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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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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Probing security flaws in tenants’ energy consumption
The Heat Networks (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 were introduced with the objective of empowering the end-users of communal heating systems to better manage their energy use through the installation of individual heat energy meters and free access to consumption data. Two years further on, district heating specialist Insite Energy’s managing director, Peter Westwood, explains…
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Using CCTV to manage your properties
For most housing providers, CCTV is used to protect people, property and assets by providing visual surveillance. However, if you connect it to the internet – the so-called internet of things (IoT) – it can do so much more. MHS Homes has been trying out the technology and has identified many applications which neither they…
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Genesis beams up tenant app
I am a Star Trek fan and my friends at school were also fans. I grew up watching repeats of James T Kirk and Spock exploring the universe, meeting aliens and ‘boldly going where no man has gone before’. One of the things I remember about growing up with Star Trek was that you either…
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Home, smart home… The future of independence and care
David Soto, managing director of Green Access, looks at how the internet of things (IoT) will enable the connected home of the future and empower individuals to take greater control of their health and independence. When it comes to the care sector, two things are certain. First, the elderly population will continue to grow, as…
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