A communal enterprise “Kharkovgorlift” has launched a pilot project of automatical system for condominiums. Engineers have spoken with journalists from local TV channels and told them about the novelties.

A new system is called “a smart staircase” and consists of numerous massive iron doors, modernized intercom, automatic dimmer and lift management system. All a resident has to do is to just bring his key to an intercom pivot. An external side of such intercom has got a screen that displays all important information. Electronic moving text can inform people about new tariffs, for example, repairing works and debts.

Petr Lazarenko, a designer of this system, pointed out that “a smart staircase” has got several useful functions. For example, when someone comes close to a door gate, a dimmer automatically comes up. People feel much more secure with this function working.  When there’s none near the gate, the light fades away. Energy savings is not the only advantage of “a smart staircase”. When one brings his or her key to the intercom pivot, simultaneously a lift goes down on the ground floor and a resident of the house doesn’t have to wait. Another great function of the system is a possibility to get in a building with a single mobile call. Now if you’ve lost or forgotten your key somewhere, you still can get back home.

Anatolii Kandaurov, a head of a communal enterprise “Kharkovgorlift” has reported that designers are working on functionality improvements of “a smart staircase”. They plan to produce individual keys and set the alarm system. In case of a gas leak it will automatically open emergency exits and trigger an alarm. A head of the enterprise emphasized on safety guarantees of such system. The prices for the system are not known yet. Local officers need to repeatedly test and approve this system before it actually can be put into operation.