Arts & Culture
Securing Historic Buildings
Managing access to historic buildings have become increasingly complex. To preserve structural and architectural integrity, the traditional approach of wiring card readers and retrofitting doors with electric strikes is not acceptable.
Buildings are widely spread out and many of them are rented out to the public. Staff, symphonies, performing artists, maintenance crews, contractors, and vendors must all be given keys. Since they usually need access to multiple rooms, it is not uncommon to issue them master keys. To avoid penalties for lost keys, often time these keys get duplicated. And over time, management loses control of the keys and becomes vulnerable to theft.
iCrescendo is privileged to work with centers of performing arts to combat these threats. With CyberLock, management meets the following objectives:
- Budget – CyberLock increases operational efficiency and saves administrators money in the long run
- Key Control – CyberKey cannot be duplicated; minimizes number of keys issued
- Lost or stolen key – remove access quickly without having tore-key
- Vandalism – protect locks from being picked or vandalized
- Incident Reporting – gather evidence when incidents occurred
- Business Continuity – ensure systems remain functional during power outage
- Access Control – establish accountability and control access based on privileges
iCrescendo can help you secure your facilities by easily converting existing mechanical locks into an access control system. With electronic lock cylinders, programmable CyberKeys, and CyberAudit-Web Enterprise software, you can create a powerful system that tracks and controls access to every lock in your facility.
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Securing Historic Broadway Center
Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma, Washington began operation in 1983, but its buildings have been a vital part of the town for 90 years. Broadway Center’s Pantages Theater was originally a vaudeville house and the smaller Rialto Theater was a silent movie palace. In 1994, Broadway Center added a third theatre, Theatre on the Square. Situated at an intersection that has been the town’s center for generations, Broadway Center is at the very “heart” of the Tacoma community.
Challenge: Gaining Access Control without Structural Changes
Broadway Center has a staff of 85 full- and part-time employees and a volunteer base of 200 people. They needed to control and manage access to their theaters, rehearsal halls, classrooms, and office building. With many keys in circulation, security to their buildings was compromised whenever a key was lost. They couldn’t afford the time and expense to re-key every time a key was missing. David Fischer, Executive Director of Broadway Center, says, “The Rialto and Pantages Theaters were built in 1918 and are listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. We required a system that could be installed without altering their historic nature.”