Imagine... it is a Friday night in
the middle of winter and your plane has just arrived at the airport and
you are about to drive home. While you were away your homes thermostat
was turned down to 65 and you would like to turn it up to 74 and have
your hot tub bubbling at a nice 98 degrees for your arrival.
On your way there, you send your
home a text message, which will activate the heating, so the place is
nice and warm by the time you arrive.
As you pull into the
driveway the home recognizes your vehicle and opens the garage door for
you. The kitchen light automatically turns on because you have it
preprogrammed to activate upon your entry.
You enter your home
and take your luggage up to your bedroom. You sit down to relax for a
moment, and cannot remember if you closed the garage door. No problem,
you check your digital control screen in the bedroom and are able to
view the garage. The door is closed. However, if it was left open you
have the capabilities with the touch of a button to close it from your
bedroom.
What is a SMART HOME? What is Home Automation?
What are the Advantages of Digital Living?
If you haven't heard about SMART HOMES, you may ask, "What is a SMART HOME?" Well, read on and learn more about what the future holds for New Homes.
Modeled after Bill Gates own personal home, these
High Tech Luxury Homes are a great investment, economical, and energy
efficient.
Home
Automation, also referred to as "Smart Home" technology is the
centrally installed Home Control System, Lighting Control, Energy
Management (thermostats and temperature sensors for heating and air
conditioning), Whole House Audio, Home Theater System, and
Security/Surveillance System. A home control system allows you to tie
these systems together and provide the user with a simplified end user
experience. Home automation provides homeowners with comfort and
security using a variety of intuitive interfaces. Many of these
features can be controlled by a touchscreen or remotely via a cell
phone, personal computer, or television.
Some examples are below:
When exiting the home for
work, the security system is armed and can extinguish all the lights in
the home providing energy savings. There is no need to wonder if a
light has been left on.
To conserve energy, your
home could be set to turn the heating or cooling up or down based on
certain hours in the day or night. Also set up for different zones to
turn on or off at predetermined times.
If you were out for a
romantic evening, you could call into your home and have the lights
dimmed and your favorite soft music playing throughout the home upon
arrival.
Suppose you are away on
vacation, you could have your lighting control system cut lights on and
off in a random pattern giving the appearance that you are home
providing enhanced security.
For convenience, your home
control system could be programmed with lighting scenes for Home, Away,
or Entertainment mode. Series of lights could be set to turn on or off
when you arrive home, when you are away or entertaining.
Have you heard the latest news? Collier-Edwards Building Group is building these Hi-Tech Luxury Homes in the Atlanta Area. Shearer's Farm, an Exclusive Enclave of only 15 homes located in West Cobb County, Marietta Ga. There are still lots available for you to have your very own Personalized Hi-Tech Smart Home built. Choose from many custom home plans, and have them personalized to fit your needs and personal taste.
As an article recently stated in Realtor Magazine . .
. "Buyers need to take into account what the future holds five to 10
years down the road as new technology is incorporated into homes,
because you don't want your home to be behind the times," says Stephen
Melman, National Association of Home Builders' director of economic
services.
Experts predict the average home in the next 10
years will include structured wiring systems, multizone controlled
heating and air conditioning, and, in many, a remote-controlled
fireplace, according to a 2007 NAHB survey of 60 architects, designers,
and housing experts. Homes of more than 4,000 square feet likely will
have even more: voice-operated thermostats, whole home control
automation systems, automatic blinds, sensor-operated faucets, and
burglar, fire, and toxic gas monitors.
The features offering the
highest profit potentials when selling a high-tech home are multiroom
audio systems and automated lighting controls, according to a CEA
study. Indeed, home owners expect multiroom audio systems to net more
than a 100 percent return when they sell, the study finds. to read the complete article Click Here
Buy SMART! Make a Smart Investment, buy a SMART HOME!
Contact Lorrie Thomas (678) 778-6020 or Vesta Smith (770) 653-6821
Look into the value these high tech homes today. Come
and visit Shearer's Farm, located within minutes of The Avenue in West
Cobb. Casteel Rd. @ Dallas Hwy
