WHAT IS HOME AUTOMATION?

Home automation simplifies life. With it come control, convenience and the opportunity to perfect the home environment. Imagine a perfect morning. After waking to your favorite CD, you stretch and walk to the kitchen. With the touch of a button, the curtains are drawn open from the night before and drips of freshly brewed coffee begin to fall. You take a seat and get the news and weather from the morning television show host - enjoying your precious time before the day begins. This is home automation.

Home automation ranges from highly sophisticated to simple yet remarkable systems. Homeowners can choose an almost completely automated lifestyle or pick and choose, based on preference and budget, the environmental elements they wish to better control.

In a nutshell, home automation can touch (and improve upon) just about every nuance of the home environment. We offer the best in home automation products and can work with you to make your home life simpler, safer and more convenient.

So exactly what can home automation offer?


LIGHTING CONTROL is one of the key elements in home automation. Automated light controls (including fixed touch pads and mobile remote controls) afford homeowners greater safety, convenience and ambience. Consider the following:

You hear something late at night. With one click of the controller on your nightstand, every light is turned on in your home and a "panic" button that will send police is a fingertip away.

You pull up to your house late at night. Instead of stepping out into a dark driveway, you turn on your home's inside and outside lights from your car.

You're leaving for a weeklong vacation and don't want to advertise your absence. Lighting control simulates normal lighting patterns, turning lights/electronics on and off to give the appearance that someone's at home. You can even control your lights (via telephone) from out of town.

You pull up the bed covers and remember you left the downstairs light on. No big deal, you simply turn it off from your bedside.

You need to change the mood of a party, quickly. Lighting control helps turn dramatic parting lighting into soft ambient lighting effortlessly.

And, don't forget your home theater. You simply pop in the DVD, have a seat, dim the lights with your controller, and your home theater is set to impress.

Impressed? Lighting control is just the beginning…

MUSIC CONTROL
Home automation lets you listen to music from anywhere in your house with a single touch of a button. And don't worry if you can't stand your kid's favorite artist - everyone in the house can listen to a different radio station or CDs, without the burden of multiple systems.

VIDEO CONTROL
With home automation, not only can you use a touch pad in your home theater, you can direct the programming of every television in the house from one central location. Automated video functions also let you see who just pulled up at the front gate, and how the kids doing in the backyard without ever leaving the living room.

IN-HOME COMMUNICATION
With home automation you can answer the door while still combing your hair in the bathroom. And, communication functions available with home automation systems are great for monitoring sleeping babies and playrooms.

OUR PRODUCT LINE - HOME AUTOMATION (AMX, Elan, Lutron)

AMX>> Go To Site AMX Corporation incorporates one-touch control solutions to make business and home the perfect blends of technology and simplicity. For the past 20 years, AMX has led the industry with innovative control system products – sophisticated technology designed to be easy to use and understand. Our strategy includes working with leading manufacturers, dealers and distributors to develop powerful control systems that successfully integrate and automate literally thousands of electronic devices.

ELAN Home Systems >> Go To Site ELAN systems were the first to integrate music, intercom and TV distribution features that used the homeowner's stereos, televisions and telephones to create the entire home entertainment experience. These systems allow people to move room-to-room, controlling centrally located equipment with extreme ease.

LUTRON Innovations in Lighting Control >> Go To Site "Whether you are redecorating, renovating, or building your dream home, Lutron offers a lighting control solution that will fit your style, décor, and budget." Lutron's products work to control the amount and appearance of both electrical lighting and natural daylight, with dimmers, switches, and accessories that brighten or soften electrical lighting, as well as controllable window treatments that use patented technology to quietly adjust natural daylight levels. Lutron offers more than 10,000 products to perfect your home environment while helping your household save energy too. >> Return to top of page