Resources

Learn how to build a digital estate

Practical guides, real use cases, and insights from housing providers, surveyors, and contractors already using AIM to cut site visits and centralise building data.

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Use Cases

Use Case

Lancaster City Council: EPC compliance without repeat visits

Centralised EPC data across 3,600 properties. Zero return visits. Dashboard live in 8 weeks.

Housing
5 min read
Use Case

Gleeds: 50% faster report writing

360 capture cut on-site time in half and lifted project profit from 5% to 25%.

Consultancy
6 min read
Use Case

Reducing voids turnaround with remote inspections

How housing providers use digital models to scope void works without waiting for a site visit.

HousingVoids
4 min read

Technical Guides

Guide

Getting started with AIM: capture to platform in 30 minutes

Everything you need from unboxing your capture kit to navigating your first digital model on the platform.

All Sectors
8 min read
Guide

Building a progressive digital stock: a practical roadmap

How to turn existing survey visits into a growing digital estate without overnight transformation.

Housing
10 min read
Guide

360 capture best practices: lighting, positioning, and coverage

Practical tips for consistent, high-quality captures in every property type, from studios to large commercial spaces.

All Sectors
7 min read

Insights

Insight

Awaab's Law: what housing providers need to do now

Phase 1 is live. Here is what the 10 working day response window means for your repair workflows and how digital evidence helps you meet it.

HousingCompliance
6 min read
Insight

The true cost of a site visit: why it is more than just travel

Appointments, staff time, travel, and no-shows add up to an average of £46 per visit. Here is the full breakdown and what you can do about it.

All Sectors
4 min read
Insight

Why survey profit margins are shrinking and how to reverse it

Fixed fees, rising travel costs, and repeat visits are compressing margins. Digital capture changes the cost model.

Consultancy
5 min read

White Papers

White Paper

Digital asset management for social housing: the business case

ROI modelling, compliance drivers, and a phased implementation framework for housing providers considering digital stock programmes.

Housing
15 min read • PDF available
White Paper

Remote inspections in facilities management: reducing cost without reducing coverage

How FM teams use digital models to triage maintenance, verify contractor work, and maintain audit trails without site visits.

FM
12 min read • PDF available
White Paper

Using digital models in retrofit: from survey to completion

How 360 capture and digital tagging streamline retrofit assessments, reduce rework, and create a verifiable audit trail.

ConstructionRetrofit
14 min read • PDF available

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