How Lumya turned room access into the app students never switch off
Three properties and 1,300 students went keyless over summer 2026. A quarter of a million door openings later, one platform runs every door.
250k+
door openings since July 2026
1,300
students across three properties
3.5 weeks
of staff time lost to lockouts a year, before
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01
From a patchwork of locks to one platform
Lumya’s buildings ran on different lock systems and physical keys, so staff relearnt access every time they moved between sites, and every lost key meant a walk to the room and a new key cut.
With every door on Unloc, one system serves every team, and the time goes back to looking after students.
02
An app students actually keep
Access lives inside Lumya’s own community app. Because it opens their room, students keep it installed and switched on, so news and reminders reach them.
03
Buildings that show how they are used
Every opening is logged, so Lumya sees which shared spaces students really use, and turns heating and lights down where they don’t.
04
More from every building
Unloc Doorbell means no intercom to build into new sites, and quiet study areas open up as daytime co-working, with access set for each guest.
“So just from a lock software, what you can do in an operational building is quite amazing. That’s why we chose Unloc.”
