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Smart Home Trends We’ll See In 2019

In January this year LG Electronics US marketing vice-president David VanderWaal told those assembled at the Consumer Electronics Show, 2018 would be “the tipping point for the smart home and, more importantly, for the smart connected lifestyle”.

As we round out the year his forecast appears to have been correct.

Now, Australian households have on average 17.1 connected devices in 2018, up from 13.7 in 2017, according to research firm Telsyte.

Telsyte further forecasts this number will continue to grow to 37 by 2022 or 381 million Internet-connected devices nationally.

Adoption in 2018 was driven by the arrival of smart speakers in Australia, with Amazon Echo and Apple HomePod officially joining the line-up of suitably savvy assistants who would help control the art smart home.

Behind the scenes, the NBN rolled out across the nation, opening smart home capability and improved internet to hundreds of thousands of households.

Meanwhile, smart technology continued its shift from the luxury item of the few to the mainstream necessity of the many, with real estate agents and developers noting smart home technology was an attribute that buyers now actively seek.

So, as we close the chapter on 2018, and look to the new year ahead, what’s on the horizon for the smart home over the next 12 months?

Here are our hit predictions for the top smart home trends we’ll see in 2019.

More adoption

As internet capability improves, awareness rises and product prices drop, we’ll see an increased adoption of smart homes safety tech in the year ahead.

In 2018, the smart home transformed from a luxury to mainstream acquisition, with the arrival of smart speakers illustrating the potential benefits of the smart home.

Statista notes 2018 saw smart home market penetration in Australia hit 19.1 per cent. By 2023 it’s expected to increase to 41.9 per cent, with smart appliances, control and connectivity, home entertainment, and security leading the push.

They anticipate in Australia in 2019:

Smart appliances will have a market value of US$309.8 million (up from $237.8 million in 2018) Control and connectivity will have a market value of US$282.2 million (up from $205.3 million in 2018) Home entertainment will have a market value of US$225.7 million (up from $198.4 million in 2018)

Security will have a market value of US$221.9 million (up from $168.9 million in 2018) Energy management will have a market value of US$121.2 million (up from $90.6 million in 2018) Comfort and lighting will have a market value of US$116.9 million (up from $86.7 million in 2018)

More products

In just a few weeks the Consumer Electronics Show will take place in Las Vegas, revealing all the latest bright, shiny, new tech gadgets from around the globe. CES has already flagged there will be a major focus on smart homes at this year’s event, with everything from “basic security monitoring to smart appliances, lighting, window coverings, irrigation, and entertainment systems” on display.

Last year’s CES brought us innovations in smart mirrors, bathrooms, dishwashers and a whole host more. Meanwhile, smart appliances will continue to increase in availability and decrease in price as they shift into the mainstream.

(We’ll be watching CES closely in 2019, so stay tuned and check our coverage of all the new products available).

More voice control

Voice control is considered the future of the smart home, and 2019 will see it increasingly utilised, more intelligent and applied more widely.

This year was a big year for smart speaker adoption in Australia as Amazon Echo and Apple HomePod joined Google Home in catering to the local market.

It was also a year that saw new incarnations of the smart speaker revealed. Google delivered the smart display HomeHub, Amazon revealed Echo Show, and Facebook announced its new calling and messaging device Facebook Portal.

In mid-2018, Canalys noted globally smart speaker adoption had doubled from 50 million to 100 million installed units over the previous 12 months. They also forecast it would hit 225 million installed units by 2020.

Many of these devices offer a new centralised way to experience and control the smart home purely by voice.

Smart speakers move beyond the smart home

As smart speaker adoption increases, 2019 will see speaker manufacturers set their eyes on targets beyond the domestic realm.

“Amazon and Google will now take their devices beyond the smart home and deploy them in a range of scenarios,” Canalys predicted.

 “Their business development teams are targeting commercial opportunities, such as hotels, offices, gyms and airports, with initiatives such as Alexa for Business and Alexa for Hospitality.”

Smart wearables get set to connect

Just as 2018 was a big year for smart speakers, it also saw a bump in smart wearable adoption, and this too will have impacts for the smart home in 2019.

Telsyte noted around 680,000 smart watches were sold during 2018, up by more than 80 per cent from 2017.  

Other wearable categories, like smart glasses also gained interest in Australia.

