Why would you want to automate your home? The short answer to this question is simply because you want to maximize your quality of life‚ experience the best that technology has to offer‚ enjoy some much needed energy savings‚ and let your home work for you.
O.K... I need it. Now what?
More and more homeowners are now coming to the realization that they should modernize their homes by installing these systems. But now what? Finding a quality systems integrator who is qualified to design‚ sell and install these systems is not an easy task. How do you even find a systems integrator in the phone book? And if you do find one‚ will they treat you fairly?
Residential automation and networking is all about providing comfort‚ convenience‚ security‚ and energy savings in the home. It is about the convenience of saving time and effort by having the home automatically do routine functions for you. It’s about more fully enjoying home theater time by having the lights dim‚ curtains close‚ TV and DVD player turn on‚ phone mute and popcorn popper start... all with the touch of just one button.
Home automation is about the security you have knowing that you can look in on your home remotely from anywhere in the world‚ or that your home will phone you if anything is amiss It is the security of knowing that a fire will alert your home to wake you‚ shut down the gas and ventilation system‚ turn on a lighted path for your escape‚ and automatically phone the fire department.
And it’s about the energy savings you will enjoy by assigning your home the responsibility of regulating the operation of lights‚ water heater‚ HVAC system‚ entertainment components‚ appliances and irrigation system so these devices are on only when needed.
