Residential
Control that does not turn the entrance into a bottleneck.
In a gated community, security competes every day with the resident's convenience. A control that gets in the way ends up being evaded, and a control that does not get in the way usually controls nothing. That is where we work.
The problem
It is always the same three.
We have worked enough communities to know the assessment almost always arrives at these three points, in this order of cost.
The gatehouse is a bottleneck
At peak hours a line builds because every visit is verified by phone. The resident takes it out on the guard, and the guard ends up opening without asking.
The overnight guard costs money and cannot be supervised
The night shift is the most expensive of the month and the only one where nobody verifies what happened. If there were no incidents, there is no way to tell whether that was guarding or luck.
Nobody knows who is inside
The logbook records names nobody reads again. When there is a problem, the reconstruction depends on the memory of whoever was on shift.
What we propose
In order of return, not of invoice.
You do not have to do all of it at once, and in fact it is better not to. This is the order in which we recommend intervening, because each step pays for the next one.
Virtual guard on the night shift
It is the change with the fastest return: it replaces the most expensive post with a supervised operator covering the access point with audio, video and a record. If only one thing is going to be done, this is it.
ResultShift covered, supervised and logged
Visitor records without a logbook
Access control with resident authorization and license plate reading. The line moves because the verification happens before the visitor reaches the barrier.
ResultWho is inside, in real time
Perimeter video surveillance with analytics
Cameras on the perimeter with loitering detection, so you intervene before the attempt instead of documenting it afterwards.
ResultAn alert before the incident
How it gets approved
Built for whoever has to justify it.
A property manager or a committee does not decide alone: they have to explain the decision to neighbors who were not at the meeting. That is why we deliver the assessment and the proposal as documents that can be circulated and read without a technician sitting next to you.
- A proposal with a closed price, not ranges and not “starting from”.
- A comparison against the current cost of the existing arrangement, using your own figures.
- Scope and warranty in writing, including what is not included.
- Monthly indicators, so the renewal gets argued with data.
What has to be settled first
Internet at the gatehouse. The virtual guard depends on the link. If there is no stable one, it is solved with a cellular backup, and that goes into the cost of the project from the start.
Personal data of residents and visitors. An access record contains personal data; if license plate reading or biometrics are used, sensitive data as well. The community needs its own privacy notice, and it is better to have it before switching the system on, not after.
Frequently asked
What property managers ask.
How does the cost compare with an overnight guard?
Do residents have to install an app?
What happens to the current security staff?
Can we try it before committing?
Next step
Let us start by looking at the gatehouse.
A specialist visits the community, reviews the access points and the perimeter, and delivers the assessment. The visit costs nothing.