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Warm up dinner remotely when you get home from work. Make a cup of tea without getting up from the couch and watching your favorite movie. Or choose the usual option: warm up dinner when you enter the house, or get up from the couch and walk to the kettle. What is more convenient – living with smart home systems or in a regular house – is up to the home buyer. Real estate (RT) experts predict that in 10-15 years, many new homes in Lithuania will be equipped with smart home systems.
Warm up dinner remotely when you get home from work. Make a cup of tea without getting up from the couch and watching your favorite movie. Or choose the usual option: warm up dinner when you walk in the door, or get up from the couch and walk to the kettle. Which is more convenient? – living with smart home systems or in a regular home – is chosen by the home buyer. Real estate (RE) experts predict that after 10–In 15 years, many new homes in Lithuania will be equipped with smart home systems.
New systems are technological tools that help control all systems in the house. This is the ability to simultaneously control electrical appliances, interior lighting in the house, connect the alarm and water leakage control, turn on surveillance cameras and see all this on a smartphone, tablet or computer. These systems are just starting to become popular in Lithuania, but they are already offered by real estate development companies as home management systems.
According to Martynas Žibūda, development director of the real estate company Eika, it is recommended to decide on smart home systems before finishing the house. Then you can not only visually hide all the technical equipment of the system, but also choose in advance the solutions that best suit your personal lifestyle. However, many Lithuanians have no idea what a smart home is and how to turn their home into a smart one.
How to turn an ordinary home into a smart one?
Currently, more and more elements of a building’s engineering systems (such as heating, cooling, ventilation or sewage) can be replaced with smart devices with internet or mobile access.
Currently, more and more elements of a building’s engineering systems (such as heating, cooling, ventilation or sewage) can be replaced with smart devices with internet or mobile access.
This allows a resident to monitor or even control devices in their home remotely. Smart devices can be very diverse: from a desk lamp plugged into an electrical outlet with Internet access, to a fuel boiler or fireplace that can be ignited remotely. Therefore, the ability to coordinate various devices and the functionality of control programs or mobile apps is becoming an increasingly greater challenge.
Are smart homes safer?
The smart home system can transmit a signal to the owner when the alarm is triggered. It can also automatically turn off the water supply system as soon as a water leak is detected.
The smart home system can transmit a signal to the owner when the alarm is triggered. It can also automatically turn off the water supply system as soon as a water leak is detected.
You can constantly monitor what is happening at home or in your homestead via your phone or computer, which devices are turned on, and protect yourself from critical situations, such as fire or electrical equipment failure.
“A simple example could be a burst pipe. If this happens, the water supply is automatically stopped if a smart valve specially designed for such a case is installed in advance. We have already installed similar solutions in several apartments we have built. Both the owner and his neighbors avoid losses. It is also possible to remotely control the protection and heating of homesteads or garden houses located further from the house. It is expected that insurance companies will eventually classify smart homes as a group with lower risks of accidents, thefts or other risks,” says the development director of Eika.
Lighting control as a preventive measure?
The family members left the house and wondered if they had left the electricity on. This can be checked. The lighting can also be turned on or off as a preventive measure against burglaries while away from home. If the children have been playing until late and the lights are on in their room, with a smart home system you can check this and turn off the entertainment remotely.
The family members left the house and wondered if they had left the electricity on. This can be checked. The lighting can also be turned on or off as a preventive measure against burglaries while away from home. If the children have been playing until late and the lights are on in their room, with a smart home system you can check this and turn off the entertainment remotely.
How to save money by regulating heating?
Using a smart home system, Heating is controlled in each room according to individual needs and can be automatically programmed to raise or lower the temperature according to the needs of the apartment’s residents.
Using a smart home system, Heating is controlled in each room according to individual needs and can be automatically programmed to raise or lower the temperature according to the needs of the apartment’s residents.
“If you want the apartment to be warmer when you return from work, you can increase the heating before driving home. Or if the radiators are heating up too much, then you can reduce the heating with one click. This way you can save electricity. Meter readings are also written off automatically,” says M. Žibūda.
How to control all home devices?
A smart home system allows you to control all energy sources and heating in a home by room – as well as electric lighting by zone, and many other functions.
A smart home system allows you to control all energy sources and heating in a home by room – as well as electric lighting by zone, and many other functions.
“We aim for the smart home system to become the same standard as the apartment passport is now in a few years. It consists of various certificates, guarantees, rules, a list of contractors, and drawings. This allows the home buyer to feel safe and be assured of the quality of work and guarantees,” says M. Žibūda.
According to Eika’s calculations, using a smart home system can reduce housing operating costs by an average of 10 to 30 percent. According to real estate experts, it is only a matter of time before a home management system becomes the main focus of economical and high-quality housing.
More information:
Martynas Zibuda
Development Director
Phone: +370 5 2496619
Email: [email protected]