Relax, You’re On Vacation! Take Care of Your House with Smart Home Technology
With summer officially here and family vacations right around the corner, you can rest easier while you’re away from home thanks to the help of some smart home technologies. Smart thermostats sync up with your phone, allowing you to change the temperature in your house remotely. So you can turn the air conditioner off after […]
Dumb Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Up Your Smart Home
Don’t Sacrifice Quality for Cost Sticking to a set budget is important, but when it comes to smart home technology, you don’t want to focus only on the upfront costs. Choosing cheaper products often means you’ll have to replace those products sooner, making your initial savings obsolete while still leaving you with a lower quality […]
The Secret to A Seamless Smart Home? It’s All in the Plug
The key to having a smart home that feels automated and synchronized isn’t as extensive and expensive as you may think. Smart plugs are discrete smart devices that plug into traditional wall sockets and connect to wifi to automate and remotely control the appliances and electronics plugged into your home. Using the app on your […]
1st Smart Neighborhood of Its Kind Being Built in Alabama
Alabama is building the first smart neighborhood of its kind: a community made of only high-performance homes that use less energy and have higher indoor air quality, all built with high-efficiency construction techniques. Each home has a Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score between 40-50 (homes at the lower end of the HERS index are […]
These Vampire Appliances Suck Energy Even When They’re Turned Off!
Energy “vampires” are appliances that use electricity even when you think you’ve turned them off by idling in standby mode. You can identify energy vampires in your home by looking for devices and appliances that require an external power supply, have a remote control, or have a display screen (such as a clock) that’s always […]
