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Smart Home Renovations: Integrating Technology into Your Living Space

 The saying that our home is our castle has been around for nearly four centuries. It was true when it first came into being, and is even more true now. During the pandemic, our home became our place of safety. We lived there, worked from there and the kids attended school there too. While restrictions have lifted post-pandemic, our homes are still our refuge in the midst of an ever-changing world.

The introduction of smart home technologies has brought new capabilities to our castle abode. Now we have camera doorbells, which track package deliveries and show us who has come calling at our door. Interior monitoring systems let us check on our castle even while everyone is at work or school. A quick view of the house is just a tap of the smartphone screen away. There are also a host of other smart home technologies that you might want to integrate into your home living environment.

Automate Your Comfort and Reduce Energy Use

A home that was built quite recently may already incorporate some smart home technologies. Most homes, however, have yet to tap into the wealth of smart devices that are available to automate your dwelling. If you are planning on doing a major home renovation, such as a first-floor home extension in Sydney, it’s the perfect time to integrate these new technologies into your home.

You could install a sophisticated home comfort system and smart thermostat that can map your daily schedules to the heating and cooling needs in your home, thus increasing efficiency. It could also provide optimal controls for elements such as your shades and fireplaces.

Immersive Voice Control

During a major home remodel, consider having an expert in home extensions in Sydney set up the smart home of your dreams. With immersive voice control, you can easily talk to your devices and have them following your requests and commands.

You’ll be able to control individual smart home components, and you can also create custom sequences. Imagine waking up and saying “Good Morning”, and having the systems open your shades, illuminate your bedroom and bathroom and turn on pleasant music.

Integrating Devices and AI

When your home is filled with smart devices, it is possible to integrate them and let them communicate with one another. Your home lighting system, for instance, could monitor room to room movement as the sensors work together.

The next step will be cross-device and cross-system communication; this will be further enhanced with new developments in AI. As an example, if your refrigerator knows you are out of milk, it could add it to your store list on Alexa.

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