Restructuring with plasterboard offers many advantages already listed in other specific articles that can be found on the website.
One of these advantages is certainly the possibility to revolutionize your home not only from an aesthetic point of view but also from the point of view of the systems and therefore be able to transform a traditional house into a "Domotica" home.
The Domotica house
A home automation (word composed of "domus" which means home and the adjective "automatic") is a house that makes automation its strength and thanks to technology controls and manages all aspects of the environment in question ( from safety to energy saving through communication and control) ensuring a high living comfort.
Domotics therefore serves to connect and make the systems, appliances and appliances in the home "smart".
To manage a home automation, a tablet, a remote control or any device that can program and coordinate all the systems is sufficient.
While traditional systems are activated with simple switches and can not interact with each other, with domotics we are faced with a technological revolution where the systems interact with each other and to the outside thanks to mobile phones, smartphones and the Internet.
Another advantage of a home automation system is the possibility of integrating it and improving it over time, without the need for masonry, satisfying the ever new needs or needs of the family or of those who live in the house.
System operation
In a smart home the basic requirement is that the electrical and electronic elements interact with each other in a fluid way. For this to happen quickly and smoothly, there must be a single common line governed by an intelligent device that acts as a distributor of information.
The system in question takes the name of the BUS system that, compared to a traditional wiring between individual components (where there is no distinction between communication lines and power lines and a switch is used only to decide the on / off status), offers the possibility of splitting the two ways (power and information) and so, in this case, the pressure of the switch transfers the signal to the intelligent device that manages to organize then also the transfer of power to the final point.
It is in this way that, with the least effort, simply by pressing a button or touching the screen of the device (called "touch screen"), you can also decide the light intensity of each individual light bulb or perform operations such as lowering the curtains and the shutters or close the entrance door, the garage damper and the external gate to the house.
Security and guarantee
Obviously, in the event of a blackout, everything returns to work in the traditional way, otherwise, to overcome this problem, it could be envisaged to insert a generator (emergency device that activates in the event of a power failure).
Controllable devices
Based on the complexity of the home automation system, it will be possible to manage and control multiple home installations such as:
• shutters and / or shutters
• entrance doors
• audio-video systems
• air conditioning system
• video intercom and surveillance cameras
• alarm system
• irrigation system
• awnings
• gate and garage
• light points
Advantages of a home automation
• "User friendly" management: thanks to devices with easy and intuitive menus, very often with icons positioned on a touch screen, managing a home automation system is not complicated at all.
• Practicality: All the systems are merged and controlled by a single station thus eliminating all the various remotes or classic devices.
• Practicality: home automation can make it easy to manage systems even for those with disabilities or for the elderly.
• Remote control: the home automation system can be managed even when you are not at home. This allows, in some situations, to be able to help even their loved ones at a distance.
• Elasticity: the somotic implant can be modified over time by adding or eliminating some functions. All without building works.
• "Custom" living comfort: for each room it is possible to preset the conditions preferred by the user who lives there (music, temperature, lighting).
• Energy saving: consumption control helps contain energy costs.
Plan the house
The home automation system has some functions that allow you to program your home according to your needs.
Only two are analyzed below but, as already mentioned, the programs are completely customizable.
Night program
It is certainly the most used and is present in every quality programming device.
By activating this option, you can lower the blinds automatically at sunset thanks to a sensor; the lights of the living area can be turned off; you can lower the home temperature by adjusting the heating or by activating the energy saving function; the alarm system is switched on, also lighting the external lights and the surveillance cameras; you can also program the shutdown of the TV or the radio; the irrigation system can also be activated.
Holiday Program
This is also a very used program especially in the case of prolonged absence from the home.
By setting this option the roller shutters are lowered; the climate and heating system is switched off; the alarm system is activated; at fixed times the lights are switched on and off to simulate the presence of people in the house; the timed irrigation system with humidity sensors will avoid unnecessary waste of water.
Who to request the intervention
Creating a fully functional domotic home that guarantees energy savings and better life in terms of safety and management of the plants requires the presence and supervision of a professional specialized in this kind of work. Usually the architect is the figure who takes care of evaluating and realizing the client's wishes, coordinating the work of the plant engineer, thermo-technician, structural designer and also of the building company that will realize the masonry works.
It is important, therefore, in the decision-making phase, to carefully evaluate the professionals who will do the work and to understand what their degree of experience regarding home automation is, evaluating, if necessary,
the quantity and quality of the plants already built.
If you have no idea where to start, you can take the first step by contacting the leading companies in the sector that will indicate the qualified installers present in the area authorized to install their products.
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Given the importance of the intervention and the costs to be incurred, it is advisable to request more than one estimate, in order to evaluate and choose the most convenient offer.