Housing Insights
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Decarbonise your Housing Stock – 4 Powerful Features of our Integrator Plus Energy Toolkit
As we navigate the challenges of decarbonisation, Social Housing Providers face a unique set of obstacles. From budget constraints to ensuring equitable access to clean energy solutions, the journey towards a greener future demands innovative tools and strategies.
Decent Homes Standards: Ensuring Quality Housing for All
Over the last 24 years Integrator Housing Solutions have grown into a dynamic, technology-led company that’s leading the way in asset management software development. But we haven’t forgotten our family-business roots. A combination that means we’re incredibly proud...
Realising reduced carbon emissions through energy efficiency
The Government’s Clean Growth Strategy sets a target for social housing providers to achieve at least EPC Band C for rented properties by 2035 and the longer-term target of all homes being carbon-zero by 2050 in the UK.
Housing Associations: demonstrate your compliance progress
Housing Associations face a capped rent increase next year. We discuss the impact upon longer term ambitions around development, decent homes standards and decarbonisation.
Maximise your chances of successful bids for Housing Association upgrades and retrofit funds
Housing Association costs are rising faster than inflation, according to new research commissioned by the National Housing Federation*. Particularly badly hit are: Construction costs where inflation accelerated to 9.6% in June 2022 Repair and maintenance prices with...
A New Era at Integrator Housing Solutions
After 21 years at the helm, we are delighted to announce that our Managing Director and Founder, Vic Harrison has moved into the newly created role of Chairman. Passing the day-to-day management of Integrator Housing Solutions to his son and daughter-in-law, Paul and...
The top five software features for successful onsite surveys
An Interview with Glen Vardy, Qualified Surveyor. The average housing association spends thousands each year on surveys to ensure their portfolio of properties are safe, comfortable and energy efficient for their tenants. Asset managers are looking for detailed,...
SAP – the steeply rising road to 2050 and net zero housing emissions
Paul Harrison, Director of Energy, Integrator Housing Solutions, looks at the emerging challenges for social housing providers in the area of energy reduction now that the low-hanging fruit of easy efficiency upgrades have already been picked.
Energy calculations – Decades of experience in the right place
Find out why Integrator Housing Solutions can confidently say we’re specialists in energy calculations.
Looming gas boiler deadline puts energy data and modelling tools in the spotlight
With as few as 15 years left before a complete ban on new fossil fuel boilers, social housing providers face significant planning challenges, writes Paul Harrison.