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Four PropTech Amenities Designed for Modern Residents
Four PropTech Amenities Designed for Modern ResidentsIn the last post in this series on proptech amenities, we highlighted three essential amenities millennials can't live without. But the world is filled with all different types of renters, so in this post we'll...
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Three PropTech Amenities Millennials Can’t Live Without
Three PropTech Amenities Millennials Can't Live WithoutThe right PropTech amenities create a secure and convenient property access living experience. And satisfied, secure residents stick with a good thing! Here are three PropTech amenities that every modern...
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Creating a “Sidewalk-to-Sofa” experience with PropTech
Creating a “Sidewalk-to-Sofa” with PropTechThe right PropTech amenities touch three primary areas: the property itself, each unit, and a smartphone to interact with them.When conceived, integrated, and properly operated, a magical thing happens: Residents, visitors,...
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PropTech – It’s a Win-Win for Property Owners and Tenants Alike
PropTech - It's a Win-Win for Property Owners and Tenants AlikeIt’s a renter’s market in cities across the United States. The pressure is on property managers not only to compete for residents but also to retain the ones they have. Below are some telling statistics...
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Zoned Elevator Controls
We have recently rolled out a major update to our elevator control system (ECS), which allows the Butterfly system to assign zones to elevators. This allows for selective control of different elevators within a building. Please note that you can still wire in parallel...
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The seven PropTech amenities that every modern residential property should have
1. Access controlWhen it comes to designing a smart building, it starts with the front door. A smart building consistently denies access to certain people while seamlessly allowing access to others. Intelligent access control requires a modern system, one that offers...
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Five New Trends in Real Estate Technology
It used to be that owning and managing a property simply meant washing the windows, tending to the facade, and keeping the lobby clean. Not anymore— with new real estate technology, you can now do more with your property than ever before. New devices make it possible...
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Using Technology to Keep Residents Safe
Living in a multi-family building can pose a security risk for residents: various people enter it every day and residents, property managers, and owners likely don’t know who those people are. We all want to live in a place where we feel safe; security issues can be a...
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Six ways to keep renters happy
Why your No. 1 priority should be to keep renters in your building— and 6 simple ways to ensure that you doAs of the second half of 2018, the United States was officially in a so-called “renter’s market” for the first time in more than eight years, according to data...
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Wiring a ButterflyMX smart intercom directly to an electronic lock
Inductive kickback voltage, diodes/resistors, and wiring a ButterflyMX Smart Intercom directly to an electric lock While it is always best to run an 18 or 22 AWG line from one of the Butterfly’s dry contact relays back to your access control system for rex,...
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