Startup accelerator for Social Housing
It is an ecosystem that brings together social landlords, startup companies and real estate groups to develop innovations adapted to the specificities of Social Housing
Why create this accelerator?
What is at stake in social housing/construction sector
The construction sector is going through a major shift regarding various criterias:
- societal changes (sustainable construction, circular economy, energy efficiency, global cost…)
- technological innovations (digital model, drones, 3D printing, simulation tools…)
- changes in habits (collaborative tools, flat-sharing, mobility, cyber commerce, desintermediation…)
Many startups develop innovations regarding these topics and offer disruptive solutions with a high potential of decreasing construction costs, increasing productivity and developing new functionalities
What we offer
Social Housing is particularly at the core of this evolution since market volumes are high and urban policy issues are crucial.
However, the specificities of Social Housing (forms of awarding contracts, financing, volumes, fragmentation of the actors, governance...) are making it difficult for innovative startups to access this market (because they seldom have critical size or specific expertise to address this market)
The Social Housing's startup accelerator brings together social landlords, innovative startups and real estate groups around the various issues of this market, with the ambition to strenghten startup / major group collaborations and to achieve experimentations in the Social Housing sector.
The ecosystem
Startup and partners join together
START-UP
Selection of the best startups
- Support by Social Housing experts
- Proximity between startup / specialist investors / major groups
- Ecosystem of innovative startups and small business
PARTNERS
Major actors of the Social Housing sector
- Access and direct involvment in the ecosystem of startup
- Active watch over the sector's innovations
- Open Innovation: platform for discussions and collaborations
- Corporate Venture
- Reputation, image and involvment in the ecosystem
TOPICS
Issues and key subjects
- Rental management, energy & resources
- Urban planning
- Designing social spaces
- Social efficiency
- Urban green areas
- Optimization & financing
- ...
FIELDS OF INNOVATIONS
Gathering together startups and major actors of Social Housing around key issues of the sector
Startups
Innovation Watch
Research and socio-marketing watch firm, specialized in the real estate sector. Their role : create value on your offers. Methods : test your ideas, concepts, offers to the market (watch on trends and innovations) and/or your targets (studies on users, key actors, buyers...) to provide you with new, analyzed and operational viewpoints.
Connected Building
Operating system dedicated to smart building which connects all building’s actors, services and equipment on a single shared frame
Collective Ownership App
Mobile app for reporting and managing technical incident which connects all stakeholders (occupants, managers and technical service providers)
Robotic inspection and isulation
Insulation of floors and walls with a robot passing under the floor or in the wall and projecting an insulating foam
Prefabricated wall for insulation
Industrialization of energetic rehabilitation for collective buildings (digital model and prefabrication).
BIM processes
BIM digitization engineering for energetic renovation and asset management
Urban Agriculture
Design and implementation of gardens for collective living spaces. The offer includes a support service combining maintenance and training.
Smart thermostat
Thermostat that takes into account the environment (building heat, weather) and the occupants’ habits to improve comfort and reduce energy consumption. It works without internet connexion.
Proximity social network
Positive economy network based on the aggregation in a single ecosystem of all the collaborative services existing in a neighborhood
Recycling of heat by computing services
Recovery of servers' heat (digital boiler) to heat buildings' sanitary water of more than 20 housing.
Support the elderly
Support social housing and regional communities in the selection of technologies the most relevant to adapt housing or adapted housing for the elderly or disabled people.
Rental management
Social platform which connect its users between them and also with organization (condominium syndicate, social housing, city hall, ...) to facilitate daily management in a same building/district/town.
Energy performance
Validation solution of energy performance of buildings with an algorithm evaluating the gap between energy performance and recorded performance.
Waste sorting
Waste selection station connected whish establish the setpoint principle by a reward system to the citizen who make waste sorting. This system also optimizes garbage collection.
Commercialization
Digital solution consisting of scanning real estate properties and enabling everyone to visit it remotely.
Energy performance
Connected sensors installed on the house’s water intake which measure consumption and transmits the results to a mobile application allowing anyone to manage consumption.
Innovative construction methods
Industrialization of concrete floors for collective residential buildings with casing modules delivered and customized for the site.
Valorization of wastewater for domestic hot water
Innovative solution of heat recovery and heat valorization of wastewater. This type of energy is considered a renewable energy and technology which is eligible for ADEME heat background
Digital solution for the housing allocation committee
Industrialization of concrete floors for collective residential buildings with casing modules delivered and customized for the site.
Storage space vacancy management
Platform permitting to rapidly book and rent a storage space from an individual or a lessor anywhere in France.
Urban farming
Urban cultivation system incorporated in buildings and allowing to produce fruits, vegetables while creating local jobs.
Energy supply disintermediation
Platform allowing social landlords to become their own energy provider and to administer this service to their tenants.
Housing exchanges management
Interface permitting social landlords to quickly and efficiently process housing exchange demands from their tenants.
EcoMobility
Platform managing ecomobility stations integrating car-sharing, carpooling services and providing electric vehicles.
Energy consumption
Energy saving solutions by raising the occupants’ awerness thanks to a platform integrating recreational features.
Property prospecting
Interactive applications which allow to qualify and to estimate the potential of a plot of land (built and not built) and to anticipate regulatory requirements.
Energy Performance
Platform that offers tailored solutions to occupants to help them reducing their energy bills and consumption while improving their comfort at home.
