Smart Tech

At 155 metres tall, One Eastside is set to become the highest building in Birmingham when it is completed in 2026, and will also be one of the healthiest and safest thanks to a new research partnership between Birmingham City University (BCU) and specialist residential developer Court Collaboration. 

Utilita Energy and Cheshire College South and West have created a smart metering apprenticeship designed to overcome many of the communications issues engineers face during a smart meter installation, with the capacity to deliver 1,000 new engineers annually.

Samsung Electronics has partnered with British Gas on an initiative — an expansion of SmartThings Energy to integrate British Gas’ PeakSave incentive program — allowing users to make their home more energy-efficient with less intervention.

Utilita has joined forces with Hildebrand, the University of Salford and the Data Communications Company (DCC), to demonstrate how a new smart energy Internet of Things (IoT) device can automate a home’s energy use in response to periods of cheaper and cleaner energy availability.

Switchee has introduced the Housing Fuel Poverty Index (HFPI), an aggregated metric identifying fuel poverty within social housing.

Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult have urged the government to introduce a “smart building rating”, designed to incentivise demand flexibility at scale across the UK.

Claire Curran, the President of the Building Engineering Services Association, has called on the building services sector to improve its use of digital tools and systems.

Viessmann has announced the launch of a Vitotrol 100-E Modulation Control for its unvented system and combi Vitodens 100-W and 111-W models, enabling customers to manage their heating and hot […]

Allye has launched its smart battery technology platform. The system promises to accelerate the clean energy transition in collaboration with the entire energy grid, by providing greater flexibility, resiliency and […]