Smart Home Automation: Everything You Need to Know
Utilize smart home automation devices to create a smarter, safer home
With the boom of smart technology, smart home automation has shifted from a sci-fi buzzword to a tangible, working concept. The word “automation” might bring images of house-sized Rube-Goldberg breakfast machines or contraptions to put pants on. However, the reality of today’s smart home automation is much less clunky, but just as brilliant.
What is home automation?
Smart homes increasingly incorporate automation devices to assist owners in ensuring their home is secure and functioning at its peak performance. These devices can perform a multitude of functions automatically within parameters set by the device owner. When paired with a smart home controller with Bluetooth geofencing features, like the IQ Panel, a smart door lock can take care of locking and unlocking your home as you arrive and leave.
Why invest in home automation?
One of the most obvious benefits of smart home automation is the ability to shift menial tasks from you to the home itself. Instead of running back and forth from the thermostat throughout the day to keep the temperature comfortable and economical, smart home automation can easily adjust it to keep everything running smoothly. Panels like the IQ Panel also remove headaches associated with pairing, maintaining, and running your smart home automation devices to give you fast, powerful connectivity to your home.
That doesn’t just mean less work for you, either. A smart home controlling things like temperature and lighting also provides energy saving measures and can pass savings onto you. With smart home smart lighting or smart thermostats, you can set your devices to turn on at specific times or when certain conditions are met. That means no more lights left on, no more furnaces running when they shouldn’t, and more money in your pocket.
While saving money and energy is a great reason to invest in smart home automation devices, the simple fact remains that smart home automation is just… well… cool. It feels futuristic to be able to communicate with your home in such a sophisticated way, especially when the home responds by adjusting to your schedule and energy needs. It might seem small, but automation helps you create a cohesive home in a big way.
What does an automated home look like?
It’s possible to automate your home in as many ways as there are available automation devices. There are endless ways to configure and adapt your home to work for you, but the core of every smart home is the smart home controller.
Your smart home controller is the brains of your smart home automation system. The IQ Panel, for instance, seamlessly connects to your automation devices in one central place. You can mount the panel on most convenient wall in your home and utilize its clean, bold user interface to program the rest of your automation devices. You can even extend your smart home control via the Alarm.com mobile app or through the IQ Remote PowerG secondary control screen.
With your brains of your smart home set up, all that you have left is to decide on the automation devices that make the most sense to your lifestyle. Devices like the Alarm.com smart thermostat, when connected to IQ Panel, can utilize intelligent automation rules to adjust your home’s temperature when you’re home or away or as windows and doors are left open.
Lighting devices are another popular automation idea, and for good reason. There are many, many options when it comes to smart home smart lighting. For example, when paired with motion sensors, your lights can automatically turn on or off as motion is detected where they’re installed. You can even use the lights more specific applications, such as automatically turning your Christmas lights on after dark during the holidays. We offer many PowerG lighting devices that can fit into whatever automation plan you can imagine.
Smart home locks are also great items to add to your collection of smart home automation devices. Connecting an IQ Lock to your IQ Panel enables a whole host of powerful security features to create a safer, smarter home. With IQ Lock, you can automatically unlock your doors as you approach or lock the door as your day is winding down, so you never have to worry again.
How can I get started?
There are tons of ways to customize your smart home to fit your life. With so many options, it helps to have someone to guide you through the process of planning and building a smarter, safer home. For more information about the IQ Panel, PowerG, or any of the devices mentioned above, please contact Bee-Safe® for a free quote.
