How are Smart Homes keeping you healthy?

2020 has been like no other year we’ve ever had, and we are learning new ways to live that we never envisioned before. Can a smart home and home automation keep you and your family healthy though? Read on to find out how smart home automation is helping prevent the spread of germs and protecting families. If we can help you design the home automation solutions you need to help keep you and your family safe, contact us anytime.

Smart Lighting:

In addition to reducing the touchpoints in your home, smart lighting can also keep you healthy in another way. The right type and intensity of light at the right time ensures your body’s clock stays in sync. This means that light in the morning will help you wake up and stay awake. The light levels when you are working keeps you focused, and lower light and darkness in the evening prepares you for sleep and help us stay asleep at night. Setting your smart lighting on a schedule to ensure the right lighting at the right time will help you stay healthy and focused.

Smart Speakers

If you have a smart speaker or phone in your home, you can help keep everyone in your household safer by setting up voice control for as many tasks as possible. Reducing the touchpoints in your home or business helps keep the germs off of those high touch areas, as well as your hands! The less that you and your guests have to touch in your home, the fewer opportunities there will be to exchange germs.

If you have a smart speaker, you really should also be using the "routines" settings for automated music to match your routines of the day. Setting both the volume and type of music to match your activity through the day keeps you focused, on task, and makes smart living easy. What songs motivate you to wake up, stay engaged and alert while working, energize you as you work out, or wind down at the end of the day? Set your personal styles to automatically match your activities.

Coordinated Design

Construction and design can cause a lot of stress. A coordinated approach between the infastructure and the build can benefit the overall design, as well as your well-being. Having an integrator work with your contractor will save you money and frustration. A coordinated approach benefits the project in four main ways.
1. The infrastructure design ensure power and connection to meet system requirements.
2. Your technical requirements are met.
3. Information is exchanged in a timely manner.
4. Both the system integrator and contractor understand the overall project priorities.

But, most importantly, it maximizes your opportunity to maintain the project schedule and reduce costs. 

Smart Thermostats

A smart thermostat allows you to create automatic and programmable temperature settings based on daily schedules, weather conditions, and heating and cooling needs. Programming the settings in your smart home relieves stress and makes your life easier.

Automatic Shades

Better sleep = a better and healthier you. This is a scientifically proven, can't be argued with fact. Scheduling automated window coverings to open in the morning, exposes you to bright morning light. By automating exposure to natural light, it’s possible to regulate your circadian rhythm, effectively letting you sleep better and be healthier. For more information on automated blinds and window coverings