Published: 8 May 2014
Category: Industry News
Home automation is predicted to be the number two trend in residential remodelling over the next five to 10 years, according to a study by - The Joint Centre for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
The study reports that 73 percent of consumers are demanding energy efficiency in their remodeling projects, which is something that smart home technology can provide. By managing and coordinating lighting control and HVAC systems together, the home can respond intelligently to changing conditions, while also allowing homeowners to adjust temperature and manage lighting via their mobile devices.
With the addition of remote monitoring, homeowners can benefit from alerts that notify them of lights or small appliances that are left on, home temperatures are too low or too high, the detection of a water leak, and more – making it easier to save energy while away and enabling homeowners to react faster to prevent accidents and property damage.
Home automation enables homeowners to connect to a broad variety of devices and systems throughout their home and control everything from a single app via a smartphone, tablet or in-wall touch screen. Major drivers for the smart home market continue to be enhancing and automating control of climate, lighting, security, and entertainment devices.
Security solutions are increasingly acting as a gateway reasons for consumers interested in upgrading their home to include home automation. Smart door locks have become more than just a convenient way to enter your house. They can keep homeowners informed about who is entering or leaving, when they left, and how long they were there.
Home automation can be installed into both new and existing homes, and depending on the complexity and range of the requested functionality and device interoperability can be installed in as quickly as one day. And with today’s smartphone and tablet technology, homeowners should have little to no difficulty operating their smart home.
“An automation system is just a computer that runs your home systems,” says certified Control4 dealer Brent Wilson. “The idea is to make things more intuitive, so while being tech savvy doesn’t hurt, it isn’t required.”
Providing convenience, efficiency, security and more, home automation is poised to become a leading trend in residential new construction and remodeling projects for the next decade.