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In 2025, Smart technology is one of the top -10 construction trends. It is not interesting in automated technology. Advances in lighting, audiovisual systems, heating and cooling as well as associated mechanical systems for buildings have been developing for years. In fact, automation is so common that we almost don't think about it anymore.
Think about it. No matter where you go during the working day, it is not unusual to go into a room and put on the lights without turning a switch. We can link our laptop screens with televisions in conference rooms. This is automation. While it appears a simple concept, the general reason why it is integrated into the building design goes up to the end result. These lights remain on when they are needed. Then go out of the room and you will switch off. It saves someone at the end of the day and switches off the light and of course saves energy costs.
These are these tools and systems that are common when design teams, interior designers and converters begin to understand how the requirements for good automation design depict with long -term ROI. If you are interested in a room or retrofit this year and are interested in the use of intelligent automation technology, you should take this into account.
What to automate
Automation applications seem endless today, lights, audio, television, security and the list go on and on. If you find out what should be automated in a building, it takes time and a great professional partner to guide the design and installation.
Think about what to automate, consider how different rooms are used. For example, offices have conference rooms that are often used by busy employees. Laptops must easily connect to television screens for presentations and meetings. If the conference room is used for many webinars, should the speakers be installed? What kind of kind?
Consider the light as an important element in every building. We recently had a project with employees in a basement. Sounds like it could be dark and depressing, right? Not at all. We have discussed how to add light layers that were developed for important functions during the day. Artificial skylights were installed that imitate daylight. These devices use the GPS coordinates of their building to create the same light that they see outside the time of day of the building.
We also work with customers in the hospitality industry who need the right sound systems, ambience lighting and security systems. It is difficult to rely on the employees to adjust the environment to their specifications. Let the automation system gradually change the mood for you over a certain period of time so that the guests don't even know that it takes place in the background. Adjusting these rooms, taking into account the use, ensures that the correct systems are designed before installation.
Some customers want to consider functions that automatically switch on and off using the time of day. It is a great way to set the atmosphere and the control costs. This not only saves the time of the staff to open and close a company. When several buildings are managed, the platform enables all building server to be integrated into an account.
Costs and ROI
Every good business owner observes his P&L and his end result. The preliminary pay should have a profit from the bottom. Here are great examples.
Today's highly developed systems offer business owners the opportunity to automate almost everything in their building, including HLK systems (one of the most popular objects that we can design in a project). Here is the reason. There are case studies that show a one-time investment of $ 4,400 with an immediate 30-day cost savings of over $ 4,800. In another example, the light intensity was reduced by 80%, the eye knows the difference practically, but can save 30% energy costs.
By using a aligned and networked system, users can have an app or online account to achieve savings in real time. While great tools are available for easy installation, the use of highly developed and modern technology pays off in the long term. The maintenance of buildings is also simplified with dashboards that indicate problems before they receive a complaint from a tenant.
Employee and training
Intelligent technology should no longer give employees to do. It should make it easier for employees to manage the business during their working day. Here is a good example. Our team works with a Central Indiana Restaurant Company with several locations. The establishment of a restaurant for customers contains several processes, which should be the food.
With a simple application, the staff spends little time to set up lighting and music for ambience. This gives them more time to concentrate on hospitality and customers. And because you use an app, the training time is minimal.
The use of technology in the design is intelligent in view of its advantages, which include cost and personnel savings. Regardless of whether you want to build yourself or a customer for yourself or retrofit and include intelligent automated technology. Remember that the short -term costs outweigh the long -term savings of the terration.
Dan Killinger is the owner of Intelligent Living Solutions, a company that specializes in designing, installing, installing and supporting automated technology systems, including climate and lighting systems.
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