A Danish “sustainable construction” project chooses PULSE self-powered locking

Challenge

Esbjerg’s new “A Place To” housing complex focuses on sustainability and maintaining a green profile throughout the lifecycle of a building. The developer is a Premium Member of Green Building Council Denmark, an organization which promotes sustainable construction.

Over 317 apartments are divided between three towers which connect with common areas offering multiple opportunities for social activity and “co-living”.

There is a café, fitness and yoga, a big screen, reading nooks and workstations, communal kitchens and more. For efficient access control in keeping with their contemporary style and sustainability ethos, they sought:

• An energy-efficient system which would operate without batteries or wires
• Cloud-based management to give staff convenient, 24/7 control from anywhere
• Integration with other building technologies including online readers and door-phones
• Inbuilt future-proofing, so they can add even unforeseen new features or capacity

Solution

PULSE key-operated electronic cylinders lock all apartments at A Place To. PULSE devices are self-powered by energy harvesting technology and run without any external energy source. The power generated on key insertion is harvested to energize encrypted electronic security. “It was a big plus with PULSE that keys and locks are battery and cable free,” says Høpfner.

The PULSE key also contains an RFID chip: It doubles as an access card for the entrance and communal areas, for convenience and efficiency. Access control at the site is managed with Incedo Open software. The administrator can quickly change anyone’s access permissions online via the cloud-based system.

Keys are quickly updated at integrated door-phones or online readers. This ensures resident authorizations are always up-to-date. Incedo makes it easy to disable lost keys.

An administrator can also see who has used a lock at any time, which helps to create an increased sense of security among residents. Importantly, the platform-based Incedo ecosystem is “future-proof, so there is the possibility of future integrations with other systems,” adds Høpfner. When new needs arise at A Place To, their system can expand on demand