The Smarter Building Blog
A blog about property technology to help you develop, own, and manage a smarter building.
Why Every Apartment Building Needs a Smart Intercom
Read this post to learn why every apartment building needs a smart intercom system. Unless someone stands outside your building 24/7 to open the door, you need an intercom system. Intercoms improve building security by allowing tenants to speak to visitors before...
How to Import Tenants into the ButterflyMX System
Read this post to learn how to import tenants in your ButterflyMX smart intercom system. As a Property Admin in the ButterflyMX system, you have the ability to manage your tenant list. You can add, remove, or update your tenant data at any time. If you use Property...
Apartment Intercom System with Door Release
An apartment intercom system with door release lets tenants open the door for visitors with the push of a button. When a visitor uses the apartment intercom system to call a tenant, the tenant is alerted of the visitor’s arrival. The tenant then unlocks the...
Reduce Wait Times to Enter Your Gated Community with ButterflyMX
Read this post to learn how to reduce wait times to enter your gated community. If you live in a gated community, you've likely witnessed cars stacking at your gate. If you’re unfamiliar, car stacking is when there is a backup of cars waiting to access the community....
The History of the Apartment Intercom System
The world has changed a lot since the first apartment intercom system was invented more than 100 years ago. Back then, apartment dwellers purchased their goods from a market within walking distance of their homes, traveled only for special occasions, and rarely...
How to Choose an Apartment Intercom for Your Building
Read this post to learn how to choose an apartment intercom system for your building. Whether you’re upgrading your current intercom system or installing an intercom in your apartment building for the first time, you’ve got plenty of options to weigh. We're...
How Do I Use ButterflyMX?
If you live, work, or manage a property equipped with ButterflyMX and find yourself asking, "How do I use ButterflyMX?", read this post to get started. ButterflyMX lets you use your smartphone to gain access to your building and to let visitors in. You can...
How to Use ButterflyMX Voice Commands
Read this post to learn how to use ButterflyMX voice commands. We live in a world where you can ask your voice assistant to do pretty much anything. You can ask it to remind you to pick up your dry cleaning, order you more laundry detergent, or even read you a book....
How to Change How Your Name Appears on the ButteflyMX Intercom Directory
Read this post to learn how to change how your name appears on the ButterflyMX intercom directory. ButterflyMX's smart intercom directory has a touchscreen display, meaning you can update it at any time. Because of this, you can choose what name you want...
How Video Calls Work with ButterflyMX
Read this post to learn how video calling works with ButterflyMX. Unlike a telephone entry system that can only make audio calls, our smart intercom allows for video calling to a smartphone. This way, tenants can see who is at the door or gate before granting them...
