East London housing association’s pilot scheme to prevent damp and mould
Poplar HARCA has invested in HomeLINK’s ‘Internet of Things’ to help to maintain homes and the health of residents. Inside Housing met the project managers who worked to introduce the technology. Watch our video to find out more
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When east London housing association Poplar HARCA adopted the new technology from HomeLINK, it first ran a pilot scheme in 14 homes that it knew to have damp and mould issues to test the success of the software and app before rolling it out to 6,000 more homes.
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The intention is twofold: to have a more focused approach to how a property is used, which can give people additional knowledge, making maintenance easier; and to empower those living in the home so that they can make decisions on the quality of their home and their well-being.
Watch the film interview above with Fransiska Greene, technical strategy officer at Poplar HARCA, and Rhapsody Yells, the association’s project officer, to find out about how they introduced it to residents.
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