WHY SMART HOME AUTOMATION?
A well-planned smart home lets you connect devices that offer you
both convenience and safety, and can even help you save money on your
energy bills. Smart home technology can learn your lifestyle and adjust
your thermostat and lights, based on when you're home and awake.
Security systems and home monitoring systems make it easy for you to
keep an eye out when you're not home, while smart door locks and garage door openers controlled by smartphone apps make for easier entry when you arrive home and make sure they are closed when you are not there.
Adding an outlet control or smart switch to your home will let you control your lighting, electronics and appliances from your smartphone, tablet or with your voice. Televisions can be told to change the channel or lower the volume- no need for a remote anymore. Smart lighting
products let you turn your lights on and off from almost anywhere, or
program a timer to gradually increase light intensity to ease you out of
sleep. You can also create custom schedules that can be easily
adjusted, and set your lights to automatic schedules.
Connected baby monitors let you check in on your little one after you've put her to bed. A video system also gives you peace of mind by allowing you to check up on your kids or pets when you're away. Choose a smart thermostat that will monitor your home's temperature over time, plus create custom schedules to optimize your comfort and save energy.
A smart home can feature smart products for the outdoors too. Choose a smart sprinkler system to control, manage and change your sprinkler directly from your phone. Or choose a smart garage door opener you can control from your device and get an alert whenever someone opens or closes the door.
An emerging important feature of a smart home is conservation of the earth's limited resources. More and more people are becoming aware of the ability to make their homes truly smart — and green — by utilizing home controllers integrated with all home sub-systems to increase savings by controlling lighting, window coverings, HVAC, irrigation and by monitoring usage. Many home controllers have built-in monitoring systems whereby they calculate and log usage by all connected devices, giving the home owner heightened awareness and the knowledge to make changes as necessary. These systems can even be accessed over the Internet from anywhere in the world so the homeowner can adjust consumption any time, anywhere.
Connected baby monitors let you check in on your little one after you've put her to bed. A video system also gives you peace of mind by allowing you to check up on your kids or pets when you're away. Choose a smart thermostat that will monitor your home's temperature over time, plus create custom schedules to optimize your comfort and save energy.
A smart home can feature smart products for the outdoors too. Choose a smart sprinkler system to control, manage and change your sprinkler directly from your phone. Or choose a smart garage door opener you can control from your device and get an alert whenever someone opens or closes the door.
An emerging important feature of a smart home is conservation of the earth's limited resources. More and more people are becoming aware of the ability to make their homes truly smart — and green — by utilizing home controllers integrated with all home sub-systems to increase savings by controlling lighting, window coverings, HVAC, irrigation and by monitoring usage. Many home controllers have built-in monitoring systems whereby they calculate and log usage by all connected devices, giving the home owner heightened awareness and the knowledge to make changes as necessary. These systems can even be accessed over the Internet from anywhere in the world so the homeowner can adjust consumption any time, anywhere.
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Temperature control
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Lighting
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Security
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Sprinklers
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