Tackling Damp & Mould in Social Housing

North installed Tempus intelligent housing sensors in homes across the central belt to monitor atmospheric conditions within the properties. The smart sensors monitor and share data across the IoT Scotland network, enabling Glasgow City Council and the RSLs to record and analyse moisture readings every 20 minutes.

Enabling the properties to be proactively monitored and facilitating early intervention, such as where high moisture conditions are recorded and which, if not addressed can cause damp and mould and can lead to a host of health and wellbeing concerns.

The innovative pilot demonstrates how the use of sensor-driven digital solutions can improve housing services and raise awareness of the technologies available in this sector and the savings they can make.

As part of the scheme, the RSLs also undertook a comprehensive review of the selected homes in partnership with North to identify any existing issues with the properties. Residents of the properties were also provided with information packs detailing the benefits and guidance on the installation of the housing sensors which are now up and running.