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Contactless Buildings?
their success is reliant on the building being free from the virus in the first place.
Building managers are therefore met with the considerable task of trying to keep facilities free of individuals who display potential symptoms. Here, body thermal detection technology can give security teams a first-line filter to identify those entering premises who may have an elevated body temperature. These systems act as a dual-technology, out-of-the-box extension of a standard CCTV camera. In practice, they are used to measure the temperature of a person and alert an operator if anyone with an elevated temperature enters a building.
Body thermal detection cameras are a useful tool to control the potential spread of the virus. However, it’s important to emphasise that they are not a silver bullet and cannot diagnose any medical conditions or illnesses. Rather, the technology helps to identify the people most likely to infect those around them – one small step in the many it will take to protect the public. While the cameras are capable of measuring up to 40 individuals at once, right now the need is largely for organisations who have dramatically reduced the flow of people to facilitate social distancing. However, we may see larger venues starting to use them in more crowded settings once social distancing measures are eased further.
Controlling The Crowds
Where queueing systems can be implemented at entrances to control the crowds, there are other, more efficient methods by which this can be achieved. To this end, organisations can
turn to capacity control systems to manage the number of people on-site and reduce or limit contact between people. Similar to thermal detection cameras, the systems integrate with existing CCTV systems and use video analytics to count the number of people going in and out of a building – when a maximum occupancy level is reached, alerts can be sent and actioned for workers to respond appropriately.
Capacity control systems help organisations ensure social distancing measures are adhered to. This is crucial for those companies which have to prove they are keeping within occupancy tolerance to remain open. What’s more, the systems employ a data-driven approach, meaning there is little room for error. This removes the reliance on workers and security guards to count building entrants in or out and think on their feet. Here, technology will ease the pressure on workers enormously.
Stronger Together
While it remains to be seen how COVID-19 will change the way in which we all operate, contactless buildings will help businesses operate safely and efficiently during these constantly evolving times.
Each of these solutions is more than capable as a standalone measure to support operations. That said, using them in conjunction with each other will bring contactless buildings into the mainstream, and help keep people as safe as possible. Together, these solutions play an integral role in tackling ongoing continuity challenges, and ensure businesses are prepared for what the ‘new normal’ holds.
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