Digital Transition
Home automation technology that is fully integrated into the building during construction. Comprehensive smart home solution that fulfills all apartment-dwellers’ needs in terms of security, energy, well being, etc..
Rental Management
Internet Service Provider for the collective housing and more particularly for social landlords with a complete offer of digitalization of the housing: In-home entertainment, smart home and smart building.
Property Management
Enabling access to shared facilities in buildings to facilitate the intervention of service and technical providers.
Housing Construction
Conception, production and distribution of innovative solutions and equipment in the field of cable networks incorporation in the concrete.
Energy Performance
Real-time control and monitoring of the energy stored in electric hot water cylinders to match energy consumption and production.
Property Management
Collaborative evaluation platform of professionals from the construction industry. Services designed for all actors willing to improve their global performance from customers’ feedback and an efficient supplier evaluation system.
Rental Management
Anti-vandalism touch screen that allows property managers to deliver content and communicate with the tenants through a simple and interactive solution.
Energy Performance
Smart shower solution for water conservation and management : a colored LED sequence helps visually engage users in water usage change.
Rental Management
Digital platform based on a website, a mobile application and an instant messaging system to facilitate the communication between tenants and property managers.
Rental Management
Web platform that helps landlords improve tenants' satisfaction, through feedback automation (e-mails and text messages)
Rental Management
Rental of furniture and interior decoration catered to real estate professionals
Energy Performance
Innovative heating cost allocation solution to guarantee energy savings of 25% per CPE, improve user comfort and ensure cost effectiveness of equipment
Housing Construction
Constructive system "B2R+" wood / concrete. With a flame retardant, water-repellent and paint-ready interior, it is at the crossroads of the circular economy and the digital revolution.
Energy Performance
Smart green energy power stations combining storage technologies and renewable energies to ensure a reliable and competitive energy provision anywhere and at any time.
Energy Performance
Smart electric heater equipped with an integrated battery that stores energy and allow to reduce energy bills.
SOS Jober
Rental Management
Application that connects individuals looking for a service (in cleaning, gardening, etc.) and auto-entrepreneurs called “jobers” available nearby (craftsmen and professionals).
Housing Construction
The Unity Cube project transforms vacant offices into emergency housing through habitable modules that can adapt to all types of offices without modifying the building.
Property Management
Service that connects individuals looking for parking lots and storage spaces.
Social Impact
Gives people access to basic language skills, cultural knowledge, and concept understanding through educational animations.
News
September 27-29th: Impulse Labs, in partnership with the USH, animated the "startup village" at the Social Housing congress
Impulse Labs a accueilli 23 start-up sur son stand pendant les 3 jours du congrès HLM. Ce village des start-up a débordé de visiteurs, notamment de bailleurs sociaux désireux de découvrir ces innovations concernant les sujets clés du logement social (gestion locative, performance énergétique, numérique, lien social…). Impulse Labs a organisé de nombreux événements sur cet espace, notamment pour mettre en avant des expérimentations mises en place par des bailleurs sociaux avec des start-up.
June, 6th: meeting between social landlords and innovative startup in the Impulse Partners incubator
About ten social landlords gathered this Monday, June 6th, in the social housing Impulse's incubator. The meeting began with an introduction by Pierre-François Gouiffès (SNI's head of digital operations) and Thomas Le Diouron (Impulse Partners' founder). Management professor Albert David made an intervention about barriers to innovation and the benefits obtained by innovation. Then, 6 startups (Chouette Copro, Epok, Qivivo, Q-bot, Cobject, Bim in motion) pitched and presented scenario of joint experiments with social landlords regarding various subject: rental management, renovation, wealth management, decrease in tenants' charges etc.
May, 12th: visiting a work site of renovation in occupied site organised by Impulse Labs and Syrthea
Syrthea, startup member of Impulse Labs, realized at this time an intern and extern renovation of the La Pince building, in Saint Paul Lès Dax, for Landes' HLM office. Syrthea has developed an innovative external isulation skill from prefabricated wood panels, and opened his first work site for visitor : Bouygues Construction, Veolia, Leon Grosse and many social housing clients were able to discover this new renovation process.
February, 11st: Social Housing now has its startup incubator in France
Impulse Labs and the "ESH Federation" (social landlords) have launched an initiative aiming at accelerating the development of innovations in Social Housing. This innovation accelerator is based on linking startup with housing professionals and social landlords. The launching event has gathered all of these actors for a day of discussions about future experimentations and collaborations.
Who are we?
IMPULSE PARTNERS is a strategy consulting firm that works with senior executives on strategy, innovation and performance. We help our clients tackle growth challenges, identify opportunities, rethink business models and revisit innovation strategy.
IMPULSE PARTNERS is developing startup accelerators in close connection with industry decision makers, the City of Paris and bpifrance. Our teams detect the most innovative, promissing start-ups and connects them to industry leaders in order to speed up their development
Find more information on: impulse-partners.fr
Impulse Labs is an ecosystem of startups, composed by several thematic accelerators. Our team detect the most innovative startups and put them in relation with the main actors of their sector to place more rapidly their technology on the market.
Learn more about our other thematic accelerators:
- Construction&Energie
- Digital construction
- Wellness by the real estate (Immowell-Lab)
- Mobility & Infrastructure
- Real estate disruptive solutions
Find more information on: impulse-labs.fr
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