Home automation | BUILD Version

Philips presents range of lighting at Light + Building 2012

Philips brought a range of lighting innovations for professionals and consumers at the world’s leading lighting and architecture fair, Light + Building 2012. “LED...
Smart home maintenance

Smart home maintenance

A little lateral thinking and the right setup will help you get far more from your A/V and home automation systems. Learn more about...

Sub metering and smart water meters

See what the law says about water sub metering for apartment blocks, and using smart meters to assess and manage your water usage.   Like...
A network attached storage device

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

High capacity network attached storage (NAS) devices are a great way to provide access to all of your media files, from anywhere you like.    A...

Energy management dashboards

Energy management dashboards or systems can be used in conjunction with smart meters to help monitor and regulate how electricity is used in your...
A smart power meter

Smart meters

If you'd like to feed electricity back into the grid, you'll need a bi-directional smart meter to do so. Find out how this process...

Energy management systems

Rising energy bills and the shift to smarter, more sustainable homes have made energy management systems (EMS) an increasingly valuable tool for homeowners and renovators. Whether you're building new, upgrading an older home or just want better visibility over your energy use, an EMS can give you real-time control over how, when and where you use power.
Open platform home automation

Open platform home automation

Open platform systems provide a means with which many different home technologies and applications can be automated. Learn more about what open platforms are,...

Automated climate control

There are a great many ways in which a smart home can use technology to improve and automate climate control. Find out how automated...

Wired home networks

Linking the Internet-connected devices in your smart home via wires has several advantages, the most notable of which include security and reliability. Wired networks...