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TECH AND THE TURNSTILE PROPERTIES OF SILVERSTEIN COURTESY PHOTO

GLASS BARRIER TURNSTILES INCREASE SECURITY AND IMPROVE THE Kratos, FLOW OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AT A CITY HIGH-RISE. the security BY HOLLY GILBERT STOWELL integrator for Tower 7, oversees LOCATED IN ’S Financial District, 7 World Trade Center (7 WTC) maintenance was the fi rst tower to be rebuilt aft er the September 11, 2001, terror attacks that of several features throughout destroyed the Twin Towers—part of the original World Trade Center complex. the building, including security cameras and access control. Kratos The 52-story tower, which has our tenants, our visitors, and our helped 7 WTC evaluate several new 1.7 million square feet of offi ce employees,” says Angelo Provvido, turnstile options that would improve space, opened in May 2006. The property manager at 7 WTC. convenience for the tenants and building is owned and managed by The tower has been using turnstiles facilitate the overall fl ow of traffi c. , Inc., and is for access to its north and south When the building came across home to several high-profi le tenants, lobby entrances since it opened, but Smarter Security’s Fastlane Optical including Moody’s and the New York the previous solution was not ideal, turnstiles, management was Academy of Sciences. Provvido explains. impressed. “The slim design, the glass Because the building is located “We had maintenance issues door features—those were all things on a symbolic site in New York City with them—they were constantly that drew our eyes and our attention and is leased to capacity, security malfunctioning,” he says, adding to the product,” Provvido notes. is a top priority for the building’s that the turnstiles had a component Aft er visiting other buildings where management. that would sometimes strike people the turnstiles were installed, 7 WTC “Life safety is by far the most in their midsection or legs as they staff decided to integrate the solution important thing for this building, came in and out of the building. into the building’s lobby. 26 CASE STUDY | ACCESS CONTROL

Integrating the product took about a to come in on short notice and make year, Provvido explains, from the time STATS the repair and get the turnstile up and Tower 7 began evaluating options to running,” Provvido explains. having them custom manufactured and Between the two installation phases, installed. The installation was completed Security Threats Silverstein Properties’ Chairman Larry in two phases: one for the north lobby More than 150 security pro- Silverstein was able to directly compare entrance and one for the south lobby. fessionals from Fortune 1000 and contrast the two turnstiles, the old Tenant convenience was a priority fi rms rated company concerns and the new solutions, side by side. on a scale of 1 (least important) for the building, so demolition of the “These Fastlane systems made to 5 (most important.) old turnstiles began on a Friday night a notable improvement in how we and was fi nished by Monday morning process the fl ow of our tenants and in both phases. The project was com- visitors,” he says. “You can feel the pleted in April 2015. quality workmanship in both the There are eight turnstiles, two of aesthetics and operation.” which are handicap-accessible. To gain Silverstein Properties also owns and access, tenants present an access card 4.2 manages World Trade Center Building 3, CYBERSECURITY above a scanner on the turnstiles, which which was completed in June 2016. That are equipped with both proximity and location, which will offi cially open in bar code readers. The turnstiles have early 2018, has 2.5 million square feet of swinging glass barrier doors that open rentable space and will also feature the to allow the person through. Fastlane turnstiles. “Tenants like the new product; the In addition to the turnstiles, which old ones were more of a metal, bulkier 4.0 provide an eff ective deterrent against turnstile,” Provvido says. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE any would-be trespassers, 7 WTC has Another feature that improves traffi c PREVENTION/RESPONSE a fully staff ed security desk during the fl ow is pairing the employee’s profi le building’s main hours. with the fl oor number he or she works With the old turnstiles, there was on. When a tenant presents his or her an incident where a young man card to the turnstiles, an from jumped the turnstiles and tried to gain the elevator bank is automatically further access to the building. He was reserved to take that person to his or her 3.9 immediately apprehended by security, designated fl oor. and eventually escorted away by Port ACTIVE SHOOTER THREATS “The turnstile actually tells you which Authority Police. number elevator in the bank will be So far, 7 WTC hasn’t had any coming down for you,” Provvido says. problems with the new turnstiles, When a tenant has a guest, an and Provvido says the product employee preregisters the visitor in the improves business effi ciency while building’s visitor management system. improving security. Guests present their identifi cation to 3.9 “You have to make sure the tenants the security desk, and an offi cer will BUSINESS CONTINUITY get to their workplace in a timely print out a temporary badge that expires PLANNING/ORGANIZATIONAL manner. Everybody comes in the front at the end of the day. The pass has a RESILIENCE doors in a rush and they are all in a bar code that opens the turnstile, and race trying to get to their offi ce space,” security advises the guest what fl oor to Provvido says. “The turnstiles secure go to. the building, and prevent people who When there are large events in the shouldn’t be coming in from getting building with several visitors coming through to the other side.” in at once, the turnstiles can be opened 3.8 for a fi xed period of time while security CYBER/COMMUNICATIONS checks names against a list. SECURITY: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kratos manages the turnstiles from Jeff Brown, jbrown@ the administrative side, so if there are SOURCE: TOP SECURITY THREATS AND smartersecurity.com, MANAGEMENT ISSUES FACING CORPORATE www.smartersecurity.com, technical issues Provvido calls the AMERICA, SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES USA, FEBRUARY 2017 512/328.7277 ext. 228 integrator to fi x them. “Kratos is able

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