The Disruptive Innovators Network in conjunction with Bromford Group is about to embark on the largest research project into the current state of Connected/Smart homes in the social housing sector and we want you, whether you are a landlord or a supplier, to be part of it.

There are many reasons why we want to undertake this research now including:

• The ability for landlords to meet the rising expectations around regulation and compliance
• To have a better understanding of the state and operational efficiency of their assets
• To reduce the costs of repairs and maintenance
• To utilise the significant amounts of data about their properties to make smarter investment decisions
• To provide safer, warmer and healthier homes for their tenants and residents.

This briefing session is designed to explain more detail the research brief and what you can gain from participating whether you are a social landlord or a supplier.

What are the projects key objectives?
To define what we mean by a ‘connected home’ so that we have a common language in the network.

1. To determine the motives behind, and the extent and type of connected home technologies deployed to date by the social housing sector including the extent to which deployment has been driven by opportunity or strategy.

2. To document and quantify both the benefits realised to date and the difficulties encountered during pilot or scaling phases of deployment.

3. To capture the reactions of residents to various technologies and methods of deployment.

4. To evaluate the preparedness of the sector for further deployment and scaling of connected home technologies, in particular its skills to analyse and ability to respond appropriately to real time data.

5. To determine the priorities landlords and tenants would give to the deployment of further connected home technologies.

6. To describe the “ideal”: a suite of technologies, architectures, deployment methods, and new business and tech operating models and to identify skills and culture changes that would be required to maximise the benefit of future deployments.

7. To assess the current market of connected home technology providers within and outside of the sector, and identify any gaps where the market is not yet meeting the requirements of landlords and residents.

About our speakers

Dan Goodall, CIO, Bromford Group - Dan is the Chief Information Officer at Bromford Group, appointed in January 2021. He has extensive experience in IT leadership and service optimization, having previously served as Director of Technology at Ecotricity. Dan played a key role in developing the energy sector's highest-rated consumer app using AWS technology. His career spans various sectors, including energy, media, and telecoms.

Matthew Gardiner, Programme Director, Disruptive Innovators Network - Matthew is an Associate Director at the Disruptive Innovators Network. With over 40 years of experience in social housing, he has expertise in building new homes, managing large property portfolios, and securing investments. Matthew has worked with organisations in London, Merseyside, and Greater Manchester. He is dedicated to helping social landlords innovate and adapt to future challenges.

Who should attend this session?

Anyone interested in or working in the areas of asset management or property technology including; Asset, Repairs and Investment Directors, CIOs and Technology leads, IOT managers.