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Smart homes can monitor the air we breathe, both inside and outside the home.
Monitoring air quality for a healthy home
health and reduce symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, asthma, allergies, coughing, dry skin conditions and shortness of breath.
Monitoring humidity levels can prevent the spread of bacteria, viruses, fungi (mould), dust mites and other biological agents in the home. Systems such as iZone’s iSave can automati- cally respond to high humidity by turning on an outdoor compressor to reduce humidity and cool the home.
“SENSORS CAN KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON HUMIDITY LEVELS.”
As temperatures drop and humidity levels de- crease, the air conditioning system reverts to outside air cooling – making things like dehy- dration, muscle cramp, fatigue, heat exhaustion, fainting and heat stroke a thing of the past.
Air quality monitoring systems can also help detect VOCs, such as gases emitted from house- hold cleaning substances.
Once the system flags unsafe levels, action can be taken to reduce exposure by opening a win- dow or triggering other smart appliances to turn on – such as an air purifier, a fan, or a dehumidi- fier to help improve the air quality.
These smart systems are also the perfect com- panion for fitness enthusiasts as they can moni- tor the air quality index (AQI) in real-time on any given day.
Measuring how polluted the air is via AQI lev- els lets you know whether it’s safer to exercise in- doors or outdoors, thereby reducing exposure to air-borne nasties.
Homes aren’t just getting smarter, they’re get- ting healthier!
SMART TECHNOLOGY IS well and truly past its infancy with more and more ‘smarts’ being developed year on year.
‘Smart’ is no longer a buzzword as more con- sumers adopt smart home technology to save on energy costs, water bills and to make their home more secure.
It is widely known that controlling air condi- tioning, lighting, garage doors, roller blinds, en- tertainment systems and home alarms is easy and can all be done via a smart phone. But what
many may not know is – there’s now a way to control more than just home appliances and se- curity – systems are now sophisticated enough to monitor the air we breathe, both inside and outside the home.
Home air quality monitoring systems have sensors that can keep a watchful eye on the hu- midity, CO2 and volatile organic compound (VOC) levels present in the air.
Monitoring air quality in the home environ- ment is an effective way to improve general
Hydrogen storage ready for business
LAVO OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED its business in Australia last month, with the aim of power- ing a cleaner, more sustainable future through its cutting-edge hydrogen storage technology, the LAVO System.
LAVO has the first and only commercial- ready hydrogen energy storage system in the world designed for everyday use by residential homes and businesses.
Developed by leading researchers at the Uni- versity of NSW, LAVO’s technology has a stor- age capacity three times greater and a lifetime more than two times longer compared to mar- ket alternatives, offering a unique value propo-
sition and strong competitive advantage. LAVO is well-positioned to capitalise on global green energy demands and the shift to- ward renewable energy. With global invest- ment in hydrogen forecast to increase from $US150 billion to more than $US2.5 trillion per annum by 2050, LAVO is set to capture the significant global growth in demand for hy-
drogen technology.
The company’ CEO and executive director, Alan
Yu, said LAVO’s technology is a game changer.
He said hydrogen storage technology has a very bright future with a wide variety of everyday
applications.
LAVO chief scientist, Professor Kondo- Francois Aguey-Zinsou.
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