Digital signage for apartment buildings replaces paper notices in the lobby or stairwell with a screen that shows maintenance work, waste collection days, house rules and events. A digital notice board for residents is updated from a phone and removes expired notices on its own. Screenbird runs it from EUR 12 per screen per month billed annually.
What the screens do
A screen in the lobby, next to the elevator or between the mailboxes reaches every resident who walks past. It replaces the paper sheet on the door, which fades, falls off and stays up after the date has passed. The screen shows the current notice and takes it down by itself when the date arrives.
Maintenance and building notices
Planned work is the most common use. A notice states what happens, where in the building and on which dates: an elevator inspection, a water shut-off, painting in the stairwell. A building manager writes it once and sets an end date, so the notice leaves the screen when the work is done.
Waste and recycling schedule
Residents ask the same question every week: which bin goes out when. A weekly schedule starts the collection notice on the right day, and the normal playlist runs the rest of the time.
Events and house rules
A residents' meeting, a courtyard get-together or a new house rule belongs on the screen with a date and a time. Fixed content such as house rules and a number for after-hours repairs can stay in the playlist permanently.
How to set it up
- Choose the location. Mount the screen upright at eye height where residents pass every day, such as between the mailboxes and the elevator. Portrait orientation suits a notice list. The orientation guide explains the settings.
- Get a TV and a player. A TV with an HDMI port and a small player is enough. Screenbird plays on the Amazon Signage Stick, Google TV, Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi and modern browsers, and the hardware guide compares players. A Mac works too, as described for Screenbird on a Mac.
- Add the fixed content. Build a playlist with house rules, the repair number and the waste schedule. Use a template from the designer so the layout looks consistent.
- Add the notice board for temporary notices. Notices are sent from a phone and can be temporary, with an end time, or permanent.
- Set the schedule. Recurring items such as waste collection run on a weekly schedule, and the screen can switch off at night on supported players.
- Decide who can post. Give the building manager access to the building's screens and, if there are several buildings, one person per building.
Screenbird's guide to making a digital notice board shows these steps in the dashboard.
A lobby screen reaches residents who walk past it, not residents who are away or not at home. Formal meeting notices and urgent notices such as a sudden water shut-off should also go out by letter or email.
What to show and where the data comes from
A resident notice board needs few sources, and every source should have one owner. The building manager usually owns all of them. Screenbird supports the sources below.
| Source | What it shows | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Notice board app on a phone | Elevator outages, water shut-offs, planned work, with an end date | Screenbird's digital notice board |
| Google Calendar | Residents' meetings, courtyard events, bulk pickup days | how to display Google Calendar on a TV |
| Google Sheets | Waste and recycling schedule, contact numbers | show Google Sheets on a TV |
| Designer templates | House rules, welcome message, after-hours repair number | designer with 250+ templates |
| Countdown and ticker | Days until an event, scrolling short messages | Built into Screenbird's apps |
Live sources such as Google Calendar need a connection to refresh. Designs and photos that are stored on the screen keep playing during an outage.
How Screenbird handles this
Screenbird is built for small teams with mixed screens, and a property manager with a few buildings fits that. Every feature is in one plan at EUR 12 per screen per month billed annually, or EUR 15 billed monthly, excluding tax. The price does not depend on the number of apartments or users, and a 7-day free trial requires a credit card.
- Notices are sent from a phone, as temporary notices that end at a set time or permanent ones.
- Several buildings run from one account, with a folder and a playlist per building.
- Shared designs such as house rules can be updated once and used in every building.
- The dashboard shows a notification when a screen has been offline for 15 minutes.
- Screens keep playing stored designs and photos when the internet drops.
More examples are on Screenbird's digital notice board for residents page and the page on digital signage for real estate.
Related guides
What is a digital notice board for residents?
A digital notice board for residents is a screen in the lobby or stairwell that shows building notices, such as maintenance, waste collection days and events. The building manager updates it from a dashboard or a phone instead of printing and pinning paper.
How do notices disappear automatically?
Screenbird sends a notice either as a temporary notice with an end time or as a permanent one. A temporary notice leaves the screen when its end time passes, so nobody has to take it down.
Can one account manage several buildings?
Yes. Screenbird keeps a folder and a playlist per building in one account, and a superintendent or board member can be given access to the screens of one building only.
Does a lobby screen need a computer?
No. A TV with an HDMI port and a small player such as the Amazon Signage Stick is enough. Screenbird also runs on Google TV, Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi and the built-in browser of recent Samsung and LG smart TVs.
What happens when the internet drops?
Designs and photos that are stored on the player keep playing. Live content such as Google Calendar needs a connection and refreshes when it returns.
Can the screen switch off at night?
Yes. Screenbird switches screens on and off on a schedule through HDMI-CEC on supported players. Some TVs ignore HDMI-CEC commands, so test the schedule on the actual TV.
Does the price depend on the number of apartments?
No. Screenbird charges per screen, not per apartment or per user, from EUR 12 per screen per month billed annually, excluding tax.
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