Why come home to a dark house when your lights can automatically come on when you press your remote control? Why come into a hot or cold home when you can enjoy the comfort of your home anticipating your arrival and adjusting the temperature to suit you?
An automated home is about the convenience of saving your time and effort by having your home automatically do routine functions such as watering your grass, or turning off all lights, and setting the thermostat to economy mode.
It’s about enjoying movie night by having the lights dim, curtains close, TV and DVD player turn on, and popcorn popper start... all with the touch of just one button.
Home automation is about the security you have knowing that you can look in on your home remotely from anywhere in the world via the internet, or that your home will call you if anything is wrong, or that a fire will alert your home to wake you, shut down the gas and ventilation system, turn on a lighting path for your escape, and automatically phone the fire department.
The benefits of an automated home are only limited by your imagination!
Here are some helpful links:
http://www.lutron.com/hlc/
http://www.crestron.com/
