imagine a world where your morning coffee maker switches on by itself and brews the perfect cup, your lights gradually come on to wake you, your smart fridge has reordered your favourite breakfast juice, and your blinds have automatically opened to welcome in a new day.
Modern home technology offers comfort and convenience, as well as security and safety. There is a host of applications designed to improve the quality of our lives. These can range from lighting, heating and cooling to high-tech audiovisual and state-of-the-art home security, all operated with a voice command, app or push of a button.
Harry Simidis from Control Freq says these systems also offer energy effi ciency. “They can help to preserve resources and minimise our footprint on the environment because appliances are only being used when necessary,” he says. “For example, floor heating and heated towel railings are only left on when needed.”
Home automation does not have to be complex, or even expensive. There are basic systems and those you can add to, right up to state-of-the-art monitored systems. “There are the elite or very customised automation solutions that specialist organisations like us offer,” explains
