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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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How social housing providers are using technology to empower tenants

|Date: 7 December, 2017

How social housing providers are using technology to empower tenants

Rochelle Trup, Finance Director at Arthur, discusses how technology is changing the relationship between ...

Rochelle Trup, Finance Director at Arthur, discusses how technology is changing the relationship between tenants and social housing property managers. Technology is changing our lives in so many ways, ...

7 December, 2017
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Addressing the digital divide for social housing tenants

|Date: 5 December, 2017

Addressing the digital divide for social housing tenants

Technology is part of our everyday lives. However, the digital divide is becoming more apparent. The larg ...

Technology is part of our everyday lives. However, the digital divide is becoming more apparent. The larger the divide, the larger the social inequalities, as Grain Connect tells LABM. According to th ...

5 December, 2017
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McAvoy wins industry award for BIM

|Date: 3 November, 2017

McAvoy wins industry award for BIM

The McAvoy Group has won an industry award for its use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the des ...

The McAvoy Group has won an industry award for its use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the design of West Hill School in Surrey. McAvoy was presented with the award for Best Virtual Reality ...

3 November, 2017
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Novus increases efficiency with two new apps

|Date: 26 October, 2017

Novus increases efficiency with two new apps

Novus Property Solutions has developed two new mobile applications for site surveying and site defects, w ...

Novus Property Solutions has developed two new mobile applications for site surveying and site defects, which will benefit councils and housing associations working on construction projects. The apps, ...

26 October, 2017
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