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How Smart is Your Home?                                                                                                          When you begin designing a home, there are



                                                                    A  Smart  control  system  allows  the  flow  of
                                                                    water and control of temperature. It has the                 essential items you choose; size, colors, flooring,
                                                                    ability  to  save  your  preferred  settings.  The           fixtures  and  appliances.  Then  there  are  the
                                                                    system also has a “pause” if you want to stop                features  you  really  want  to  make  the  home
                                                                    the water for a short time.
                                                                                                                                 spectacular.
                                                                                                                                  Connectivity  and  interactivity  drive  the
                                                                                                                                 consumer  market.  As  our  daily  schedules
                                                                       A  Smart  thermostat  is  responsible  for
                                                                       controling  the  home’s  HVAC  system.  It                become more active families want to have the
                                                                       allows  control  of  the  temperature  in                 capability to manage their lives and home from
                                                                       the  room  or  whole  house.  Connecting
                                                                       to the system with your phone or tablet                   any location. The new smart systems offer more
                                                                       allows  the  user  to  easily  change  the
                                                                       temperature or turn off the system.                       convenience and control than ever before. They
                                                                                                                                 are also more affordable than ever, becoming
                                                                                                                                 a  viable  technology  for  consumers.  A  house
                                                                                                                                 can be fitted with a basic system to start. One
                                                                                                                                 that  can  control  the  thermostat  and  lighting
                                                                                                                                 for  greener  living.  Then  as  time  passes,  more
                                                                                                                                 components can be added to the system.

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                            The  energy  management  system              Smart  refrigerators  allow  you  to
                            allows you to monitor and control            check  their  status  through  your
                            the  power  consumption  of  light,          phone  to  make  sure  things  are
                            electronics,  air  conditioners  and         working  properly  and  you  have
                            appliances. It provides you with a           enough  ice.  Some  have  hubs               A  Smart  garage  door  can  alert  you  if  it’s  been
                            detailed history or reports in real          with  touch  screen  technology  to          accidentally left open and lets you close it from
                            time helping you to adjust use.              function  as  a  communication               anywhere.  It  can  be  integrated  into  a  wider
                                                                         center  for  your  home.  Just  check        system of connected devices. Virtual assistants
                                                                         the camera to see what your low on           can open the door automatically when your car
                                                                         while out shopping.                          pulls into the driveway.







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