Thanks for all the great ideas everyone! :D Anyone considered trying hotel door locks?
On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]. >> 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/coworking/tMBW_AFtJzA/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *Carly Nix* CEO/Director <http://industry-lab.com/> *Industry Lab* <http://industry-lab.com/> 288 Norfolk Street Cambridge, MA 02139 [email protected] 217.855.3519 -- 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.
