IBM will provide technology for smart affordable homes in Chennai

BANGALORE, INDIA: IBM will provide technology support to a new smart housing development in Oragadam, by Sheltrex Developers. Sheltrex has been incubated by Brick Eagle, a financial services platform for the affordable housing industry. Brick Eagle also incubates companies that fill gaps in the affordable housing ecosystem.

Spread over 26.6 acres area, Sheltrex's Oragadam project, will build smart and cost effective homes targeted at people working in the upcoming industrial hub. The objective is to create an urban infrastructure to improve the daily lives of the residents.

IBM has provided the technology design to integrate multiple city agencies that will deliver a unified view into all city functions, helping all departments to better collaborate, share insights and information to improve the experience for its citizens. IBM will be advising across areas like township governance, public safety, utilities, transportation and community.

The project is expected to be completed by 2021.

Goutham Pulimi, CEO, Sheltrex Developers, "Technology should reach the end-user through an experience of convenience, good lifestyle and lower costs. The inculcation of innovative technology at our townships in Sheltrex-Karjat and Sheltrex-Oragadam is an extremely exciting development in the real estate industry. Every homeowner at Sheltrex should be able to control his home via technology and should feel safe and secure in the township."

To achieve the vision of having 100 smart cities, the new Indian cities would require smart living spaces wherein the private players could bring in significant contribution through technological innovations. Smarter homes being an integral part of smart cities will be key in projecting Indian cities on par with international standards. This need is especially true with respect to affordable homes, which contribute to over 95 percent of the total housing demand in India.

"We are committed to bring the best of our smarter cities solutions to make Indian cities more efficient," said Dr. Prashant Pradhan, Director, Smarter Planet Solutions, IBM India / South Asia.

IBM on basis of discussions with leading consultants like PMC (Project Management Consultants),  MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing consultants) sales and marketing teams, identified areas that would be appealing to the residents thus, making an effort to improve the quality of living.