Durability, security and convenience come together in unique intercom system

On their way to circular construction, architects and contractors are fully committed to sustainability, flexibility and reduction of materials. Both during construction and towards the management and maintenance phase. Intratone's access control and intercom solutions connect seamlessly to this. By making use of the cell phone network, for example, significant savings on wiring and costs. Moreover, installation can be done significantly faster and more efficiently, without sacrificing security, reliability and resident comfort. Separate indoor stations are no longer necessary and because change and key management can be carried out easily remotely, building managers no longer have to get into their cars for every (small) change. As a result, they can facilitate a larger work area and spend their budgets more usefully.

Intratone has long stood for access control and intercom solutions with real-time updates that are easy to install, maintain and manage. Also remotely. "This is how we make property management simple," says Marketing Manager Jasper Nijland. "Distinctive about our systems is the use of the cell phone network. On the facade there will be a highly resistant intercom system, which is connected to a data module with a SIM card. This module is connected to the electronic locking system of the entrance door, so vulnerable wiring and/or weak spots in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks are not an issue. Instead, the mobile network guarantees a high-quality, stable and wireless connection from the intercom to the smartphone and vice versa. And communication via a fixed (landline) line is also possible, eliminating the need for a separate indoor station."

"Spread throughout Europe, more than 1.8 million homes are already using Intratone's intercom solution," emphasizes Nijland. "With this we have saved about 36,000 kilometers of cabling, which is almost equivalent to the distance from the North Pole to the South Pole and back! Assuming about 200 grams of plastic, 300 grams of electronics and 20 meters of cable per indoor station, we also avoided about 900 tons of potential waste. An enormous gain in investment costs and sustainability. Because what you don't use, you don't have to assemble, produce and use as raw materials." By removing the indoor stations, Intratone is also removing a major annoyance from building owners and managers. "Indoor stations regularly suffer from malfunctions because residents do not treat them gently. By using one's own smartphone instead, this problem is effectively overcome. After all, residents are a lot more careful with their own belongings."

In case of relocations, administrators no longer need to come on site to replace name tags. In fact, by using digital name displays, all change management can be done very easily and through a secure online management portal. "Property managers can also easily and in real time add or remove users and/or build in time locks for specific users. And key management also becomes easier." Keys are by far the most vulnerable part of access control, Nijland knows. "After all, it happens regularly that residents lose keys, making the front door vulnerable. And broken keys and cylinders are also commonplace. To unburden managers in this area as well and save time and costs, we offer a wide range of electronic keys that can be easily managed and authorized remotely and via the same management portal. Lost keys can be blocked in real time. And if an unexpected attempt is made to copy a key, administrators are informed immediately (stop copy function). This also takes security to the highest level."