Without the rapid adoption of digital strategies, it’s difficult to imagine how housing providers would have coped during the pandemic. In a matter of weeks, committed and passionate IT teams rose to the challenge of accelerating the pace of digital transformation across estates, enabling remote working and expanding online service delivery. Unfortunately though, as I…
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Infrastructure
Barnet Homes & Aico: IoT & industry 4.0 compliance
As of November 2021, Barnet Homes has over 3,000 properties connected to the Aico-HomeLink IoT platform, accounting for 20 per cent of its total housing stock. The technology has demonstrably saved people’s lives and generated net savings. Following a smooth roll-out, Barnet Homes has confirmed it will complete a full roll-out of 15,000 homes by…
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Aico launches Housing Safety & Wellbeing Taskforce
Aico has launched its Housing Safety & Wellbeing Taskforce, which owing to the pandemic, took place online. The fire-safety specialists were joined by Sir Peter Bottomley MP, who introduced the initiative and paid tribute to the late Sir David Amess MP, who had given Aico valuable support during the original planning phase of the project….
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Basildon Homes greener with energy-saving Goldeni
Basildon Council has become the first local authority to implement Morgan Sindall Property Services’ Goldeni energy-saving software. The Goldeni technology uses interconnected sensors to provide housing providers and tenants with real-time, actionable insights to help them ensure their properties are healthy, legally compliant and more energy efficient. The platform collects data on internal environmental conditions,…
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Cyber-risk management & AI-enabled domestic life
This article is based on work from the CHAI project, which explores how individuals living in social housing can recognise and protect themselves against the potential cyber-security risks of AI-enabled smart technologies in their homes. Project CHAI is a three-year, EPSRC-funded project involving five UK universities in collaboration with Housing Technology. Enriching our daily lives…
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Securing IT – Cyber security in housing
Cyber-attacks are a major threat for any business and housing providers aren’t immune. The pandemic has forced almost all housing providers to rely more heavily on digital services to carry out their operations, but this has also enhanced their vulnerability. Email-phishing attacks alone saw a seven-fold surge during the pandemic, demonstrating the growing danger of…
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