftsmanship, sustainability and performance; and technical innovation.
The Ultimate Digital/IP audio system fitted is from Intergrated Security Manufacturing (ISM). The Ultimate has four standard build options which all include power supplies, electronically isolated components and the ability to programme the system from a laptop, using the tools programme provided. The product developers say that the simplicity of wiring makes the cost of installation much less than other systems.
The maintenance costs were also considered and in doing so ISM have warranted the Ultimate solution for five years; and with a guaranteed availability of components and spares for a further ten years.
Barnaby Jones from Crawley Borough Council, says: “Working with ISM gives local authorities like Crawley and housing associations the broadest range of solutions from which to choose, one size does not have to fit all. Ultimate can be made-to-measure when required.”
The exchanges all work on the same principle in that each exchange can accept up to six 3000/16DC cards and each of these cards can connect to sixteen instruments (handset, intercom panel, disabled refuge unit, digital I/O card etc.) thereby having the ability to connect up to 96 instruments per exchange. The exchanges can be connected over an Ethernet network to build larger systems.
Comprising 22 flats, Brunel Place was completed at the end of March 2015 by Osborne Construction in partnership with Crawley Borough Council as part of the council’s affordable housing scheme. The scheme has gone forward for the awards’ final in November.
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