Digital access and sustainability over the building life-cycle: in-use stage
According to the IEA, buildings consume around 30% of global energy. This is a figure which businesses all over the world are trying to improve. Digital access can help. Tackling sustainability performance, including targeting energy savings, needs a holistic, strategic perspective. The physical structure itself is one place to start. The use stage for any digital building system involves ongoing energy consumption, 24/7 and year-round for most premises. Traditional wired security and access systems can be surprisingly power-hungry.
Wireless vs wired systems
Wireless systems work differently. During operation, instead of an ‘always on’ mains electricity connection powering lock magnets, wireless devices only ‘wake up’ when presented with a credential.
Energy use in operation is eliminated altogether if locks are powered by energy harvesting technology. These self-powered devices do not require batteries or any other external electricity source.
Case study – energy harvesting digital access
At A Place To, a 400-apartment mixed-use development in Esbjerg, Denmark, doors are secured with ASSA ABLOY PULSE key-operated electronic cylinders with energy harvesting technology. PULSE devices are self-powered: the cylinder’s encrypted electronic security is energized with power generated through key thrust.
«It was a big plus with PULSE that keys and locks are battery and cable free», explained Peter Høpfner, A Place To’s COO and Founder.
Benefits of smart key technology
Smart key technology also offers the opportunity to cut wasted journeys. ASSA ABLOY’s award-winning CLIQ® Connect keys and app, for example, are designed to minimize travel to and from a base to collect, return, update or revalidate access rights.
When everyone carries their own programmable, battery powered digital key and keeps its permissions up to date on the move via a Bluetooth connection to their smartphone, they drive fewer miles and spend less on fuel.
This offers an easy win for businesses examining the impact of a mobile workforce on their sustainability performance. Additionally, fuel savings also help with budget concerns.
There’s a concrete, immediate ROI with digital smart key technology.
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CLIQ®
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ASSA ABLOY PULSE
The ASSA ABLOY PULSE electronic locking solution is a technologically cutting-edge comprehensive eco-system of keys, locking cylinders and padlocks partnered with flexible management software and programming devices. Designed to make sure cost-efficient energy management and future-proof as well as secure with top class digital encryption, ASSA ABLOY PULSE is an intelligent locking solution that can be installed into existing buildings or new builds with ease.
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