Door closers in smart buildings solutions

Smart buildings start at the door. Ensuring the right level of door security in commercial buildings is essential to protect those who use them and make them easier to manage.

Door closers play a key role in this vision in terms of security, efficiency and comfort.

Let's see what the advantages of using them are and how to use them into building intelligence projects.

Safety you can rely on, even in the event of a fire

Closing doors correctly is the first, fundamental step in ensuring the safety of a building and the people inside it.

This is particularly important in the case of fire doors, which provide passive protection against fire and smoke by slowing down their spread.

ASSA ABLOY door closers are designed to ensure that doors are always closed correctly and are certified to comply with European standards for use on fire and smoke doors.

ASSA ABLOY also manufactures specific models (such as Free-Motion door closers) that only operate in an emergency and can be integrated with fire alarms. This means that doors can be normally opened, without any resistance from the door closer, and can also remain open during normal use.

Door closers in access control systems

More and more companies and public and private organisations are now using digital access control systems, which offer flexibility and ease of management while ensuring the right level of security.

ASSA ABLOY door closers are compatible with building management systems such as SMARTair^®, CLIQ^® and Primo. When users access the areas of the building for which they are authorised, the closing force of the door closer ensures that it always closes properly after opening, reducing the risk of unauthorised access and complying with security protocols.

And if doors along escape routes need to be secured by an access control system, ASSA ABLOY security door closers prevent unauthorised opening during normal operation, but always allow exit in emergency situations.

Door closers to improve energy efficiency

An ajar door is not only a security issue, but can also compromise temperature control inside the building and cause heat or cooling to dissipate.

This leads to increased costs and a waste of energy resources.

Door closers ensure that doors are always closed properly, helping to regulate the climate inside rooms and supporting the action of heating and air conditioning systems.

Door closers to reduce noise, including the sound of doors closing

Acoustic control is essential for proper building management, for example in places such as hospitals, offices and schools. Keeping doors properly closed reduces noise transmitted from one department to another, from one classroom to another or from one office to another, making the working and studying environment more comfortable.

Another factor contributing to auditory discomfort is the noise made when doors are closed, especially in environments where they are opened and closed continuously.

ASSA ABLOY door closers offer specific models (such as Close-Motion^® door closers) designed to minimise the noise made when the door latch closes, without affecting the correct closing force of the device.