What is a smart home?

Our friends at Smart Home USA say, "a smart home is the term commonly used to define a residence that has appliances, lighting, heating, air conditioning, TVs, computers, entertainment audio & video systems, security, pool/spa, shades blinds and camera systems that are capable of communicating with one another and can be controlled remotely by a time schedule, from any room in the home, as well as remotely from any location in the world by phone or internet."

​An emerging important feature of a smart home is conservation of the earth's limited resources. More and more people are becoming aware of the ability to make their homes truly smart — and green — by utilizing home controllers integrated with all home sub-systems to increase savings by controlling lighting, window coverings, HVAC, irrigation and by monitoring usage. Many smart home controllers have built-in monitoring systems whereby they calculate and log usage by all connected devices, giving the smart home owner heightened awareness and the knowledge to make changes as necessary. These smart home systems can even be accessed over the Internet from anywhere in the world so the homeowner can adjust consumption anytime, anywhere.

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