social housing

Starting this week's episode Luke Loveridge and David Cunningham team up to talk about HomeLINKs latest project in Greenwich. David joins Adam Taylor-Drake from HomeLINK to visit the Flamsteed project to walk us through the work being done there while Luke is joined by Sarah Butler the EU Sharing Cities Project Manager for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

We then dive into part 2 of Tony Boyles CIH ideas throwback with Simon Roberts – Team Leader for Housing Standards and Quality, Scottish Government, Leonora Montgomery, Chair and Secretary of Aberdeen’s Citywide Multi-Storey Group, David Bookbinder - Director of Glasgow & West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations, James Ward – Director of Asset Management at Barrhead Housing Association all back for part two. This time the group discuss resident safety, sprinklers, building regulations and much more.

And finally to finish the dynamic duo of Steve Bulley and David Richmond are back, this week discussing how users can get the most out of Process Mapping with their local RSM.

This week's FAQ will cover how to enter and exit Housecode mode.

As our climate changes, our population increases and our lifestyles become more leisure orientated, there is an ever-increasing demand for water.

Orbit Housing’s Fordham House in Stratford-upon-Avon aims to raise the bar for rented accommodation. Although initially a social housing provider, Orbit now refers to itself as a “developing housing association”, and Fordham House was designed for private rental by key workers in the town.

Welcome to Episode 12 of Aico TV! We begin the episode with our Regional Specification Managers, Paul Barrett and Adam Burch, discussing condensation and mould, how it can affect properties and how technology can help combat the problem. Paul also visits John Winstanley from Saxon Weald Housing Association to discuss his experiences with these issues.

Then we re-join the ‘Smart Home Healthy Home’ discussion with our National Sales Manager, Daniel Little and HomeLINK’s Luke Loveridge.

Next, Operations Manager Lee Duffy and Darren Edwards, the Conference Manager at Tech Severn, discuss the upcoming Tech Severn 2021 conference and the journey to carbon neutrality.

This week’s FAQ is ‘What alarm is triggering the system?’.

In a sector where the demand far outpaces supply, and as the cost of living continues to rise in the UK, housing associations are under increasing pressure to deliver affordable housing. 

Spindogs addresses the challenges faced by housing associations and discusses the opportunities offered by digital. 

Technological capabilities and tenant expectations are rapidly changing, placing even greater pressures on housing associations. Increased demands create an increased need to invest in new technologies to better service users. 

A campaign to change-up the national conversation around social housing safety and compliance with landlords, residents, government and suppliers, is calling for safety pledges ahead of the first annual National Social Housing Safety and Compliance Week. 

Running 21st – 25th June, the inaugural awareness week is spearheaded by the Association of Safety and Compliance Professionals (ASCP), in association with CORGI, to raise standards in safety, compliance, learning, competence and collaboration for a safer future for social housing.

We begin this episode with Regional Specification Manager Alex Parker and special guest Paul Meadows, Director of Salus Approved Inspectors. Alex and Paul discuss the changes in building control over the last 15 years and how Salus work to support their clients.

Next, Will Lloyd, Technical Manager from the Fire Industry Association, returns to the studio alongside Andy Speake and Paul Cartwright; together, they explore the change in industry standards, working groups and best practice.

Lastly, we revisit our CIH Ideas Lab with Regional Specification Manager, Tony Boyle, to examine the Scottish Standards.