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the World of Access
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Categories: Urbanization
5 Things to Consider When Choosing a Service Provider
Outsourcing technical services recently emerged as a crucial business strategy. Even if the managers had the technical skills to attend to all the needs of their facilities, outsourcing saves time, money, and hassle.
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Categories: Technology
“One ID” in Aviation: Future of Flying is Biometrics
One ID is an integrated identity management solution that can help passengers to streamline their journeys facilitated by biometric technologies.
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Categories: Technology
5 Ways Digital Tools Simplify the Access Solutions’ Installation and Commissioning
Digitization allows individual products to be seamlessly connected, reducing complexity and minimizing the cost of installation and commissioning
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Categories: Technology
Facial Recognition Can Make Our Return to Cities Safer. Here’s How.
Facial recognition technologies are among the most trusted and efficient access control tools available to smart cities.
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Categories: Architecture
The Positive Effects of Digitalization in Construction: The Case of the Notre Dame Cathedral’s Renovation
Thanks to the digital innovations and solutions available, Notre Dame can enjoy a process of rebirth — which will be done better, faster, and cheaper than it was ever possible.
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Categories: Technology
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an ERP Solution for Your Business
ERP is the process of managing and integrating the day-to-day operations of a business and these ERP applications automate and assist many administrative and operational business processes.
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Categories: Architecture
The Best BIM Software for 2020 Revealed
The fact that Building information modeling (BIM) is not a software, has been repeated like a mantra for many many years and is now a well known fact. Nevertheless, since BIM in its practical form is executed using BIM (enabled) software, looking at BIM software is important.
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Categories: Urbanization
Top 5 Pavilions to Visit During Expo 2020 Revealed
Held every five years since the 1850s, Expo events keep offering invaluable insights about solutions for some of humanity's biggest challenges. Designed around the three theme districts of opportunity, mobility, and sustainability, many believe the Expo 2020 in Dubai will be the most ambitious one to the date.
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Categories: Architecture
Human-Centered Architecture: What is It and How It Makes a Difference
While buildings fulfill the most basic human needs like shelter and security, architecture impacts the emotional state of any person who interacts with it. Whether it's intended or not, a building can provoke a range of emotions such as belonging, awe, fear, or hope.
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Categories: Architecture
From Drawings to Digital Technology: How BIM Works
It wasn't very long ago— just a few decades— that every building began with a pencil and a piece of paper. Architects designed large buildings by drawing onto sheets of paper taped together to create a canvas hundreds of feet long.
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Categories: Security
How to Plan Accessible Evacuation Routes for Office Buildings
Emergencies and accidents can strike anyone, anytime, and anywhere, including the workplace. The United States Department of Labor includes both natural and humanmade incidents as a workplace emergency.
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Categories: Architecture
The Future of BIM: Internal Optimization and Interoperability
Despite different architectural styles, histories, and locations, Westminster Abbey, Cathedrals of Milan and Cologne, the Palace of Alhambra, and Stonehenge have many things in common. They're all iconic landmarks visited by millions of people a year.
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Categories: Security
4 Ways to Prevent Tailgating
Tailgating, the passage of an unauthorized person behind authorized personnel, is one of the most common physical security breaches. Also known as “piggybacking", tailgating often results from a random act of kindness such as holding the door to a stranger.
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Categories: Technology
The Lifespan of a Mechanical Lock System
Despite the growing appetite towards digital and high-tech entrance solutions, mechanical keys and locks remain the most popular market solutions due to their durability and affordability. Especially in residential settings, they're the most ubiquitous entrance methods and continue to record stable growth.
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Categories: Architecture
Big, Medium, Small: 3 Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Buildings and construction are responsible for 39 percent of the carbon emissions in the world. Operational emissions, meaning the energy required to heat, cool, or light a building, account for 28 percent of overall emissions.
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Categories: Security
Ditch the Door Wedge: Here’s Why Fire Doors Must Be Unobstructed
In facilities with high people flow such as restaurants, offices, or care homes, a closed door can be a hindrance in daily life. Especially following a hectic schedule, one might not always have a free hand to control a door. Even if they did, especially at a time when hand hygiene is a bigger priority than ever, people might be reluctant to touch a door.
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Categories: Society
Navigating for Health: Patient Flow in Hospitals
Patient flow is the movement of people within a healthcare facility. As one of the most crucial parts of hospital design, a successful patient flow ensures that the hospital can provide the right care at the right time while minimizing any potential risk of transmission of diseases.
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Categories: Technology
5 Reasons You Should Migrate to Cloud-Based Access Control
Recent technological developments in cloud computing have driven innovation in the security market, convincing companies of all sizes to switch from manual or electronic access control to cloud-based ones.
