Student One

Student One needed to manage many security and safety concerns while providing convenience for their residents across private and shared areas of the building. With a growing property portfolio, they also needed to ensure that the access control system they chose would scale with this expansion.

Installed by SALTO Certified Partners Toplock Locksmiths, the residence buildings are protected by a smart access control system from SALTO, as well as non-intrusive CCTV technology. The access control is fitted to student bedrooms, administration areas and student common areas. Director Mark Bowater says ‘SALTO was a great choice for this project and we’ve fitted Ælement locks and Energy Saving Devices (ESDs) as well as controllers and wall readers located in strategic hotspot points.”

Controlled via contactless smartcards (which the students also use for cashless laundry services) the Ælement locks provide a wireless stand-alone networked system through SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) technology. This captures individual student audits and battery status every time they badge through an offline door, with the data then downloaded at one of the hotspot points on one of the residences lifts or other common areas.

The in-room ESDs meanwhile help save a considerable amount of room electricity consumption. These work when the students insert their smart ID card into the ESD and activate the air-conditioning system in the room.

Tim Weston, CEO of Student One says, “I had previously used SALTO technology on other student accommodation projects and was impressed with its ease of use and advanced Data-on-Card and Virtual Network operating system. We were happy to go with SALTO to provide our access control, as we knew it could grow with us as we added more sites to our portfolio in Brisbane.”