Build-to-Rent Fire Alarm Systems: Simplified Compliance and Unmatched Safety


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The Unique Fire Safety Challenges of Build-to-Rent Properties

The evolving regulatory landscape

Build-to-Rent (BTR) operators face an evolving challenge of regulatory compliance in their complex environment. With legislation including the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Building Safety Act 2022, compliance requires continuous monitoring, accurate documentation, and proactive risk management.

Balancing resident safety with operational efficiency

Whether they are monitoring purpose-built student accommodation, ensuring compliance across multiple social housing sites, or any number of other Build-to-Rent properties, BTR operators have ongoing pressures to ensure safety, whilst also maintaining operational efficiency across multi-site portfolios. This means that manual systems can become not fit for purpose as they often create blind spots, leading to delays, risk exposure, and frustrated residents.

The pain of manual compliance and siloed data

For BTR operators, traditional spreadsheets and site-by-site reporting can be very long-winded and also create inconsistencies. Without centralised oversight, property managers struggle to consolidate fire safety records, making audits, inspections, and insurer demands unnecessarily time-consuming.

Our intelligent platform centralises every event, test, and device across your entire portfolio - giving BTR operators complete control and proof of compliance at a glance.

Fact: Of the false fire alarms in England for the year ending September 2024, 183,115 were caused by equipment, a 4.9% rise compared to 2023.
Source: https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/home-office-releases-detailed-fire-and-rescue-incident-statistics-for-england/

The Drax Technology Advantage: An Intelligent, Integrated Solution

  • Centralised Critical Alarm Management Bringing all your alarms across your whole portfolio into one intelligent platform.
  • From Thousands Of Data Points To One Clear Action Our solution streamlines multiple daily events into clear, actionable insights, enabling teams to act quickly and decisively.
  • Real-Time Data and Proactive Maintenance Continuous monitoring enables facilities managers to have full visibility of every device across their site.
  • Spotting Trends and Recurring Issues At A Glance Our solution enables you to detect recurring faults, anticipate risks, and prioritise maintenance before failures occur.
  • Automated Compliance Reporting and Documentation Generate compliance records instantly, keeping you compliant by providing up to date auditable proof for regulators, insurers and stakeholders.
Case Study

Silva Homes

Drax Technology successfully addressed the challenges faced by Silva Homes during a major renovation project of a multi-tenant residential block.

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Why Traditional Fire Alarm Systems Fall Short for BTR

Reactive alert tools and a lack of real-time visibility

Conventional fire alarm systems trigger alerts, but often show barely any insight into the original cause of the issue. This means that facilities managers remain reactive and have to wait for an issue to occur, instead of preventing them.

Time-consuming manual inspections and reporting

With manual logbooks and fragmented reporting, compliance tasks become very time consuming for staff and in turn, leaves room for human error.

Inefficient maintenance and service requests

Routine maintenance often becomes reactive instead of proactive. Minor faults can become major issues, driving costs higher and damaging resident trust.

Drax Technology's solutions eliminates these limitations by providing real-time visibility across all fire and life safety systems from a single, intelligent platform. Instead of reacting to alarms, BTR operators gain 24/7 insight into the cause, location, and severity of incidents, enabling faster, more informed decision-making. Automated reporting and digital compliance records eliminate manual paperwork, reducing admin time and the risk of error.

Who We Work With

How Our System Works For Your BTR Portfolio

  • Deploying Our Technology Our solutions seamlessly integrate with all major fire alarm panel manufacturers, so you can have peace of mind with both new and legacy systems.
  • Resolving Issues Proactively Faults are flagged in real time, allowing early intervention before they escalate into costly risks or safety breaches.
  • Discovering New Insights Full visibility across your portfolio highlights hidden risks and inefficiencies before they escalate into costly problems.
  • Asset Management Track and manage building assets digitally, ensuring compliance with servicing schedules and extending equipment life cycles.
  • Remote Water Monitoring We provide intelligent water monitoring solutions that assists with the reduction of legionella risks, providing further assurance of health and safety compliance.

Our system is compatible with over 50 fire alarm manufacturers

A Partnership Built on Trust and Expertise

Over 25 Years of Experience

For over 25 years, Drax Technology have been market leaders in creating advanced fire alarm software and innovative compliance and safety management solutions for a multitude of industry sectors. Our technology gives facilities managers, landlords, and operators a complete overview of their critical alarms, fire safety systems, and audit trail, ensuring their portfolio is always fully compliant.

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Complete integration with all your facilities life safety systems

Fire Alarms

Create a centralised view of individual alarm devices and identify fire, pre-alarm, fault and disablement event in real time

Panic Alarms

Integration with campus panic alarms supports providing immediate help during various emergencies

Intruder Alarms

Integrate your intruder alarms to ensure appropriate resource is deployed quickly

Sprinkler Systems

Get alerted when your sprinkler systems are triggered and where you need to ensure quick response times to the event.

Plant Alarms

Get alerted when your plant alarms are triggered and where you need to ensure quick response times to the event.

Gas Alarms

Get alerted when your gas alarms are triggered and where you need to ensure quick response times to the event.

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Build To Rent FAQ's

What are the key fire safety regulations for build-to-rent properties in the UK?

Landlords and property managers must comply with regulations like the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the Building Safety Act 2022. This includes conducting regular fire risk assessments, installing smoke and carbon monoxide alarms on every floor, and ensuring clear escape routes are maintained.

How does a centralised fire alarm system help with compliance?

A centralised system provides a single dashboard to monitor and manage all fire alarms across multiple sites, automating compliance testing and generating instant reports. This removes manual effort and ensures real-time readiness.

Can Drax Technology integrate with my existing fire alarm panels?

Yes, our technology is designed to be compatible with all leading OEM fire panel manufacturers, bringing all your systems together into one platform, no matter the brand.

How does this system help with maintenance and reducing costs?

The platform provides real-time data and predictive analytics to identify faulty devices early, enabling proactive maintenance and reducing the risk of costly incidents and downtime.

Is this a solution for a single building or an entire portfolio?

Our solutions are scalable for both single and multiple sites, providing remote monitoring from a single platform, anytime, anywhere.