The concept of digital twins and using data to create a virtual representation of a physical object has been part of FireAngel’s innovations since 2007 when the IoT landscape began to take shape. With housing providers facing growing pressure to improve fire safety for residents and maintain a ‘golden thread’ of asset information, meeting these…
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Housing Management
Digital twins in housing
Housing Technology interviewed executives from CGA Simulation, Chimni, Civica, Gray Fox Consulting, NEC Software Solutions, Simul8 and Twinview about the role of digital twins in housing and how they can be used for better business operations, improve tenant safety and support more rigorous governance and regulatory compliance. What is a digital twin? Gray Fox Consulting’s…
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Loreburn Housing’s new HomeMaster HMS
Loreburn Housing’s director of property and development, Gary Alison, describes how the housing provider’s implementation of the HomeMaster housing management system from Designer Software has been a ‘game changer’ for its business and financial operations. We decided to move to an agile working environment back in 2017 but our incumbent housing management system was a…
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Housing in 2035…
Home working, green spaces and energy efficiency – uncovering housing priorities for the next decade; Civica’s Mark Holdsworth looks ahead to the future of social housing in 2035. Today’s housing providers are facing tightening finances while balancing affordable rents. They’re trying to be more responsive to the resident voice. They’re having to meet new and…
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Speculative design – The wider implications of AI in housing
This article is based on work from the CHAI academic research project, which explores how individuals can best recognise and protect themselves against potential security risks posed by AI-enabled smart technologies in the home. It is a three-year EPSRC-funded project involving five UK universities in collaboration with Housing Technology. Benefits vs. risks of AI technologies…
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Digital twin or digital cousin?
A digital twin is a virtual model of a physical object. It comprises an interconnected system of sensors and data analysis methods using aspects of artificial intelligence to learn about the systems it is monitoring and predict when issues may arise based on the experience it has seen. The impact on an organisation of having…
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