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Keying and security Section Summary Master key systems are preferred for all dwellings. Keying platform, hierarchy and configuration must be confirmed with Housing Choices. For multi-level apartment buildings where open stair access between floors is not available, lift and stair access should be restricted to the resident's floor only and any levels that have communal facilities. Keying and security system must allow Housing Choices to change, cancel and reissue fobs on an ongoing basis, for instance if any fobs are lost, or a tenant vacates the property. Preference for apartments to be accessible using a key and fob provided to access building entry, lift, and shared stair. Preferred supplier details in specification, see Part F of this document for further details. . Security fob / swipe card access is to be provided to all staff office areas and meeting rooms. Where more than one organisation is sharing the spaces the access hierarchy is to be confirmed with Housing Choices at the briefing stage. In larger developments an Access Control System is required to restrict movement throughout the buildings and their associated facilities. It is proposed that access control devices be installed in the following areas: ○ Building main entry doors; ○ Internal foyer doors; ○ Access to non-residential uses if located within building; ○ Emergency exit locks on the ground floor stairwell exits; and ○ Car park entry/exit. SDA Keying and Security Considerations Checklist: • Refer to NDIS SDA Design Standard. • In multi-residential contexts, one standard access control method is provided across all dwellings. • Swipe and/or remote push-button fob control are standard access control methods for unlocking secure entrances. • Push-to-exit buttons or movement sensors provided for exiting secure areas.
• Automatic-opening doors provided throughout common building areas, integrated into building wide secured access system. • Any automated door controls (fob readers, push buttons etc) are installed between 900-1100mm AFFL and not within 500mm of an internal corner. • Any door equipped with a motorised door opener to have anti-lockout hardware disabled. • Electric strikes provided to secure-entry doors where these could not be retrofitted (eg. concrete construction) to allow for future automation. See section D6 Home Automation Security of this document for further details.
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