The serious health effects of cold homes have led London’s Islington Council to trial a ‘warmth on prescription’ programme aimed at improving the homes of those with serious health conditions, using robots from Q-Bot to insulate floors. The Q-Bot devices crawl under suspended timber floors and insulate them from below, making the property not only…
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As a new media and channel specialist at Red Kite Community housing, welcome to the first ever #HTtop5… A bitesize chunk of technology news goodness, wrapped up in a delicious layer of creative possibilities, kind of like a tech-news sausage roll. So sit back, prepare your taste buds and take a housing-size bite of the…
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Clearview performs for Cheltenham Borough Homes
Cheltenham Borough Homes is now using Clearview’s performance management reporting software to get closer to and make better use of the data spread across its organisation. Adam Waller, business support manager, Cheltenham Borough Homes, said, “We needed a more robust, accessible and flexible way of using of our data and a way to link that…
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Origin Housing apprentice wins Microsoft award
Origin Housing’s Ben Daniels has scooped an award at Microsoft’s annual Apprenticeship of the Year competition, winning in the ‘support role’ category. This is the second year running that Origin Housing has featured in the awards, with the housing provider’s apprentice Ismail Mulla picking up an award in 2015. Mark Lordon assistant director of IT…
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What makes a successful digital organisation in the housing sector?
Digital transformation, a source of confusion and worry for leaders in the housing sector, is nothing to be afraid of. It more or less refers to getting a business ready to operate in a changing digital environment. Uncertainty surrounding the impact that Brexit will have on the market has, for at least the short term,…
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SDS team conquers Three Peaks & raises thousands for Shooting Star Chase
A team of housing experts from SDS has raised over £2,200 for Shooting Star Chase, the children’s hospice charity. Over an intense, energy-sapping 24 hours Phil Shelton, CEO of Cranleigh-based SDS, led his colleagues to the top of Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon after weeks of training. They scaled Ben Nevis in three…
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