Opened in July 2016, Student One was the first purpose-built student accommodation in Brisbane to offer flexible term leases with lease start dates at the student’s choice. It was also the first to provide 24/7 staff support for its resident students.
Close to transport and surrounded by universities, English language schools and pathway institutes, Student one has three locations; Wharf Street, Elizabeth Street and Adelaide Street, offering a suite of amenities including gyms, bean bag cinemas and outdoor barbecues. At 41 storeys, Wharf Street is one of the world's tallest student accommodation buildings, and the first residence building on Adelaide Street features a mix of 55 five-bedroom share apartments, 196 studios and 108 twin bed-studios.
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We were happy to go with SALTO to provide our access control, as we knew it could grow with us as we added more sites to our portfolio in Brisbane.
SALTO is in use around the world in educational environments where it provides security, access control and campus management and we’re delighted to have Student One as part of our growing customer base.
Student One needed to manage many security and safety concerns while providing convenience for their residents across private and shared areas of the building. With a growing property portfolio, they also needed to ensure that the access control system they chose would scale with this expansion.
Installed by SALTO Certified Partners Toplock Locksmiths, the residence buildings are protected by a smart access control system from SALTO, as well as non-intrusive CCTV technology. The access control is fitted to student bedrooms, administration areas and student common areas. Director Mark Bowater says ‘SALTO was a great choice for this project and we’ve fitted Ælement locks and Energy Saving Devices (ESDs) as well as controllers and wall readers located in strategic hotspot points.”
Controlled via contactless smartcards (which the students also use for cashless laundry services) the Ælement locks provide a wireless stand-alone networked system through SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) technology. This captures individual student audits and battery status every time they badge through an offline door, with the data then downloaded at one of the hotspot points on one of the residences lifts or other common areas.
The in-room ESDs meanwhile help save a considerable amount of room electricity consumption. These work when the students insert their smart ID card into the ESD and activate the air-conditioning system in the room.
Tim Weston, CEO of Student One says, “I had previously used SALTO technology on other student accommodation projects and was impressed with its ease of use and advanced Data-on-Card and Virtual Network operating system. We were happy to go with SALTO to provide our access control, as we knew it could grow with us as we added more sites to our portfolio in Brisbane.”
- SALTO delivers the highest levels of security combined with resident convenience across private and shared spaces
- Management uses audit trails and reporting to support their duty of care
- Revoking access in the event of credentials being lost is quick and easily done, meaning security is never compromised due to lost smart cards
- Aesthetically designed minimalist locks complement the interiors
Opened in July 2016, Student One was the first purpose-built student accommodation in Brisbane to offer flexible term leases with lease start dates at the student’s choice.
