Technology
Monitoring & Smart Controls Feature
Up to 2 million renters have developed an illness as a result of living in an unfit property
with the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act in full force, landlords are at risk of costly legal battles, even if the tenant can be proven to be at fault. A recent study found that out of tenants who reported damp and
condensation to their landlord, only 49 per cent of cases were given help, with an average wait time of 84 days to rectify the issue. Consequently, up to 2 million renters have developed an illness as a result of living in an unfit property. However, the study also found that 20 per cent of tenants do not use the trickle vents in their double glazing, and 36 per cent admit to putting more clothes on instead of switching on the central heating, demonstrating it can indeed be tenant’s behaviour that causes these issues. Systems like Tempus record and monitor the factors that influence and drive
mould, to produce data and factual alarms directly pertinent to the monitored property and adjusted to the prevailing seasonal external conditions. The aim of remote monitoring and the associated software is to accurately
report the internal conditions and, through careful consideration of the detailed influencing factors, predict resultant conditions in high risk areas in the property, such as behind furniture adjacent to north facing external walls. The system accurately reports and analyses the atmospheric conditions inside the property and aligns this data to conditions known to support and sustain mould development, with the system triggering alarms when such conditions persist. An efficient and highly advanced system should take into account several
different factors which drive mould growth within a property and how the nature of the construction, its location and the occupation influence these factors.
Mark Lowe is business development director at Pinacl Solutions
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