“Telsyte research found 30 per cent are aware of smart glasses, and one-in-five are showing signs of being interested in buying one, especially if the design is slim and light (like sunglasses) and it is priced similarly to a smartphone or tablet.”

The upshot for the best smart home solutions?  Increased adoption will see increased interest in how these items tie into smart living.

There will be a focus on how the readings taken from wearables can interact with features of the smart home. So, a smart watch that knows your sleep scheduled may soon tell your home to dim the lights and shut off the TV at your usual bedtime.

5G

After trials this year on the Gold Coast, 5G mobile internet is set to roll out in 2019, and this will have major implications for smart home connectivity and beyond.

5G looks set to impact smart home adoption and living in a series of ways. Firstly, and importantly in Australia, 5G will offer a viable alternative to fixed internet access. At the moment the NBN is rolling out across the nation, but there remain remote communities and regions that will not be able to access it.

Instead, they may have access to 5G, which means they too have the potential to embrace smart home living.

Other major benefits will be seen in areas like video streaming, smart home security and augmented or virtual reality.

In a study on the Australian Mobile Services Market, Telsyte found there is growing interest amongst consumers for home Internet services based on 5G technologies, with one in three households interested in subscribing to such services.

“This equates to around three million households potentially using 5G either as a primary or additional access technology as early as 2021,” they found.

 The smart home ecosystem will matter

As more and more Australians dip their toe into the waters of the smart home revolution, they will begin to understand how critical proper installation and programming is to the ideal smart home experience.

Smart speakers will give them a taste of what’s available, but attention will soon turn to have everything working intuitively, seamlessly and effortlessly.

Many will appreciate that a device in your home that you can operate via your smart phone of Google Home does not a smart home make.

A true smart home combines connected devices together under one simple system to make your life easier, healthier and more efficient.

Rather than having multiple apps to control individual items, a genuine smart home allows an entire environment to transform in response to a time of day, at the push of a button or by voice command.

Potential revealed

Meanwhile, a greater number of Australians will enjoy first-hand experience of what a true smart home experience can offer.

As their neighbours and friends adopt smart home technology, they will understand that a smart home offers the benefits of energy efficiency, improved security, and greater independence for the elderly and disabled.

And just as home buyers and developers sought out smart home technology in 2018, more and more will see smart home features and intuitive living as a must-have feature when it comes to buying or building a home.

About Lera Smart Home Solutions

Lera Smart Home Solutions is a leading installer of smart home technology in the greater Sydney region. Our team boasts over 20 years’ experience in IT networking, programming and the electrical industry. We have sourced the most reliable and cost efficient solutions from around the world to provide the very best in smart home solutions, and work with our clients to understand their needs.

You can learn more about transforming your house into a smart home here, or contact us directly for further advice.

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5G And The Smart Home

Mobile internet is soon to embrace a faster more efficient era, with 5G set to roll out in major Australian metropolitan centres over the next 12 months. 5G is likely to have a number of positive implications for the smart home, boosting appliance adoption, increasing security, and providing an alternative to fixed wireless internet.So, let’s take a deep dive into 5G and look at how it may affect the smart home.

What is 5G? 5G is the fifth generation of cellular network communications, which means this is the type of internet you access on your smart phone.

It supersedes 4G, 3G, and 2G and is set to offer increased download speeds, faster data transfer and less latency for mobile network users.

As a little bit of history, cellular networks first became a reality in the 1980s. At that time they were analogue and were able to transmit voice phone calls.

In the 1990s, cellular became digital allowing data to also be transferred. This incarnation of the cellular network was known as 2G, and allowed for text messaging and pictures.

 In the 00s, networks were upgraded to 3G, enabling video calling and data transfer. Then about 10 years ago, 4G became the norm, offering video streaming and gaming capability on your smart phone.

Now, 5G is set to take mobile internet to a whole new level.

 The 5G advantage

5G will offer a series of major advantages over its predecessor which will have large implications for the Internet of Things. It is also likely to fuel the development of things like driverless cars, and automated machinery.

So here’s an insight into what it offers…

5G is fast 5G is tipped to have a potential speed of up to 20Gbps. The likelihood is in real-world scenarios that download speed will be more akin to somewhere between 1Gbps and 10Gbps, but that’s still very fast.

As a quick comparison, 4G+ operates at about 300Mbps, and for a little context, that means using 4G+, you can download a full HD film in about 2.5 minutes. With 5G, that’s more likely to take between seven and 40 seconds.

