| What will homes be like 100 years from now? | | | | enter your house? For starters, it's the |
| No need to get out your crystal ball. Here | | | | perfect temperature for you and the ideal |
| are a couple of predictions, based on current | | | | humidity, and there's a gentle wafting aroma |
| home automation trends: Homes will be | | | | of freshly baked apple pie (or whatever |
| "smarter" and homes will be "conservers". | | | | desirable fragrance you prefer.) Your house |
| | | | will be able to "self-diagnose", analyze its |
| Smart homes already help us conserve energy | | | | own air quality, and adjust it accordingly |
| and live more comfortably. Lighting control, | | | | for temperature, humidity, air exchange, |
| such as motion sensors in closets, | | | | airflow, and filtration. |
| automatically turns off the lights when the | | | | |
| door is closed. Programmable zone thermostats | | | | As you walk through your house, the |
| save both natural resources and utility | | | | technology system creates room ambiances, so |
| costs, and some thermostats today are even | | | | that as you enter different rooms, lighting, |
| programmed to respond to relative humidity. | | | | climate control, music, and fragrances will |
| Undoubtedly natural resources will be less | | | | automatically adjust to your personal |
| plentiful in the future, so alternative | | | | preferences. Window blinds open or close, |
| energy solutions and energy conservation will | | | | fans switch to high or low settings, |
| be an integral part of architects' designs. | | | | appliances turn on or off, all depending on |
| So continue to think green, think | | | | your exact predetermined settings. |
| environmental impact. | | | | |
| | | | Tired of the scenery? Want a quick get-away? |
| Technology of the future will further | | | | Something different? At the touch of a |
| increase our comfort and amenities levels. | | | | button, a flat screen drops down in front of |
| The media-savvy generations of future | | | | each window, and you can enjoy the beach or |
| homeowners who are accustomed to instant | | | | mountains or pastoral settings in any country |
| personal gratification, already demand more | | | | of the world, along with self-selected |
| "on demand" services. Technology will | | | | weather and appropriate sound effects for |
| incorporate and integrate unprecedented and | | | | rain and wind. |
| almost unlimited control, convenience and | | | | |
| flexibility. | | | | You can modify settings by accessing inset |
| | | | control panels located throughout the house. |
| Security will be more elaborate and will be | | | | Or, you may prefer voice activation instead. |
| embedded with technology. So how will you get | | | | How about some major modifications? Want to |
| into your house? Certainly not with an | | | | move a doorway? Redecorate? Eliminate a wall? |
| outdated key or key pad! Think scanners. | | | | Change the digital artwork? Add a fireplace? |
| Biometric technology today has already | | | | Presto! It's done. |
| eliminated keys, codes, and worries by giving | | | | |
| us fingerprint scans. In the future, retina | | | | How does all this happen? Software. Smart |
| scans, along with breath, voice, and bone | | | | talk. The home's multiple components and |
| scans, will all enhance security. | | | | systems "talk" to each other to keep |
| | | | equipment operating at its optimum set level |
| Centralized wireless systems will integrate | | | | of performance. Embrace home technology! It's |
| and automate everything from lighting to air | | | | the wave of the future. Are you ready for it? |
| quality. What will you first notice as you | | | | |