Builder Magazine: Home Automation

Home Automation Sector Uses Hotels as Testing Ground

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:03:34 EST

Great place to evaluate new automation systems.

Consolidation Trend Among Home Builders Bodes Well

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:47:37 EST

Important benefit would be the likely decrease in product pricing do to economies of scale.

Technology Products Bundled With Related Services

Thu, 27 May 2010 10:53:09 EST

Companies that supply home builders with entertainment and automation products are venturing with related service providers to create more robust offerings to builders.

Green Digital Techonology Solutions for Builders

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:49:31 EST

A new report suggests that a tipping point has been reached.

Next Wave of Digital for the Home

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:44:14 EST

Whole-house distribution of high-definition signals will be the next big thing in home technology.

Wireless Network Standards Merge With IT Standards

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:18:45 EST

ZigBee Alliance announces incorporation of IT standards to enable more seamless integration.

Home Technology Holds On

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:34:40 EST

Builders continue to offer home technology even in a down market.

Scaling Back Smartly

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:17:12 EST

Integrated home automation systems can maximize space efficiency and make a small home feel larger.

Smart Meters

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:17:26 EST

Utility companies will be able to interact with home control systems through smart meters.

Generation Y wants high-tech solutions to managing every aspect of their new homes.

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:07:47 EST

Generation Y wants high-tech solutions to managing every aspect of their new homes.

Jeff Click Homes is Incorporating More Technology into its Home Designs

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:47:52 EST

North Oklahoma Citybuilder Jeff Click’s most recent show home has all of the technological turbines, such as media servers and AV power amps, placed subtly, hidden in technology closets and connected to media ports such as the home theater and automation system. Five LG plasma televisions throughout the home are black box–free, with cable boxes and other hardware out of sight. Speakers are flush-mounted.

Custom Builder Capital Construction Learns that Buyers Prefer Certain Types of Green Technology in their New Homes

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:26:21 EST

Buyers prefer certain types of green technology.

Disney's New Innoventions Dream Home is More than a Theme Park Attraction; it's a Living Laboratory

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:29:36 EST

It’s more than just a theme park attraction; it’s a living laboratory.

Home Automation

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:24:36 EST

Builders looking to put a package of Z-Wave products together will want to include the wireless thermostat from Residential Control Systems. The wireless system lets home buyers manage their HVAC system with a remote, over a PC, or with a cell phone. The unit works with all standard gas/electric and heat pump HVAC systems. Pricing starts at $249. Visit www.resconsys.com for more information.

Concierge Service

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:23:40 EST

EI’s new system lets builders offer a digital concierge service.

Home Automation

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:20:46 EST

A Las Vegas builder now offers Control 4 as standard.

HAI Offers Builders Energy Management

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:38:59 EST

Two new products let customers buy now and save later with energy-conserving technology.

Seattle Builder Offers Lagotek Home Automation

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:40:44 EST

A builder in Bellvue, Wash., offers home automation as a part of a luxury condo project.

Transparent Technology

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:35:08 EST

With its warm woods and decadent finishes, this upscale residence offers proof that a high-tech home needn't be sterile to get its groove on. The ideal home-automation system is so seamless that it's nearly invisible, and can happily coexist with any style of interior design, including one that harks back to a rich past.

Team Effort

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:21:47 EST

GREG NUTT, PRESIDENT OF SOUTHAMPTON Homes, is very clear about the demographic he's targeting with the AMX system that will come standard at Regency Estates, his new, 61-unit townhome project in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles, Ill., which is also where the builder is based.