A night-time aerial survey of Redbridge is being used to map heat loss from the borough’s buildings. Thermal mapping data is helping the London borough to assess how different types of buildings are performing in terms of heat loss. The ongoing study is exploring possible connections between property, land use types and heat loss in…
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Mobile working 2.0
Housing Technology interviewed mobile working experts from 1st Touch, Incom Business Systems, Intercity Telecom and Waterstons on the new wave of mobile working practices, their predictions for the future and merits of the different technology platforms. It is safe to say that the use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, is now well…
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Arena Partnership launches mobile solution
Arena Partnership has launched a new version of its Tracker software with many new mobile features that support its use in the field. Designed for users working in resident involvement, community engagement and customer insight, the new software is already being used by over 50 housing providers in the UK and is available via the…
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Family Mosaic signs up for Digital Log Books for new tenants
Family Mosaic is giving its new tenants access to Etive’s Digital Log Book service to encourage their social and financial progression during their five-year, fixed-term tenancies. During their first probationary year, Family Mosaic’s new tenants are asked to sign up to an action plan which sets out what they will do to progress into work,…
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Mobility, social housing and technology
What is technology in housing? In many ways, the point of technology is to simplify traditionally complex processes and make them easy for everyone, everywhere, at any time. Technology in housing is about the ease with which people not only find places to live but also the experience of their home. The homes in which…
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General Election – Universal credit rolls on
The Conservative’s victory in the General Election and in particular the retention of Iain Duncan Smith as Work and Pensions Secretary should interpreted by housing providers as a clear indication that the widespread roll-out of universal credit is definitely going to happen, despite some misgivings over its technical implementation and its effect on housing providers’…
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