Roebuck Castle student accommodation facility in Dublin deployed with SALTO’s smart access system

University College Dublin (UCD) has installed a smart access control solution from SALTO in its brand new Roebuck Castle student accommodation facility.

This brand new Residence Hall, which opened in September 2010, is the first of its kind in Ireland and provides 133 beds of student catered accommodation. Each unit is made up of 12 single en suite rooms with a shared kitchenette, lounge and a quiet shared study room. The units are "catered" that is they include a cooked breakfast and evening meal in the rental price for a current charge of €7.50 a day. The hall is located within easy access to all campus restaurants, coffee shops, launderette, bookshop convenience store, libraries, student clubs, health centre, travel centre, bank and post office making it a perfect home for new UCD students.

Richard Brierley, Manager of Residential Services at University College Dublin, said: "Further to the renovation of accommodation at our Merville Student Village apartments that we did last year and a second phase of refurbishment we did earlier this year, Roebuck Castle was a brand new build offering something new to UCD students. Having used SALTO in many other buildings on campus, we had no hesitation in choosing the system again for this building. Incorporating the latest in wireless access control technology, it helps us to provide for the safety of our student residents as well as offing good flexibility and security access."