Help multi-dwelling units save resources on emergency exits and lighting maintenance

Making sure that the emergency exits and the lighting in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) are functioning properly is a recurring task for building managers. When the maintenance checks are performed manually, the task becomes very time-consuming.

With IoT technology, you can help MDUs save a lot of man-hours when doing the maintenance as the building managers do not have to go physically to every emergency exit and light to perform the inspections.

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Remote emergency exit checks

Traditionally, this testing of emergency exits is very expensive as it requires a technician walking around the buildings checking that all of them function as they should and that they have not been opened unintendedly.

By mounting door sensors on the emergency exits, the checks can be automated. With the data from the sensors, the building managers will get notified remotely in case someone opens an emergency exit. This way, building managers will only have to leave their office to do the maintenance when it is necessary, saving them a tremendous amount of time and money.

Check out Onics’ door and window sensor.

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Optimize maintenance with intelligent lighting

Maintenance of the lighting in a building is also among the time-consuming tasks of building managers – especially if they have to check all lights in a big building manually.

Intelligent lighting enables building managers to quickly identify which lights need maintenance. By being notified about downtime, the building manager can limit the physical visits to the building to when there is an actual need for the lights to be fixed.

One option is to install lights that are capable of communicating wirelessly. Another option is to use a light sensor to verify remotely if the lights are turned on and off as intended.

The Motion Sensor includes a light sensor suited for this purpose. Get to know the sensor.

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The ideal gateway for optimizing the maintenance of MDUs

To help MDUs save resources on emergency exit and lighting maintenance, it is important to have a gateway that can collect the data from the sensors.

Onics’ Squid.link gateways are mature, flexible platforms ideal for optimizing the maintenance of MDUs. Since the Squid.link gateways support a range of communication protocols, it is possible for you to integrate IoT devices across wireless protocols. You can also include devices from different vendors to get the specific system that the MDUs need. As the gateways are white label products, they offer the possibility of visual customization.

Take a look at the Squid.link gateways.