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Special Report | Building a digital platform

|Date: 11 December, 2019

Special Report | Building a digital platform

Jeff Hewitt discusses how the social housing crisis can be tackled by building tomorrow's homes with toda ...

Jeff Hewitt discusses how the social housing crisis can be tackled by building tomorrow's homes with today's technology. England is in the midst of a housing crisis, which, if unresolved, will impede ...

11 December, 2019
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RTPI and Connected Places Catapult set out shared vision for digital future of planning

|Date: 19 September, 2019

RTPI and Connected Places Catapult set out shared vision for digital future of planning

As part of PlanTech week, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Connected Places Catapult (CPC) ye ...

As part of PlanTech week, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Connected Places Catapult (CPC) yesterday launched a shared vision for the digital future of planning. Digital planning technolog ...

19 September, 2019
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Civica | Head in the clouds

|Date: 18 July, 2019

Civica | Head in the clouds

Deane Greenouff, Managing Director of Housing and Communities at Civica, discusses councils and the cloud ...

Deane Greenouff, Managing Director of Housing and Communities at Civica, discusses councils and the cloud, considering how technology is boosting citizen services. The growing demands on local authori ...

18 July, 2019
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Seismic Consortium innovations for school design and construction hailed as trailblazer

|Date: 11 July, 2019

Seismic Consortium innovations for school design and construction hailed as trailblazer

The results of a pioneering new consortium which set out to transform the way primary schools are designe ...

The results of a pioneering new consortium which set out to transform the way primary schools are designed, procured and built have been unveiled at a launch event in London and have been hailed as a ...

11 July, 2019
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The importance of up-to-date housing asset management data

|Date: 11 January, 2019

The importance of up-to-date housing asset management data

Nicola Brown, Director of Housing Technology Solutions provider ROCC, discusses the use of data to boost ...

Nicola Brown, Director of Housing Technology Solutions provider ROCC, discusses the use of data to boost building safety post-Grenfell. Header image: Job costing is the process of tracking the expense ...

11 January, 2019
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Seminar held to help councils and housing associations understand and use BIM

|Date: 18 May, 2018

Seminar held to help councils and housing associations understand and use BIM

The South East Consortium and ECD Architects recently hosted a workshop to support councils and housing a ...

The South East Consortium and ECD Architects recently hosted a workshop to support councils and housing associations in their understanding, knowledge and use of BIM. Speakers at the seminar included ...

18 May, 2018
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Choosing the right smoke alarm technology

|Date: 2 May, 2018

Choosing the right smoke alarm technology

Martyn Walley, National Technical Manager at Aico, discusses the latest advances in smoke alarm technolog ...

Martyn Walley, National Technical Manager at Aico, discusses the latest advances in smoke alarm technology for councils and housing associations. Advanced technology is seeping into all electronic dev ...

2 May, 2018
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Riverside chooses Capita’s One to future-proof growth

|Date: 27 March, 2018

Riverside chooses Capita’s One to future-proof growth

Riverside, a leading provider of social housing, has selected Capita’s One housing management system to s ...

Riverside, a leading provider of social housing, has selected Capita’s One housing management system to support increased demand for homes in the UK. Part of Riverside’s transformation plan, One will ...

27 March, 2018
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Report reveals how blockchain technology can benefit the built environment industry

|Date: 22 February, 2018

Report reveals how blockchain technology can benefit the built environment industry

A new report from BRE Trust explores opportunities to address challenges in the built environment industr ...

A new report from BRE Trust explores opportunities to address challenges in the built environment industry using blockchain technology. Distributed Ledger Technology (of which blockchain is one applic ...

22 February, 2018
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Ask Alexa: How will digital innovation disrupt the social housing sector?

|Date: 11 December, 2017

Ask Alexa: How will digital innovation disrupt the social housing sector?

Although digital innovation is becoming an integral part of everyday life, social housing providers are o ...

Although digital innovation is becoming an integral part of everyday life, social housing providers are often slow at adapting to this. David Done, Chief Executive of RHP, Helen McGregor, Director of ...

11 December, 2017
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White Lion pub in Stockport transformed to create new homes

Royal Greenwich Trust School celebrates topping out of new extension

Ex-offenders given second chance through new construction employment programme

Housing association Bromford retains top S&P credit rating

122 new homes to be built in Chorley

Durham Villages Regeneration Company piloting a new construction careers programme

Catalyst starts new 100% affordable development

Lloyds Bank support Selwood Housing with ambitious development plan for local affordable homes

People Matter: Construction commits to address human resource issues

Stirling experts grant gold accreditation to public building in world first

RTPI and Connected Places Catapult set out shared vision for digital future of planning

RTPI and Connected Places Catapult set out shared vision for digital future of planning

Civica | Head in the clouds

Civica | Head in the clouds

Seismic Consortium innovations for school design and construction hailed as trailblazer

Seismic Consortium innovations for school design and construction hailed as trailblazer

The importance of up-to-date housing asset management data

The importance of up-to-date housing asset management data

Seminar held to help councils and housing associations understand and use BIM

Seminar held to help councils and housing associations understand and use BIM

Choosing the right smoke alarm technology

Choosing the right smoke alarm technology

Report reveals how blockchain technology can benefit the built environment industry

Report reveals how blockchain technology can benefit the built environment industry