More than seven million households are facing fuel poverty this winter despite the government’s Autumn Statement, according to campaigners. As temperatures fall, residents may increase their gas-appliance use, from boilers and heaters to cookers and fires. However, the very appliances sought for comfort and safety can place lives at risk. It’s essential that gas appliances…
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Setting the standard for carbon-monoxide protection
With UK legislation surrounding carbon-monoxide (CO) alarms for social properties changing rapidly, Ian Ballinger, FireAngel’s director of compliance, explores how housing providers can achieve the maximum level of protection. Following changes to home-safety laws across the UK, housing providers in England and Scotland must now install a CO alarm in every room which has a…
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Housing Technology’s Data Matters 2022
Kindly supported by Aareon UK, Aico, Capita One, FireAngel and IntoZetta, Housing Technology hosted ‘Data Matters 2022’ at The British Museum in central London in mid-September, with a brilliant turn-out of around 100 guests for our new one-day event focused exclusively on all aspects of data within social housing. Golding Homes (Anna Marie Lawrence-Lovell) opened…
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Driving down disrepairs with data
As the colder months creep closer, how can housing providers use sensor technology to target disrepairs and establish healthier homes? In 2018, 17,000 people died because they couldn’t afford to heat their homes. And the following year, four million properties were found to fall short of the minimum requirements of the Decent Homes Standard. Sadly,…
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IoT for safer, healthier homes
As fuel poverty and the cladding crisis leave home safety on shaky foundations, FireAngel’s co-founder and chief product officer Nick Rutter explores smarter ways to protect residents and properties. Millions of UK households are expected to be hauled into fuel poverty for the first time as energy bills soar, leaving low-income households vulnerable to cold,…
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FireAngel’s ‘future of fire safety’ roundtable
FireAngel recently hosted a roundtable discussion with delegates from the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group, Ealing Council, and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service to discuss how innovative technologies can raise fire-safety standards and empower communities. Golden thread of information Following the Grenfell tragedy, those responsible for fire safety were struck…
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