In 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, the UK housing sector was thrown a new challenge with the government’s Charter for Social Housing Residents which laid out a bold new standard for housing providers. Combine this with ambitious climate-change targets as well as an irrefutable digital lag, and the housing sector was already on…
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Housing Technology Guide to IoT Deployment 2022
After several months’ research and with support from Aico, the Housing Technology Guide to IoT Deployment is now available; you can download your copy today from: housing-technology.com/research. Housing Technology’s research shows that the UK social housing sector’s attitude to the deployment of IoT devices in its tenants’ homes and subsequent data collection, analysis and reporting…
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Ex-Notting Hill COO joins Plentific
Plentific has appointed Andy Belton, the former COO and digital transformation leader of Notting Hill Genesis, to its advisory board. In his previous role, Belton led a digital transformation programme centred on automation and efficiency to support Notting Hill Genesis’ corporate strategy. Prior to that, he was the COO and deputy CEO for Notting Hill…
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Havebury Housing’s app & intranet with Oak Engage
Oak Engage has been chosen by Havebury Housing to connect its workforce and increase employee engagement. Oak Engage enables businesses to connect with their staff through its mobile app and SaaS-based platform. Oak’s software provides a variety of internal communications tools that integrate seamlessly with housing providers’ existing business applications, with the aim of improving…
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Ready for the internet of housing?
When we published the UK social housing sector’s first report on the internet of things (IoT) in 2017, IoT was still in its infancy in our sector. In our 2017 survey, the majority of housing providers reported to us that IoT was unimportant to their future plans, had no IoT strategies and that the technology…
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Bluesky maps Scottish cities in 3D from the air
Bluesky has added Edinburgh and Glasgow to its growing coverage of MetroVista 3D city models. Acquired using a state-of-the-art aerial sensor that simultaneously captures vertical and oblique imagery together with LiDAR, the 3D data is becoming increasingly popular for smart city applications. Providing a geographically accurate and detailed 3D representation of the urban environment, MetroVista…
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