In February 2023, the Housing Ombudsman released a one-year follow-up to its ‘Spotlight on damp & mould – It’s not lifestyle’ report. It highlighted that 35 per cent of RSLs sampled now have a specific damp and mould policy, 12 per cent are in the process of implementing one, and 19 per cent are self-assessing…
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Homelync
Next-generation IoT in housing
Neal Hooper, Aico’s managing director, and Luke Loveridge, chief executive of Homelync, explain why Aico and Homelync have come together to create safer homes in social housing, the benefits of remote management and the future of housing. Why have Aico and Homelync come together? The internet of things (IoT) has been showing lots of promise…
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Aico buys Homelync
Aico, a leader in fire and CO detection systems, has bought Homelync, an award-winning ‘smart home’ integration and analytics company, with the two companies heralding the acquisition as an important milestone for housing providers looking for IoT-based connected solutions. Neal Hooper, managing director, Aico, said, “Aico and Homelync is a perfect partnership, with Aico being…
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A fresh perspective on IoT in housing
Why isn’t the internet of things mainstream yet? For years, it has felt as if the internet of things would revolutionise social housing. So many articles, case studies and great new use-cases have been published, yet years go by with the promise of mainstream adoption being ‘just around the corner’. Housing providers have been running…
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Ethical IoT for housing
The internet of things offers significant opportunities for improving the lives of those in social housing and for service provision. The University of Bristol, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Believe Housing, Bromford Labs, Homelync and Bristol City Council’s City Innovation Team are conducting research to ensure our work is ethically sound and leads to beneficial outcomes…
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