by Adrian Barber | Feb 24, 2023 | Student accommodation
As UK universities strive to meet the net-zero and decarbonisation targets of 2030 and beyond – there is a collective responsibility to make things happen. From the large infrastructure decisions that are made to our individual choices – perhaps we can...
by Adrian Barber | Feb 14, 2023 | Irus, Student accommodation
Researching “student expectations” and their accommodation experiences, I found myself down a rabbit hole. I came across a post regarding a student who had just arrived at university. After a week, their anxiety had grown because depression was preventing engagement...
by Adrian Barber | Feb 6, 2023 | HobSensus, Student accommodation
Since 2011/12 the number of domestic fires in Great Britain has fallen by 23.5%. That is good news, surely. But fire crews were still called out to almost 35,500 incidents in 2021/22. When the data is drilled into and we remove deliberate actions and downright...
by Adrian Barber | Dec 6, 2022 | Irus, Student accommodation
Adrian Barber looks at enhancing the function of Building Energy Management Systems by targeting the control of heating in student accommodation on a room-by-room basis with pin-point accuracy. Providers of large-scale multi-occupancy dwellings have had a rude...
by Adrian Barber | Dec 5, 2022 | Case studies, Hobsafe
Crosslane is a student accommodation real estate company specialising in acquiring, developing and managing purpose-built student accommodation assets across the UK and Europe. Over the last ten years Crosslane has established a proven track record, delivering more...