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Volume 15
August 2017 Edition
chitectural influences will play a major role in the
system configuration, layout, and options. Plan to utilize extended cabinets for enhanced
detection in a high security application.
Is your building subject to historical commission
restrictions? Extended Post (EP) turnstile cabinets may be
utilized if you will need other peripherals inte-
grated, such as elevator destination dispatch
screens, or other corporate messaging screens.
Is an architect employed or retained by your firm
who might have input into your decisions?
Does the corporate security culture allow for de-
nying employees access when their badge has
been left behind accidentally? What is your for-
mal policy about requiring badges or credentials
to be presented for both ingress AND egress?
And many times the balance between corporate
culture/architecture vs. security policy also af-
fects the selection of type and size of glass barri-
ers that will be used in the design, heights gener-
ally range from 35 to 72.
There are some additional architectural and se-
curity functional considerations.
What is your timeline and when should
you start your design?
The sooner you start designing your system, the
less will be your cost.
Of course the budget available for the project will
influence system design.
The thing that is important to note here is that the
earlier the pedestrian entrance control system is
planned for in a new project, the lower the over-
all cost of the system.
The project timeline can influence product selec-
tion, especially for special finishes and corporate
branding.
Lead times for turnstiles and PEC’s can range
from 8 to 18 weeks in many cases.
If lead time is of concern, look for a North Ameri-
can manufacturer who can respond to your
schedule needs.
Justifying the needed budget for this
system
Lobby security staff costs will certainly be ex-
pected to decrease as the result of this new en-
trance control system.
Your turnstile or PEC may need to blend with ex-
isting or planned features nearby, such as cus-
tom bronze, brass, or other metal finishes, mar-
ble or other natural stone tops on your turnstiles.
Special turnstile cabinet/pedestal designs for
bio metric readers (fingerprint, facial etc.), visitor
bar code readers, Bluetooth, or cell phone NFC
readers may be integrated into turnstile cabinets
and this should be accounted for in your design.
If that dollar value can be estimated then it is
quite easy to calculate a ROI (return on Invest-
ment) or a Payback Period for the new invest-
ment, in order to please management.
But the Security Director can also look for ad-
ditional support from other departments, such as
Human Resources, IT, and Marketing in certain
cases.
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