It is widely accepted that through community networking, we help individuals to connect with their communities, maximising their own potential and fuelling regeneration. Facilitating this is therefore often acknowledged as one of the duties of a social housing provider. Any digital inclusion strategy has to explore how the internet can be used to enhance community…
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Women’s Pioneer Housing’s office clearance with Invu
One year after it implemented an electronic document management system from Invu, Women’s Pioneer Housing has reported on how it has automated its finance function and digitised its invoices and tenancy records at the same time as creating valuable space in its central London offices. WPH decided last year that it had had enough of…
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GGP GIS links to Google & Bing web mapping
GGP Systems has linked its geographic information system (GIS) to web mapping portals such as Google Maps and Bing Maps with a simple click-to-view tool. Designed to improve integration between GGP’s professional GIS and popular internet mapping services, it automatically links the current working window of the GGP GIS to the same location on the…
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£101,000 funding prize from Ordnance Survey
In partnership with Land Registry, Ordnance Survey has launched its eighth ‘GeoVation Challenge’ with £101,000 in development funding to help develop the best ideas and solutions to housing issues. Individuals, start-ups and existing businesses and organisations are invited to submit their ideas to improve housing by 19 November 2014. Outstanding entries will then be invited…
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Cascade announces new HR customers
Five housing providers have confirmed that they are in the middle of implementing HR solutions from Cascade. Castle Vale Community Housing, Christian Action Housing, Orwell Housing, Teign Housing and Together Housing Group are expected to go live with their Cascade deployments within the next few months. Castle Vale Community Housing wanted a new HR system…
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A2Dominion goes green with Alfagy
As part of A2Dominion’s plan to demolish around 450 houses to make way for 700 properties, it is using combined heat and power (CHP) technology from Alfagy for the community heating system. Based on a blueprint from Conran & Partners, the Green Man Lane estate in west London is being regenerated through a shared £136…
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