Assa Abloy Opening Solutions UK & Ireland’s new Openings Studio Mobile App ‘allows users to manage buildings as a holistic system’.
The company said: “Information stored within the app enables buildings to be safely and effectively designed, constructed, and operated. Openings Studio is a cloud-based, custom configuration tool for the creation, visualisation, modification, and management of door openings. The unique BIM application provides access to complete doorset information at all stages – from product concept to product care.”
It continued: “Not only does Openings Studio help builders, architects, and specifiers develop, design, and specify doors and hardware with live BIM connectivity, it also assists with the manufacture and quality check of approved doors. The installation process and on-site information are also captured, and products are asset tagged (with either a QR code or RFID tag) for ease of access to details and history, allowing comprehensive door-by-door fire and performance inspections to be completed and recorded.”
Users can easily access the information relating to each door via the app, and enable a full and detailed inspection to be carried out. Any remedial work recommended can be reported within the app, and users can record details of any general maintenance or repairs completed too.
Paul Thompson, BIM manager for Assa Abloy Opening Solutions, explained: “The evolution of BIM technology has coincided with the tightening of building regulations within the industry, with emphasis currently placed on the ‘golden thread’ approach. BIM is now an industry staple, with a current adoption rate of 71 per cent. The Openings Studio Mobile App is one of the latest developments in digital construction tools.”