Dr Tim Walker, a research fellow at the University of Exeter, discusses the findings from a research project on the social value of home sensor systems in housing. Sensor systems and housing The quality of indoor home environments has a profound effect on the health and wellbeing of residents, particularly vulnerable groups. Issues such as…
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The social value of home sensor systems
Aico has recently collaborated with the University of Exeter on a series of guides exploring the use of home sensor systems and how housing providers can gain social value from them. Sam Collier, HomeLink’s head of market intelligence, provided expertise, information and costings for the social return on investment (RoI) models used throughout these guides….
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University of Exeter’s housing IoT guide & toolkit
The University of Exeter has partnered with Aico, Coastline Housing and Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT) to publish a guide and toolkit for housing providers to assess and realise the social value of IoT sensors in their tenants’ homes. Entitled ‘Sensor systems for healthier social housing – A guide to understanding & evaluating the social…
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Smartline – Cornwall’s digital test-bed
For six years, the Smartline project has been researching how digital technology can help people live healthier, happier lives. Sensors in 300 social housing properties in Cornwall have been monitoring environmental conditions inside homes, while surveys and questionnaires with customers have been building a richer picture of their lives. The project is funded by the…
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Smartline’s e-health pilot project
Poor housing has been shown to have a major impact on people’s health and quality of life. The Cornish research and innovation project Smartline is collecting data from environmental sensors fitted in the homes of social housing tenants in order to explore how technology can be used to improve the health and wellbeing of local…
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