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“Pace University knew it needed a partner who already had a working knowledge of the university and could work efficiently and seamlessly with their construction project team.”
By Monique Merhige
enhancements such as turnstiles and a visitor management system.
Phase I of the university renovation proj- ect included upgrades for two main build- ings at the New York City campus. These locations at 1 Pace Plaza and 41 Park Row, included new renovations to all four exist- ing entrances. In addition, one of the main construction projects included building a new staircase that connects the B-level and the 1st Floor. With renovations starting in early 2017, and the ribbon cutting ceremo- ny to celebrate the completion taking place in January 2019; Pace University knew it needed a partner who already had a work- ing knowledge of the university and could work efficiently and seamlessly with their
construction project team.
Pace relied on SAS’ combined 40 plus years
of engineering, design and installation expe- rience in both the security and telecommuni- cations space to deliver a unified solution. SAS stepped right in and worked on the exist- ing security and telecommunications infra- structure to ensure that while construction and the renovations were moving forward at both locations, there would be minimum downtime with their essential telecommuni- cation and security services. This included 800 new cat6 cable runs for data in addition to new fiber optic backbone cables connect- ing 1 Pace Plaza and 41 Park Row.
The project was multi-disciplined and required securing classrooms as well as stu- dent amenities spaces. While keeping the existing technology in place, the renovated areas received state-of-the-art security and telecommunication technology upgrades. In anticipation of the Pace University reno- vation, SAS upgraded the existing LenelS2 NetBox solution to a LenelS2 Global envi- ronment with new enterprise controllers, one for the NYC Campus and one for the Westchester Campus. Both controllers report back to the Global system for cen- tralized card holder management creating a unified solution. SAS was now tasked with streamlining one solution across all campus locations including the new spaces at the NYC campus, making this a major integra- tion project.
SAS brought in the right team of manufac- turers to accomplish a successful upgrade and installed 60 new Axis IP cameras in addition to two new LenelS2 NetVR servers for video management, over 32 Allegion card readers and 10 lanes of Gunnebo’s OptiStile 220 turn- stiles. Gunnebo was brought in during the very early stages of the project to help iden- tify and design an entrance control system for Pace that would balance both the aesthetic requirements of their campus modernization and the durability requirements of installing new turnstiles in a high traffic, high through- put higher education environment.
“Gunnebo could not have asked for a bet- ter integration partner as SAS did an excel- lent job balancing the requests of the end users, architects, consultants, general con- tractors, electricians, and IT staff during the
course of the project,” said Marc Bender, vice president of sales at Gunnebo Entrance Con- trol Inc. “SAS worked closely with all parties and coordinated the necessary resources that led us to a highly successful field installation of our OptiStile 220 system on campus at Pace University.”
In addition, SAS also implemented an integrated visitor management solution called Splan.
Splan provides next generation cloud and mobile technology-based visitor manage- ment solutions delivering intelligent and fully automated, self-service visitor check-in pro- cesses. The Splan solution seamlessly inter- acts with the existing LenelS2 solution to identify visitors as they enter the campus. As part of the ID management process, a verifi- cation station at each entrance was installed so that students, employees and contractors can present their ID for video verification as an extra measure of security. SAS knew that the LenelS2 solution was the right one based on its scalability and ease of integration with the student management system.
“We are proud to team with Pace Univer- sity and SAS Technologies, and excited to be part of the University’s growth on multiple campuses,” said John Pierangeli, senior director of sales, Northeast, LenelS2. “We all wanted to make the experience for students, staff and faculty a safe one. The SAS team’s deep knowledge of LenelS2 solutions and their ability to integrate a wide range of tech- nologies into the NetBox platform helped make this project an overwhelming success.”
Moving forward, there will continue to be an on-going collaboration between SAS and Pace University. “SAS Technologies values our continued working relationships with Pace University and our trusted partners,” said Sandra Rocha, CEO of SAS Technologies.
As the university continues to expand in the upcoming years, they can feel confident that SAS will guide them in the right direc- tion when it comes to the latest security and telecommunications technology. Staying ahead of the Pace has been the motto of SAS Technologies for the past 15 years and will continue well into the future.
Monique Merhige is the president of Infusion Direct Marketing Inc.
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