What Are The Features Of A Smart Home?

Smart homes have become one of the most applauded options in terms of sustainability. But what must your house have to be considered smart? How can we take advantage of a reform to turn a home into a smart home? 

What Is A Smart Home?

Nowadays the home automation market is booming. The reason is none other than the drop in prices around the sector of construction and reform of smart homes. Making a home smart costs 70% less than 5 years ago.  A smart home has a series of systems that automatically and digitally control certain functions within the same home.

A smart home is one in which what is known as home automation has been installed. Therefore, the main components that must be present in a smart home are the sensors capable of collecting information. They also transmit commands and protocols that allow the different parts of the system to communicate.

Features Of Smart Home

Energy control, Safety control, Climate control. All this is done by connecting all the appliances in the house to each other and the network of networks. This is what we know as IoT or the Internet of things. In summary, home automation installations can be divided into three large groups: security, efficiency, and comfort. 

For this, there are different types of systems that you need to know: Wireless home automation systems with easy installation and operation using radiofrequency waves. Home automation systems with carrier currents that share a cable with other electrical appliances and, therefore, tend to cause frequent failures is the second and third is Domestic wiring system (BUS) with a little more complicated installation, but also more stable and secure. This is one of the most recommended if you are going to take advantage of the reform of your house to make it smart .

Convert A Home Into A Smart Home

Many people are taking advantage of the reform of their houses to turn their homes into smart homes. In this way, not only is the house rehabilitated but it is also modernized, made more functional, and sustainable. What do we have to take into account for the reform of smart homes?

New Technologies

Surveillance systems Smart appliances, air conditioning … There are many options and brands that you can choose from, depending on your needs and  budget 

Defining Facilities 

The first thing to do is think about the new needs of the family and define the present and future facilities of the house. The home automation sector offers a multitude of possibilities to make a home smart. Choose those that you need thinking about the present and future of your family.

Contacting True Professionals

Taking advantage of the reform of your house to turn it into a smart home requires authentic professionalism. Research different companies specialized in the sector and do not stay with the first one you find.  

Consumption Analyzing

There is another important step to take into account is the current consumption of your home. Study how much energy your house uses today and why. This will help you locate more points where you can obtain significant long-term savings.