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LG launches ASHP new build design service

|Date: 30 August, 2022

LG launches ASHP new build design service

HVAC manufacturer LG has launched a New Build Design Service, to assist new build developers when specify ...

HVAC manufacturer LG has launched a New Build Design Service, to assist new build developers when specifying heat pumps into new homes. This new service is for developments of six or more plots and wi ...

30 August, 2022
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Hyperoptic pioneers smart-home connection

|Date: 22 December, 2021

Hyperoptic pioneers smart-home connection

Hyperoptic, the UK’s hyperfast broadband provider, announces that it has partnered with Sero, Cardiff Cou ...

Hyperoptic, the UK’s hyperfast broadband provider, announces that it has partnered with Sero, Cardiff Council and Wates Residential to pilot a new proof of concept solution to support smart home equip ...

22 December, 2021
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Why housing associations should consider upgrading conventional meters to smart meters

|Date: 13 August, 2021

Why housing associations should consider upgrading conventional meters to smart meters

Housing associations and tenants can benefit from updating existing analogue electricity meters to smarte ...

Housing associations and tenants can benefit from updating existing analogue electricity meters to smarter devices — and without spending a fortune — says Craig Mellor, Director at Deer Technology Ltd ...

13 August, 2021
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Cornerstone Housing utilises Aico’s Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway

|Date: 21 April, 2021

Cornerstone Housing utilises Aico’s Ei1000G SmartLINK Gateway

Cornerstone Housing, Exeter’s largest independent housing association, is a company that puts housing peo ...

Cornerstone Housing, Exeter’s largest independent housing association, is a company that puts housing people first and focuses on quality homes and services. Cornerstone operates a rolling programme ...

21 April, 2021
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AKW launches new addition to its SmartCare shower range

|Date: 8 January, 2021

AKW launches new addition to its SmartCare shower range

AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, has launched the ultimate in easy-to-u ...

AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, has launched the ultimate in easy-to-use smart electric showers — the AKW SmartCare Lever. The new BEAB CARE certified electric show ...

8 January, 2021
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Smart homes technology can offer a real ROI for social housing providers

|Date: 11 March, 2020

Smart homes technology can offer a real ROI for social housing providers

A whitepaper from Travis Perkins Managed Services argues that smart home technology offers housing associ ...

A whitepaper from Travis Perkins Managed Services argues that smart home technology offers housing associations a real return on investment by reducing future maintenance costs. The report was produce ...

11 March, 2020
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£12m Scottish charitable bond for Blackwood Homes

|Date: 5 February, 2020

£12m Scottish charitable bond for Blackwood Homes

Blackwood Homes and Care are delighted that Allia C&C have issued a loan of £12m through the Scottish ...

Blackwood Homes and Care are delighted that Allia C&C have issued a loan of £12m through the Scottish Government’s charitable bonds scheme to enable a build programme of 160 highly accessible home ...

5 February, 2020
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Survey reveals social landlords warming up to smart thermostats

|Date: 9 January, 2019

Survey reveals social landlords warming up to smart thermostats

A survey of social housing professionals by Secure Meters (UK) has revealed measurable insight into the g ...

A survey of social housing professionals by Secure Meters (UK) has revealed measurable insight into the growing demand for smart thermostats in the sector, with reducing tenant fuel bills and preventi ...

9 January, 2019
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Bathrooms | Building Information Modelling

|Date: 20 December, 2018

Bathrooms | Building Information Modelling

Ana Martin-Alvarez discusses the benefits of using BIM to create better bathroom spaces. Over the past fe ...

Ana Martin-Alvarez discusses the benefits of using BIM to create better bathroom spaces. Over the past few decades, digitisation has become engrained in almost every aspect of our professional lives. ...

20 December, 2018
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UK First as Project Etopia Completes School Fit for the Future

|Date: 14 November, 2018

UK First as Project Etopia Completes School Fit for the Future

Modular smart homes and schools provider Project Etopia has completed the UK’s first modular school exten ...

Modular smart homes and schools provider Project Etopia has completed the UK’s first modular school extension built with cost saving energy technology at Brightlingsea Primary School in Colchester, Es ...

14 November, 2018
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