After the publication of the Grenfell Tower fire report and the introduction of legislation such as the Social Housing Act 2023, it’s clear that there is an urgent need for better monitoring and maintenance of housing stock. As a result, housing providers must strike a delicate balance between tenant welfare, legal compliance and cost efficiency….
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3D visualisation & building information modelling
While much of the debate around reducing energy costs has focused on ‘big ticket’ initiatives such as installing heat pumps or solar panels, significant benefits can be gained from smaller, more incremental changes leveraged by technology. Enter advances in 3D design and visualisation tools, with digitisation and building information modelling (BIM) propelling the housing sector…
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Is Microsoft Copilot right for you?
Microsoft Copilot is being pushed as the next big thing for businesses but is it right for your business? Determining if Microsoft Copilot is right for your organisation depends on various factors such as your company’s size, budget, workflow complexity and specific needs. For housing providers and companies that rely heavily on Microsoft 365 applications,…
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From blueprint to reality: Digitising social housing retrofits
With more than half of UK homes still having an EPC rating of C or worse, we need an extensive retrofit programme to hit net-zero goals. Wales’s target to enhance 230,000 social homes is a promising step forward but the construction industry continues to grapple with longstanding project management and quality assurance challenges that will…
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Preparing for the future of social housing
The new Labour government’s policy details around social housing along with its proposed Planning and Infrastructure and English Devolution Bills are yet to be fully revealed. However, we do know the government plans to use housebuilding to kickstart the economy. The new targets will be around 23 per cent higher than the previous government’s. Combined…
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Real-time fire safety
Advances in technology are not only making fire detection more effective and reliable, but also smarter and more integrated with other smart home devices. Traditional fire detection for housing is based on standalone smoke and heat detectors that trigger alarms when they sense the presence of smoke or a rapid increase in temperature. While generally…
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