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Going Green made Easy

All of us want to go Green. Preserving the environment feels good, and ensures that the world’s beauty will be enjoyed for generations to come.  Unfortunately, with our hectic lives, many people feel that they do not have the time or means.  Yet, going Green and living a simple, efficient and productive life are not mutually exclusive.   Today smart homes with recent innovations in energy monitoring and automated energy control makes going Green easier than ever. 

Energy Monitoring

“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.”

            -Lord Kelvin

In order to conserve energy, the first step is to understand how it is being used.  See if you can answer these simple questions about your home’s electricity consumption.

Do you know how much electricity is used when you leave your TV on all day? How much would you save by adjusting your air conditioning by just one degree What uses more power every month - your refrigerator or your dishwasher?

As you have realized, you cannot know how much energy you can save unless you know how much energy you use.  Today, by simply integrating your home with an energy monitoring systems that measures your energy consumption, you can realize how the smallest changes in your home, such as dimming your lights, can lead to tremendous savings in your energy bill!

Home Automation and Going Green

By simply using energy only when you truly need to, a home automation system allows you to custom program your home’s climate, lighting, and even irrigation based on your daily schedule and weather patterns.

With an eco-Smart Home, you can optimize your heating/cooling and lighting system based on time of day, seasonal changes, weather patterns all through an automated system. This allows you to go Green and still keep up with your hectic life.  At most, instead of heading down to your basement to adjust your unfriendly irrigation panel on a stormy summer day, you can easily shut off your sprinklers using a remote while relaxing on your couch.  Or let’s say the storm has also brought in a cold front, making your current air conditioning setting unnecessary. You can easily adjust the temperature from anywhere in your home or even your office.  

So, as you can see, going Green by using home automation has never been easier.  Utilizing a smart home can help you protect the environment while saving money; making you feel great about the world around you and your wallet!