I agree about trying to limit the number of entrances. For me that's partially about security but also just as much about making it easier to walk through the space and see other members than it is to find the nearest exit and duck out to lunch unnoticed. A single exit/entrance is just better choice architecture, and you can reserve the other exits for emergencies only.
One option for security I haven't seen many other places is a call box based locking system. Outside of a door, you place a box with a keypad. That keypad can be programmed to call one or more phone numbers depending on the code entered into the keypad. When the phone on the other end is picked up, you can talk through the box to the visitor or press a button on your phone (usually 9) to send a tone and the box triggers an unlocking mechanism in the door. When the door closes, the lock is set again. This is great for a few reasons: 1) if it's a shared entrance (like you mentioned Carly) you can have different codes on the door pad call different tenants numbers. Eg. One of them can be for your Coworking space while the other can be for the business upstairs. 2) it's personal - you can actually greet each person who wants to gain access. If that sounds like an impossible waste of time, it could be, except... 3) it's automate-able! We have our call box set up to call a number that's hooked up to a little piece of software that plays pre-recorded greetings. It's personal, but automatic. Guests get instructions to dial 0, and the call is routed to our team to buzz them in. Members can skip the greeting by typing in a unique 6 digit code we provide them. If that code is valid, and it's between the hours that the code is allowed to work based on their membership, the software automates the tone of pressing 9 and buzzes them in. Ongoing cost is very low, about $10 worth of credits to Twilio, the company that provides the connection between the phone number and the software. Setup cost was around $1000-1200 per door (we only have one). -Alex On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Adolfo Taylhardat <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Jacob. > Very valuable insights and I agree with Jerome as to try to limit to just > one door per floor. > We opened TamboWorks a month ago and are still playing with the options. > We like Kisi very much as it integrates with our Nexudus system but the > monthly fee makes it very expensive overall. > Looking at all possible options. > Best. > > Adolfo Taylhardat > TamboWorks Miami > > > On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:17:11 PM UTC-4, Carly Nix wrote: >> >> Hey everyone, >> >> Wanted to resurrect the topic of locks. I saw some past threads about >> this, and wonder if there are any updates to what folks would recommend >> since last year. At Industry Lab we've been looking into different lock >> upgrade options, and haven't settled on a best bet yet. Here's our >> situation: >> >> - We're in a building with 2 exterior entrances >> - Our space spans 3 floors with 8 points of entry >> - We share the building with other tenants >> - Don't have tons of money to throw at this problem. >> >> Any thoughts? What's worked for other spaces? >> >> >> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coworking%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