 Less latency

Latency is the time it takes for data to be sent from a device to the network and back again. It manifests as a lag that is particularly evident when doing things like video calling. If there are pauses and you tend to talk over the top of each other during a video call, that’s latency at play.

Latency is also evident in gaming. So, if you’re trying to hit a moving target, it may have shifted and you completely miss it by the time you take the shot.

5G looks set to eradicate a lot of that delay, reducing latency by up to 50 times compared to 4G.

More devices

5G is also set to offer a lot more space for a lot more devices to be connected. This is particularly important at a time when the Internet of Things is rapidly expanding.

Now, more sensors, activators, items and devices will be able to be accommodated without greatly impacting the speed of the mobile internet.

 How would it affect the smart home?

5G looks set to impact smart home installation and living in a series of ways. Firstly, and importantly in Australia, 5G will offer a viable alternative to fixed internet access. At the moment the NBN is rolling out across the nation, but there remain remote communities and regions that will not be able to access it.

Instead, they may have access to 5G, which means they too have the potential to embrace smart home living. Other major benefits will be seen in areas like video streaming, smart home security and augmented or virtual reality.

 At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, research firm Gartner noted consumer spending on connected home devices was likely to rise 18 per cent in 2018 compared to the year prior, with a total of $189 million predicted to be spent.

They also talked of the impact of 5G, noting 5G may be adopted as an alternative to fixed wireless for those users who may get better — faster, more efficient, less latency— broadband via 5G than their current fixed access.

 They also anticipated households would “use 5G primarily for video and for security and surveillance cameras installed by homeowners. Although not as widespread as video access and surveillance, other usages that could benefit from 5G will be augmented reality and virtual reality.”

 One major benefit will be how the resident connects with their smart home when they are not in attendance.

 With 5G, smart home owners will be able to better access video and images of their property and receive more data, more quickly on their smart phone concerning what’s going on in their home.

 Meanwhile, The Washington Post predicted the benefits of 5G for the smart home would be much more extensive.

 “At home, 5G networks will move beyond the cliche of refrigerators that automatically reorder milk to fully integrated living spaces that adjust to the needs of every member of the family, providing home security, optimizing power and water usage, and personalizing entertainment,” they explained.

 “Smart homes will be much more energy-efficient. But more important for an aging population, 5G networks will help seniors to age in place, monitoring their medications, connecting them to telehealth services and tracking indicators from sleep to insulin levels.

When will it arrive?

Earlier this year Telstra undertook 5G trials on the Gold Coast in conjunction with the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

 Those trials achieved network speeds of 3Gbps using mmWave bands. That’s roughly 3000Mbps, or 30 times as a fast as the maximum speed of an NBN 100 connection.

 Now, Telstra is looking to roll out 5G to cities and major metropolitan areas in 2019/20.

 About Lera Smart Home Solutions

Lera Smart Home Solutions is a leading installer of smart home products , australia. Our team boasts over 20 years’ experience in IT networking, programming and the electrical industry.

We have sourced the most reliable and cost efficient solutions from around the world to provide the very best in smart home solutions, and work with our clients to understand their needs.

You can learn more about transforming your house into a art smart home here, or contact us directly for further advice.

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Five Innovations That Made Smart Homes A Reality

The concept of smart home solutions that make life easier and more connected has been around since the 1930s, but it’s a series of relatively recent innovations that turned the stuff of science fiction into a modern-day asset that many homeowners are now looking to embrace.

As you consider all that the best smart home solutions can offer in terms of security, convenience and lifestyle, it’s interesting to reflect on the five innovations that made smart homes a reality.

 The Internet

The history of the internet has humble beginnings in the 1950s, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that the net as we know it began to take shape.

 The internet would transform the world of telecommunications allowing information to flow freely around the world, transferring data in an instant from location to location.

 In the smart home world, the internet offers the framework to talk to your home from afar. It also set the precedent for the Internet of Things, allowing devices to communicate with each other no matter where they are.

 The Internet of Things

In 2019, the Internet of Things will officially notch up 20 years as a concept, and it is an innovation that has made the smart home what it is today.

 In simple terms the Internet of Things describes internet-enabled devices that talk to each other. From tablets to smartphones, digital networks and sensors, it encompasses a vast variety of devices and items that interconnect to make life more efficient in the modern world.

