Regardless of the ruling party of the day, the government will continue to demand ‘more for less’ from housing providers. In this environment, the ability of asset management solutions to optimise housing providers’ asset portfolios will become increasingly important. Systems supporting sound practices in data-driven decision-making are essential, but those systems must be capable of…
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Infrastructure
Platform Housing – The build vs. buy debate
Increasing external pressures on the housing sector, including TSMs, a greater focus on compliance and a drive towards personalised services, often lead to new technology and data initiatives. Platform Housing’s director of EPMO Tamara Fyffe and head of data, analytics and AI Richard Hawkes discuss their conflicting and complementary opinions on whether you should build…
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University of Exeter’s housing IoT guide & toolkit
The University of Exeter has partnered with Aico, Coastline Housing and Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT) to publish a guide and toolkit for housing providers to assess and realise the social value of IoT sensors in their tenants’ homes. Entitled ‘Sensor systems for healthier social housing – A guide to understanding & evaluating the social…
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Bring on the orchestra…
With more and more housing providers adopting technologies and processes such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA) and business process management (BPM), just waiting in the wings is process orchestration (a.k.a. event orchestration). At present, most housing providers’ automations are limited to a task level (tactical), whereas orchestration is the automation of linked…
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Cyber-security and hybrid working
The housing sector is now much more aware of the threats posed by cyber-criminals than it used to be. But as attacks increase in frequency and sophistication, and with more staff working either remotely or in a hybrid model, it’s essential that housing providers and their employees remain vigilant and have the ability to adapt…
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Beating damp and mould with data
Damp and mould is an ongoing problem for housing providers and their customers; what are the biggest challenges and how can data help them? During early 2023, Housemark ran a series of pilot projects with our members, following the addition of a specific damp and mould feature to our Photobook inspection tool. The number of…
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