The social value of home sensor systems. An introductory guide

Abstract

About this guide. This guide is an introduction to the social value that home sensor systems can generate. It’s produced specifically for housing providers (including Housing Associations, Local Authorities and Arms Length Management Organisations) to help planning, maintenance and procurement teams forecast the wider impacts of installing sensors in their social housing. The research in this guide is mainly drawn from the social housing sector. However, the insights are also relevant to various other housing providers. The guide is the first part of a series that is made up of: • Guide 1: The Social Value of Home Sensor Systems: An Introductory Guide (this one) • Guide 2: How Home Sensor Systems Generate Social Value: An Evidence-Based Guide • Guide 3: Evaluating the Social Value of Sensor Systems: Case Study and Guide • An editable “Logic Model” that you can use to plan and evaluate a sensor system project. We’ll cover how sensor systems can be used to make homes safer and healthier, for example, by being less vulnerable to damp and mould. We’ll also look at how housing providers can collect data to measure the social value generated.