 So much so, that technology networking giant Cisco estimates the IoT industry will be worth $14.4 trillion for companies and industries worldwide in the next decade, driving profit up by 21%.

 The key factor of the Internet of Things is that it has the potential to affect almost every area of our life, from the way we use our homes, to how we shop, how our products are made and received, and how we experience our cities, business and healthcare.

 Domestic consumers are among the biggest drivers of the IoT. At present the Average Joe makes up the fourth largest market segment with 5.2 billion units of connected items in 2017, according to Gartner.

 And the reason we’re employing IoT? To make our homes more efficient via items like Smart televisions connected to the internet, programmable heating and cooling that we can dial into from our phone, and security systems that can monitor all our shiny new IoT products and more.

 Wi-Fi Patented in 1996, Wi-Fi is now a feature employed globally to allow devices to connect to the internet without the use of cables. And, believe it or not, Wi-Fi was created right here in Australia. As SBS explains, a team at Australia’s CSIRO was responsible for the invention of Wi-Fi and the ripples of its success spread across the world.

 “Wi-Fi technology has made networking easier in offices, homes and places of education all over the world.

 “Today the technology is so widespread there are far, far more Wi-Fi devices than there are human beings; by 2020, there will be close to 40 billion devices worldwide, according to one estimate”.

Since inventing Wi-Fi, the CSIRO has made more than $420 million off the technology, making it the organisation’s best performing commercial enterprise.

 In smart home technology, Wi-Fi is one of a number of communication languages that allow devices to talk to each other and take action in the home.

 Mesh networks

Wi-Fi might have transformed how devices communicate and connect to the internet, but hot on its heels came a further innovation that had very real implications for the smart home.

 The technical leap we’re referring to here is mesh networks.

 Rather than relying on standard Wi-Fi which sends information back to a single router, mesh networks allow information to hop from one device to the next using very little power.

Effectively this means if one device drops out, the system can remain online by finding an alternative route. In the smart home this is particularly beneficial, eliminating lag and congestion, and the system becomes stronger as more devices are added, with more information paths available.

 Most importantly, this means a smart home ecosystem can remain operational even if the internet connection is lost.

 When it comes to modern smart home appliances, two the most commonly-known mesh networks are Z-Wave and Zigbee.

 At Lera, we use Z-Wave because it allows devices to communicate easily, securely and reliably. The system is usually run via a hub that connects to the internet, but devices can still talk independently with each other.

 Due to the low power consumption and reliability, Z-Wave is the perfect connection for sensors, lightbulbs, appliances and more and the technology is now incorporated into 94 million devices (or 70 per cent of the smart home market).

 Smart phones

Most people associate the birth of smart phones with the revolutionary launch of the iPhone in 2007, but the original smart phone by IBM actually hit the market some 13 years prior.

 Like the modern smartphone it had a touchscreen, email capability and apps. Known as the Simon Personal Communicator it didn’t pack quite the punch the iPhone would later deliver in terms of consumer uptake and usability, and it wasn’t until the late ‘naughties’ that smartphones would become a mainstream device.

 Now, Statista notes over a third (34.7 per cent) pf the world’s population owns a smartphone and that penetration is tipped to reach 40 per cent by 2021.

 In the smart home world, the smart phone allows home owners to communicate with their home from afar, using apps, voice and geofencing to ensure their homes cater to their every need.    

 About Lera Smart Home Solutions

Lera Smart Home Solutions is a leader in home automation installers, Sydney. Our team boasts over 20 years’ experience in home automation sydney, programming and the electrical industry.

 We have sourced the most reliable and cost efficient solutions from around the world to provide the very best in smart home solutions, and work with our clients to understand their needs.

 You can learn more about transforming your house into a smart home here, or contact us directly for further advice

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10 things your smart home can do…without you lifting a finger - LERA

Just imagine a lifestyle where everything is effortless. Here are 10 things a smart home can do...without you lifting a finger

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10 Things Your Smart Home Can Do…Without You Lifting A Finger

There’s a lot of talk about the nifty services that individual smart products can offer, but it’s not until you see a fully automated smart home in action that you really appreciate the lifestyle, security and convenience that cohesive smart home technology affords.

Just to give you a taste, here are 10 things your smart home can do…without you lifting a finger.

Keep the temperature just right

Feel like living in a home where the temperature is always a comfortable 25 degrees? The smart home has it sorted, with or without your intervention.

