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Smartline

Further project information

  • Smartline
  • Sensing the home
  • Digital Inclusion
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2016-2020 / 2020-2023

Smartline was an innovative research project looking at how technology can be used to help us live healthier and happier lives.

It was led by the University of Exeter in partnership with Coastline Housing, Cornwall Council and Volunteer Cornwall.

Visit the Smartline website at smartline.org.uk for full details of the second phase of the project and What is Smartline? (smartline1.github.io) for the first phase.

Working with Coastline Housing customers in the Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth area of Cornwall, researchers  fitted environmental sensors into 300 homes.

These sensors collected information on air quality, humidity, temperature, how much water is used, how air moves around different types of houses and how much energy it takes to heat them.

In addition, participants took part in surveys to help us understand their wellbeing needs, aspirations and desires for their community.

Researchers and Cornish enterprises will use the information collected to help design better systems for managing homes in the future, and for inventing new products and services to help us all live happier and healthier lives.

This project has been funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Further project information

  • Smartline
  • Sensing the home
  • Digital Inclusion
Smartline

Authors

  • Prof Karyn Morrissey

    Prof Karyn Morrissey

  • Prof Tim Taylor

    Prof Tim Taylor

  • Dr Tamaryn Menneer

    Dr Tamaryn Menneer

  • Dr Gengyang TU

    Dr Gengyang TU

  • Prof Emma Bland

    Prof Emma Bland

  • Dr Kath Maguire

    Dr Kath Maguire

  • Belinda Broughton

    Belinda Broughton

  • Emma McBurney

    Emma McBurney

  • Dr Cheryl Paterson

    Dr Cheryl Paterson

  • Zoë Howard

    Zoë Howard

  • James Rowberry

    James Rowberry

  • Chloe Bines

    Chloe Bines

  • Dr Richard Sharpe

    Dr Richard Sharpe

  • Dr Andrew James Williams

    Dr Andrew James Williams

  • Philippa Mina

    Philippa Mina

  • Ruth Gripper

    Ruth Gripper

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