Facility Management

Close encounters of the car park kind

Car parks are indispensable parts of the management of residential apartments. A car park area can be indicative of a facility’s efficiency, lifestyle, cleanliness and management discipline. Facility managers and building staff can encounter issues arising from the car park on a regular basis, for neglecting even just one seemingly minor problem can cause serious issues.

CAR PARK ACCESS SYSTEMS

The most obvious problem related to car parks is their accessibility. Car park access needs to be reliable, fast, secure and convenient. Nowadays there are various access systems implemented in apartment car parks.

1) Remote control access (fob/swipe)

This is a common method to provide car park access for residents. To avoid the misuse of swipes, facility managers have the option of

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