Smart Security: Peace of Mind for Residents and their Families
Smart Security: Peace of Mind for Residents and their Families
Did you know that approximately 35 percent of all break-ins in the UK are through unlocked windows and doors? Just ask yourself, how many times have you been away from home and wondered if you’d locked your front door?
Peace of mind is priceless. Think how reassuring it would be if you could just quickly check on your phone to be certain that you’d left your home secure, then go about the rest of your day safe in the knowledge that you’d locked up as you left the house.
But smart security doesn’t just have to be for youngsters or the tech savvy among us - far from it. Having confidence and comfort in the security of your home is even more vital for people who may be elderly or vulnerable, and their families.
That’s why products from Nationwide Windows & Doors are manufactured to be compatible with Kubu® Smart Security, which has been designed to work with windows and doors to remove that uncertainty for good. Nationwide Windows & Doors feature on the South West Procurement Alliance’s (SWPA) Windows & Doors – PVC-U & Timber (WD2) Framework. This framework has been developed to provide an efficient, value for money procurement route for local authorities, social landlords and other public sector bodies for the supply and installation of PVC-U, Timber and Aluminium Clad windows and doors.
SWPA and Nationwide place a keen focus on the importance of energy efficiency, and Kubu® Smart Security ensures homes are secure and also positively benefits home energy consumption. Keeping windows closed can keep energy bills down and ensure costing saving is possible, keeping the heat in, particularly during the winter months.
What is Kubu?
Nationwide Windows & Doors has been a leading supplier of high quality and innovative windows and doors to the UK’s social housing and new build sectors for more than 30 years. Over the last two years, Nationwide’s products have been manufactured with Kubu technology.
But what exactly is Kubu? Kubu Smart Security utilises high security smart sensors in windows and doors that monitor them in real time, sending an alert if there is anything to worry about. The Kubu Smart Sensor communicates directly with the Kubu Hub which is linked to the home’s Wi-Fi network. This information is then sent via the Kubu mobile app.
The Kubu Mobile App
Once installed, the Kubu app allows residents to receive real time notifications with every turn of the key. Status updates will come through as long as there is a Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. As for forgetting to lock your front door - through SureSecure™ geofence alerts, Kubu® sends an alert to notify the householder that they’ve forgotten to lock the door before they even get to the end of the street.
Benefits in Social Housing
For social housing providers, Kubu-equipped windows and doors offer enhanced tenant safety and satisfaction, providing peace of mind, and also presenting significant cost savings by reducing potential security breaches. The smart sensors enable residents to check at a glance if their doors or windows are locked or unlocked, are all closed or if any have been left open, and even check if they are in vent mode. These sensors have been designed to be completely concealed, they are low maintenance and calibration free - and they even have built-in tamper detection.
Family Sharing
For any elderly or vulnerable tenants, sensor status can be shared with family, friends, carers, or landlords, giving peace of mind that a home has been locked up securely before bedtime, or even alerted when the children are home safe from school.
Kubu is fully home integrated and works with most major smart-tech brands. This means residents can control heating, lighting, or other devices with the turn of a key or the opening of a window. Kubu comes with a 10-year mechanical warranty and a Smart Security Guarantee worth £2,000. Residents may also get a reduction on home insurance premiums through Locket Smart Insurance.
Happy tenants
All windows and doors installed by Nationwide Windows & Doors are Kubu ready. However, in order to activate the benefits of Kubu, residents will need to purchase a sensor for each window or door they wish to monitor, as well as a Kubu Hub. Once fully up and running, Kubu gives tenants and their families peace of mind and security.
For more information on Nationwide Windows & Doors, and Kubu, go to: https://nwd.co.uk/kubu/
For more information on the South West Procurement Alliance, go to: https://www.swpa.org.uk/
