Home Automation: The Future, At Your Fingertips

Imagine being able to turn your household alarms on or off using nothing but your smart phone. Or being able to receive automatic alerts about problematic events like water leaks or unexpected access to your house, no matter where you are. How would your life, both inside and outside of your home, change?

The fact is, capabilities that were once props for futuristic science fiction are available to the custom home builders of today. And if you’re thinking of building a custom home, you should be thinking high performance from the start.

High performance homes lead the way in utilizing household technological innovation, and home automation is no exception. The development of smart technology has opened the door for unprecedented connectivity, access, and control over the comfort and safety of your high performance home.

Put simply, home automation allows you to access and control your home’s critical systems and appliances from a centralized or remote location. And if you’re interested in building an innovative custom home, a home automation system brings the cutting edge of technology to your fingertips.

Benefits of Home Automation

Aside from having fun with innovative technology, home automation presents tangible benefits for home owners. By centralizing control of lighting controls, security cameras, alarm systems, appliances, and home entertainment systems, home automation delivers convenience, comfort, and efficiency to any custom home project.

• Convenience – A home automation system gives you control of a centralized network of your essential home systems and appliances. Think of it as a command center that executes on orders delivered by your voice or touch screen device. Home automation delivers convenience, allowing you to control everything from your alarms to your home entertainment system with ease and efficiency. Many of us already manage our lives through our smartphones and tablets, so extending that to our homes is a convenient and enjoyable transition.
• Comfort – Home automation empowers you to know what’s happening in your home, whether you’re there or not. You can take comfort knowing that your alarm will automatically arm as you depart your house. Home automation provides peace of mind, allowing you to monitor your home and its essential systems, and to receive alerts when a problematic event occurs.
• Efficiency – Home automation can pay off, literally, in terms of efficiency and energy savings. Enabling settings for your lighting controls and systems that use energy can significantly reduce your utility bill, and help your home achieve a high performance cost structure.

The future is here, and with the help of a knowledgeable and experienced custom home builder, you can live on the cutting edge of technological home innovation.

Learn more about home automation options and custom build opportunities with Clarum Homes. Call 650.322.7069