For too long the focus on energy consumption and the ‘health’ of a property has been purely reactive. Problems are typically flagged only when they escalate – when energy bills skyrocket, when a boiler breaks, or when damp and mould have taken hold.
This reactive approach is not only costly, but also damages households’ health and comfort. With ‘Awaab’s Law’ almost a year old, and Phase 2’s recent announcement, landlords and social housing providers must fundamentally switch from a reactive to a proactive strategy.
Social housing providers face a complete change of approach: proactive identification and swift resolution of hazards like damp and mould are essential. This demands a new way of working, and real-time data is the key to that change.
Moving forward with confidence
Against a backdrop of fluctuating energy markets, squeezed resources and tight timeframes from Awaab’s Law, accurate property data can no longer be a secondary concern. It has evolved from a “nice-to-have” feature into a necessity.
Most teams focus on temperature and humidity – that gives you a heads-up for damp and mould, as well as incoming requirements around extreme temperatures. But we’d argue a third feed is just as important – energy usage.
Monitoring both energy usage and in-home environmental data is crucial for:
- Safeguarding tenant well-being from hazards such as damp and mould with more accurate insights.
- Achieving sustainability goals by identifying homes ready for retrofits.
- Ensuring long-term efficiency in how homes are managed.
- Proving compliance with the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023.
At Chameleon Technology, we’ve spotted a gap in the market for a solution for a tool to give you the bigger picture – without drowning your team in data.
While there are specialised solutions that help with individual issues, like humidity monitors or temperature sensors, there is a lack of holistic solutions. Tools that can help you see what the whole property health might be.
Our Gateway Connect, was specifically designed to fill this gap. It empowers landlords and organisations with advanced, real-time energy and environmental monitoring – with the added benefit of a tenant engagement feature to help with uptake.
The power of proactive monitoring
We’ve built an end-to-end solution that can be deployed both affordably and at scale. Our new Gateway Connect’s monitoring tools, as well as an app for tenants, offer a comprehensive solution that moves well beyond mere compliance.
Early detection across your portfolio
Identify the initial signs of damp, mould or inefficient heating patterns before they become a costly problem. The Gateway Connect provides continuous data streams on temperature, humidity, and energy use. This allows for early detection of issues, flagging any negative changes across your entire housing stock.
This is about continuous, intelligent oversight at scale, to help transform your maintenance from reactive to truly predictive.
Broad visibility and actionable insights
Managing properties effectively is impossible with a fragmented view. Our solutions consolidate data from across your portfolio into one single portal for your whole team.
This visibility helps you to identify trends, pinpoint problem properties and understand the root causes of issues. A simple traffic light system helps you identify the homes most in need of attention before the complaint call comes in.
Are specific building types more prone to heat loss? Are residents in particular areas struggling with fuel poverty? Real-time data provides the answers, enabling targeted interventions and more effective resource allocation.
Empowering tenant engagement
Effective energy management is a collaborative effort. Empower your tenants by giving them direct visibility into their own energy consumption and highlighting areas for savings with the ivie app.
By pairing the Gateway Connect with the ivie app, both the provider and the tenant benefit. This immediate feedback loop encourages better energy awareness, for more sustainable behaviours and a sense of shared responsibility. Tenants can make informed decisions, leading to lower bills and more comfortable homes.
Your partner in a data-driven future
It’s time to bring this vital issue to the forefront, guided by Chameleon’s real-time data.
We help housing providers move from guesswork and patchwork decision-making to clear, data-driven insights that ensure healthier homes and happier tenants.
With over a decade of smart energy expertise, we provide reliable, secure, and scalable solutions:
- Our Gateway Connect devices are discreet, powerful, and don’t need an engineer to install them. We post them directly to tenants, and all they need to do is plug them into a regular socket. That’s it!
- Our ivie app helps households to make the right energy-saving decisions for them, based on real data.
- We provide the critical link between your properties and powerful analytics with our customer portals, clarifying the data into actionable insights.
Shift from a reactive to a proactive mindset ahead of the next phase of Awaab’s Law with the help of Chameleon Technology. Click the button below to see how we can help you.