Not only can the smart home sense the temperature, it can respond accordingly and in an environmentally friendly way.

How? Well, it can do this…as the afternoon sun begins to heat up the western side of your home, the smart home feels that temperature rising, and also knows the time of day, so it shuts the indoor or outdoor blinds.

It might open up some ventilation for a little extra airflow or kick start the climate control if that temperature really needs a nudge.

Together, these actions allow the home to cool using a combination of natural and artificial temperature control, reducing your power consumption in addition to the heat.

Monitor security

It doesn’t matter if you’re heading off on holidays, popping down the local shops or preoccupied in the back yard, watching the kids enjoy a swim. The smart home is on security watch 24/7.

It can tell you if someone’s at the door, alert you if a pot boils over, or inform you there’s someone in your yard late at night.

Water your garden

Whether you’re a green thumb or a gardening novice, every now and then it’s nice to kick back and relax while someone else takes care of the little things. And when it comes to keeping that garden looking lush, the smart home has that sorted too.

Those savvy little sensors can tell how dry your soil is and water your garden when it needs it – even while you’re on the other side of the world enjoying a hard-earned break.

Set the scene

Every house has its rhythm and the smart home just loves to oblige through scenes that help streamline your life.

From morning scenes that kick off your day with the news headlines, your schedule and a fresh cup of coffee to pre-set lighting and music combinations that cater to a vibrant dinner party, the smart home easily shifts from mood to mood and event to event using simple voice command.

Curb your energy consumption

These days electricity doesn’t come cheap and its price isn’t likely to drop anytime soon, so it pays to know exactly what you’re using and where that power is being consumed.

Always aware of what’s going on in its domain, the smart home helps you understand what power’s going where and how you can reduce it.

Welcome you home

At the end of a long day, there’s nothing nicer than entering your own domain. The smart home adds an extra level of enjoyment as it welcomes you into its embrace.

Smart locks mean the doors automatically open when you arrive, while lights can come on in anticipation of your arrival, the oven can even pre-warm and the household temperature is just right.

Secure the house

The morning rush is readily catered to by a smart home products australia that helps you secure and shut down the house. All you have to do is exit, initiate the leaving routine and the home turns off the lights, shuts down extraneous appliances and locks the property behind you as you head off for the day.

No more second guessing as to whether you shut the garage or left the iron on!

Allow in a guest

Forget the days of leaving the key under the matt, now you can welcome guests into your home no matter where you are.

Your smart home will alert you that someone’s at the door, let you see and speak to them and then grant them access if that’s what you want.

You can be down the road, in the Bahamas, or even in the kitchen cooking up a five-star feast.

Wake you gently

The morning routine sets the whole tone for the day, and the smart home helps to make that wake-up pleasant. Rather than awaken to a blaring alarm, the lights can gently come on, the blinds can slowly open and you can start your day with a more natural wake-up that sees you gently embrace the day.

And once you’re ready, the ever-accommodating smart home can even have a nice, fresh coffee all prepared.

 Make it look like you’re there

There’s nothing like a little peace of mind that all’s well on the home front even if you’re not there. Not only can the smart home keep an eye on things while you’re away, it can use scenes and automation to make it appear like you’re in residence.

It can switch relevant lights on and off, turn the television on to make it appear like someone’s watching and generally offer the perception that someone is at home.

How it happens

Features like this are facilitated by an interconnected, automated smart home where everything works together under one central ecosystem.

Sensors allow the home to understand what’s going on in its environment and activators allow your preferred or pre-programmed action to be undertaken.

It all works through a central hub which can allow these actions to occur automatically or that you can control using remote, voice control, or an app on your smart phone

It’s simple, it’s effortless, and it’s the way living in a smart home is really meant to be.  

About Lera

Lera Smart Home Solutions is a leading provider of best smart home solutions in the greater Sydney region. Our team boasts over 20 years’ experience in IT networking, programming and the electrical industry.

We have sourced the most reliable and cost efficient solutions from around the world to provide the very best in smart home solutions, and work with our clients to understand their needs.

You can learn more about transforming your house into a smart home here, or contact us directly for further advice.

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Why Consider A Smart Office?

What if you could automate your office environment, with lighting that responded to the time of day, blinds that closed automatically and climate control that not only kept workers at the optimum temperature but also lowered your business power bills?

