How Onics supports indoor climate monitoring under Awaab’s Law

Awaab’s Law sets clear expectations for how social landlords identify, investigate, and resolve damp and mould. To meet these expectations at scale, landlords need more than periodic inspections. They need continuous visibility into indoor conditions and a reliable way to act on that insight.

Onics provides the technology platform for UK organisations that want to offer residents a connected indoor climate service that supports Awaab’s Law and strengthens overall home safety. Our solution is delivered to B2B companies and under the provider’s own brand.

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Continuous indoor climate insight

Damp and mould build up over time and often out of sight. Onics connects environmental sensors to an easy-to-use app that gives a live view of conditions in each home, room, and device.

With Onics, housing providers can:

• View temperature per room and per device, so they see where cold spots or overheated areas may increase risk.
• Track humidity per room and per device, highlighting spaces where moisture  levels remain high over time.
• See historical trends, not just single readings, to understand whether an  issue is getting better or worse

This continuous flow of data makes it easier to identify homes that are drifting into risk long before visible damp or mould appears.

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Smart alerts and automations

Real value comes when data leads to action. The app allows both landlords and residents to configure meaningful alerts and automations.

Examples include:

• Push notifications for high or low temperature per room or device, prompting action before conditions become a problem.
• Push notifications for high or low humidity, helping residents and housing teams react quickly when moisture levels stay above recommended ranges.
• Door and window sensors that send alerts when a window or door is opened or left open, and when it is closed again.
• Automations such as starting a fan, turning on heating, or triggering mechanical ventilation when thresholds are exceeded.

Together, these capabilities support earlier, more targeted interventions. Landlords can encourage better ventilation and heating behaviours, while residents receive simple prompts that are easy to respond to in everyday life.

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Evidence and oversight for housing teams

Awaab’s Law is not only about responding. It is also about demonstrating that issues are taken seriously and handled within the required timeframes. Through the Onics platform, housing providers can:

• See portfolio-level overviews that highlight homes with repeated alerts or unfavourable trends.
• Drill down to room-level data to understand where problems arise and which actions had an effect.
• Export documented histories of temperature, humidity, alerts, and automations to support communication with residents, internal teams, and regulators.

This creates a clear digital trail that shows when a risk first appeared, which steps were taken, and what happened next.

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A foundation for wider home safety

The same platform that supports damp and mould prevention can also deliver broader home safety services to residents.

In addition to humidity, temperature, and door/window sensors, the Onics platform can integrate further devices such as:

• Smoke and heat detectors
• Water leak sensors
• Other safety and security devices

All devices feed into the same app experience, giving residents one place to see the status of their home and one channel for relevant alerts. For solution providers and landlords, this creates a flexible, future-ready service that can grow over time.

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Partnering with Onics

If you are exploring how to deliver an indoor climate monitoring service that supports Awaab’s Law in the home and improves everyday living conditions, Onics is ready to help you shape and scale that solution.