NeRV - Futures Close

Step inside Futures Close and explore real UK homes from the 1910s to the 1990s, each highlighting energy-efficient technologies designed to reduce carbon footprints. The NeRV - Futures Close App offers an interactive way to understand how heating systems, insulation, and cutting-edge energy-saving solutions improve daily living.

Futures Close represents a variety of UK building types, with nine properties you can intimately explore. Each home provides details on its environmental impact, running costs, and the unique challenges faced by its residents. Acting as a digital twin of the real site near Newcastle, the app gives access to live data from over 2,000 on-site sensors. See how actions, like turning on a light, affect room sensors and energy efficiency in real time.

Whether you're onsite or exploring remotely, scan exteriors for guided tours or discover AR elements projecting eco-saving technologies inside and outside the properties. Plus, the built-in AI guide provides valuable insights as you navigate through the app.

Key Features:

• Explore UK homes from different eras, showcasing energy-saving interventions.
• Real-time data from sensors to reveal the environmental impact and running costs of each property.
• Interact with the environment and see real-time effects of your actions.
• AR elements to visualise eco-saving technologies within and outside the homes.
• AI-guided insights to enhance your learning experience.