As highlighted in Part 1 and 2 of this blog series, NextGen partners with ASSA ABLOY, our door security vendor of choice, to help schools elevate the security of their facilities. Like us, ASSA ABLOY is deeply experienced in working with schools, addressing their challenges, and helping improve school safety and security. Our collaborative approach with ASSA ABLOY balances safety, security, and wellness.
NextGen Security and ASSA ABLOY’s innovative door and hardware solutions go beyond security and compliance. They also enhance efficiency, cleanliness, and adaptability in school environments.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, K-12 school districts spend $8 billion annually on energy costs, the second largest expense after teacher salaries. Aging facilities combined with limited school budgets result in deferred maintenance of facilities with an estimated $270 billion needed for infrastructure repairs. Upgrading to more modernized doors not only increases security, it also can reduce school energy bills. Energy-efficient exterior openings reduce air leakage, improve climate control and reducing energy costs for schools.
Our door solutions also enhance hygiene and cleanliness. Thankfully, the pandemic and the myriad mandates that came along with it are behind us, but the virus did remind us of how important it is to reduce the spread of germs and improve overall hygiene.
Post-pandemic or not, antimicrobial coatings and touchless or low-touch solutions, such as ASSA ABLOYs Safer2Open™ technology, do enhance facility cleanliness. The Safer2Open™ suite of hands-free solutions, which are available across a variety of products, both mechanical and electromechanical, can reduce touchpoints without compromising functionality in a range of facilities, including K-12 schools where decreasing the spread of germs is essential to public health. The ASSA ABLOY’s Safer2Open™ solutions we deploy include a range of cost-effective and low-to high-tech options for a myriad of facilities’ doors, from entrance to exit. Touchless door hardware and entry solutions coupled with proper hardware cleaning techniques improve facility safety by mitigating the spread of germs through high frequency touch points within a building.
Door security and efficiency are critical components of K-12 school safety and security strategies. NextGen Security and ASSA ABLOY’s innovative door and hardware solutions empower schools to enhance security, ensure compliance, improve efficiency, and adapt to evolving access requirements, creating safer and more secure learning environments for students and staff alike.