Smart Means
convenient
A smart home is convenient. Not only does it makes your daily life easier and reduce your stress, but the convenience features include intelligent lights, sprinklers, garage doors as well as most anything else with an on/off switch.
Smart means
secure
A smart home provides peace of mind with advanced security. A security system, cameras, smart locks as well as alerting are essentials. An intelligent secure home can turn on lights if security is breached or turn off air conditioners and fans if there is a fire.
smart means
efficient
A smart home will make energy saving decisions for you. Not at home? Your home will know and adjust the thermostat, lights, TVs as well as other energy-hogging systems and devices. Do you like to open the windows while you are home? The house will turn off the A/C and turn on ceiling fans until you close them.
Smart Homes are USER FRIENDLY
Who will be living or staying there?
A well-designed smart home should be a seamless experience for anyone who comes into your home or is considering buying your home when it comes time to sell. Keep in mind the following people when you are considering designs:
– Elderly parents or grandparents
– Babysitters
– Children
– Your spouse!
– Future buyers
If you are like us and you love technology, smart homes can be fun, and you can do some awesome things with them. However, you don’t want a home that only you know how to operate because it is so complex. Most importantly, you don’t want to receive a phone call whenever a light doesn’t come on!
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Design Your Smart Home
So you are convinced and ready to get started improving your smart home. The first thing to decide is how involved you want to be in the designing and building of the system. There are two options:
Do it Yourself
With all the technology available today, you can build a smart home one or two pieces at a time to make portions of your life easier and more convenient. Amazon Alexa and Google Home have opened the world to do-it-yourselfers and have helped bring this awesome technology to the masses.
Professional Design
If you want a home system to be completely integrated and user friendly, your best bet is to engage a consultant or professional smart home design and installation company. If you are building a new home or renevating an existing one, it would be worth your while to reach out to a local professional.