Dublin City Council is working with net-zero technology company IES on a digital twin project to identify how the city’s social housing stock can be decarbonised in terms of both operational energy and embodied energy. IES modelled three residential blocks using its digital-twin software. It assessed the full carbon impact and efficiency of four renovation…
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Housing Management
Luton Borough Council moves to Civica
Luton Borough Council is implementing Civica’s Cx Housing Management, Cx Asset Management, Cx Contractor Workforce and Abritas Choice Based-Lettings in a new £1.1 million, seven-year contract. The Civica Cx software will give the council a single view of its resident, property and asset data, alongside a self-service portal for its residents. Council staff will benefit…
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Seven steps to data maturity
Data underpins every part of an organisation. That makes it hard to manage and improve but powerful if you get it right. Data science and technology give us tremendous new ways of understanding and managing information about people, assets and services, yet many housing providers struggle to realise the full benefits of their investments in…
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Artificial expectations?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is receiving widespread coverage in the media at the moment. On the one hand, people are marvelling at the apparent wonders of ChatGPT, while on the other people are asking what untrammelled AI might mean for jobs and human agency (notwithstanding the theoretical creation of artificial general intelligence [AGI] and/or fears of…
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When digital maturity met legacy stock
The housing sector has a track record of responding to change; from the rent cuts during the Cameron/Osborne austerity era to the more recent pandemic, housing providers have demonstrated they can pivot. While that agility is an asset and undoubtably delivers short-term gains, bubbling under the surface are more systemic challenges. This is illustrated by…
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Getting clever – Business intelligence and analytics
Housing Technology interviewed business intelligence, data science and analytics experts from Civica, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Housemark, Itica and NEC Software Solutions about how housing providers could take advantage of the latest BI and analytics packages and services, what to look out for, what to avoid and how to embed BI into housing providers’ everyday…
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