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App-based mapping in housing
by Matt Leach - on 23/05/2016Taken from May's edition of Housing Technology, our Chief Executive Matt Leach discusses the benefits of online mapping software to the housing sector.
Comments: 0Value Calculator version 3.0
by David King - on 17/05/2016Our Social Impact Adviser David King takes a look at the new version of the Value Calculator and explains the new updates and what's to come shortly.
Comments: 0Results from the Blue Maestro Tempo Pilot
by Jay - on 09/05/2016For the last 7 months Blue Maestro carried out an extensive pilot of the Tempo Environment Monitor with 10 of the top UK housing associations and the results are in!
Comments: 0We need to get under the skin of the NHS if we’re going to collaborate
by Andrew van Doorn - on 22/04/2016Andrew van Doorn, HACT's Deputy Chief Executive, advises Housing Associations about the importance of understanding what drives the delivery of healthcare services and the changing environment in the NHS if they want to engage with health.
Comments: 0Promoting housing evidence to parliamentarians
by Jim Vine - on 17/03/2016I was asked by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Social Science to speak at its event last week, aimed at MPs, Peers, and others around Westminster and Whitehall. The meeting was looking at the subject of housing, with a particular focus on housing for young people. Below is a lightly edited copy of the text of my speaking notes.
Comments: 0Who benefits from shared ownership?
by David King - on 16/03/2016David King looks at the state of shared ownership in the sector and asks whether we know enough about its impact.
Comments: 0How to cultivate social sustainability during times of change
by Katharine Hibbert - on 16/03/2016Katharine Hibbert from Dot Dot Dot guest blogs that if building sustainable communities is important for social housing in normal times, it should be even more so during regeneration projects.
Comments: 0Remembering Mike Wright
by Jane Minter - on 15/03/2016Jane Minter, Head of Programmes at Care and Repair England writes about HACT's founding Director Mike Wright, who recently passed away.
Comments: 0Randomised Control Trials: A housing case study
by Maggie Houghton - on 23/02/2016As HACT launches several Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) in the housing sector, Maggie Houghton, Innovation Advisor at Hyde, reflects on their journey to better evidence.
Comments: 0Setting the mental wellbeing scales
by David King - on 22/02/2016David King discusses the importance and increasing popularity of the WEMWBS scale, but also looks to what remains to be understood to fully utilise it.
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