Smart technology means this level of comfort is no longer the stuff of futuristic films, but rather an average day in the modern office, with everyone from boutique businesses to giant corporations embracing smart technology to improve their office realm.

So, why would you consider a smart office? Well, the short answer is the benefits are extensive. Here’s an insight into what smart technology can offer business and the office environment…

What is a smart office?

The smart office unites the needs of a business and the requirements of the individuals working within it using technology to make the physical environment intelligent and adaptable to company workflows.

It allows routine, everyday tasks within that environment to be automated to improve the experience for workers and also offer a better business bottom line.

At its simplest, the smart office saves time, enabling workers to concentrate on their job, but the upshot is an office environment that is more comfortable, more intuitive and allows for better efficiency, productivity, and economy.

And there are a number of key ways this takes place:

Through the automation of routine tasks

Through an office environment that automatically caters to comfort via automated and individualized lighting, temperature control, and ambiance.

Through automated scenes that allow the office environment to transition from one stage of the day or event to the next.

So, let’s walk through some smart office scenarios.

Smart lighting

Lighting has long been linked to office productivity, with the tone and brightness of lights impacting worker’s fatigue levels, concentration, and even health. The smart office allows automation of this lighting and individual control, and it works like this…

Using sensors, the smart office can determine the ambient level of light and respond accordingly, dimming artificial light, brightening it or even changing the tone. It can do this throughout the office, in specific areas, in stages across the day, or on individual command for a very specific area.

Feasibly that means that smart lighting can better cater to all workers within an office environment or respond at one desk to suit an individual worker’s needs.

 Smart temperature control

The temperature of the office environment can be one of the most contentious issues for office workers, with a recent study finding 42% of people think their building is too warm, while 56% think it’s too cold. Temperature has also been linked with productivity and general welfare, with conditions that are too warm leading to fatigue, while a setting that is too cold results in tense muscles, poor posture, illness, and general discomfort.  Smart climate control allows the office to respond to the prevailing conditions intuitively, altering the temperature depending on the time of day, the warmth of ambient light and the even the individual office worker’s preferences.

Smart ambiance

Whether it’s a retail outlet or an open space office, ambiance has the ability to transform an environment from cold and foreboding to warm, welcoming and work conducive, and in many ways this is what the smart office does bets, using a number of features that work together. These can include smart speakers that channel music to select areas of a building,  automated blinds that block or maximize available natural light, and the lighting and temperature control mentioned earlier.

And in a truly smart office, this happens through automated scenes.

Scenes

Scenes see a series of smart features enact at once. In the office that may mean the blinds begin to close when the afternoon light streams in, the lighting begins to alter, and the temperature drops a degree to help office worker’s through the afternoon slump.

Scenes also allow that meeting in the boardroom to be effortless. So, imagine the meeting is scheduled in a Google calendar. The smart hub of the office knows the meeting location and prepares the boardroom in advance – closing blinds, setting the right ambient lighting, turning on temperature control and sending SMS and email reminders to everyone who should be in attendance. When the meeting commences, a quick voice command then sees all video conference attendees contacted and they are displayed on the boardroom screen as the lights dim for better viewing. A scene could make closing the office for the day intuitive. At 5.30pm, the main office lights shut off, climate control shuts down and smart locking sees various areas of the building secured. Sensors may then detect some office workers are still at their desks and leave specific lights on to suit.

Smart electricity monitoring

While all these features are being controlled, the smart office is also monitoring and using less electricity. Sensors can detect which areas of the office are in use and which are not and shut down lighting and temperature control in unoccupied areas.

Monitoring allows management to understand where power is being consumed and use strategies to reduce this consumption.

Meanwhile, using features like automated blinds and lighting, the natural environment can be maximized to reduce power consumption.

The Benefits

Together these smart features allow for an office environment that is more responsive to both the worker’s needs and those of the business.

And the upshot is an office where:

Workers are happier, healthier and more productive

Everyday actions are automated, allowing workers to concentrate on their jobs

The office environment intuitively responds to the daily workflow

Energy consumption is reduced

About

Lera

Lera Smart Home provides Smart Home Products, Australia. Our team boasts over 20 years’ experience in IT networking, programming, and smart home installation. We have sourced the most reliable and cost-efficient solutions from around the world to provide the very best in smart home solutions and work with our clients to understand their needs.

You can learn more about transforming your house into an art smart home here, or contact us directly for further advice.

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