Wind Power Enters The Mix For The Passive House Trend
-For years homeowners have been reluctant to embrace wind power. The turbines haven’t been attractive and solar has been a…
Smart Home Needs To Overcome the Gender Gap
-An report from Shelton Group in 2015 illustrated some of the market conditions that are impacting the smart home market.…
Smart Home Irrigation? It’s Coming and It’s So Simple.
-A company out of California has developed a smart irrigation controller that could impact how we use water, while ensuring…
Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Lock Your Door, With Voice Commands
-You have likely heard of Apple’s HomeKit, and perhaps even Google’s Weave (or Nest Network). But Amazon is also taking…
Experiencing Home Automation’s Terrible Twos
-Home automation’s terrible twos are leaving consumers frustrated. As we’ve noted on several occasions, smart tech just doesn’t completely deliver…
Home Indoor Air Quality: The Next Big Home Category
-Home indoor air quality is becoming the leading concern among consumers and is driving a new category of home products…
Building A Smart Home From Scratch
-Over the course of 20 weeks Paul Lamkin with Wearable attempted to build a smart home from scratch in a…
It’s Not About Home Automation Apps, But About APIs
-We’ve talked a lot about the best way to implement home automation into your home. When selecting smart home products…
Is Passivhaus To Rigid of A Concept for The U.S.?
-Passivhaus, or Passive House as we refer to it in the U.S. is a big movement, particularly in Europe where…
Alphabet’s Nest Won’t Work with Apple’s HomeKit
-In the race for the latest in smart home gadgets a new challenge is presenting itself for consumers. The biggest…
Product Review: Crane Smart Air Purifier
-We just wrapped a 3 month review of the Crane Smart Air Purifier and boy are we impressed. Air quality…
House Tour: The RainShine House
-The RainShine house is a two-story, 2800-square foot, three-bedroom, 31/2-bath home located in Decatur, Georgia on a 1/3-acre infill lot. Homes…
How To Go Passive House On A Shoestring Budget
-A modest farmhouse in the Ireland is demonstrating how it is possible to build a passive house on a strict…
5 Fee-Free Smart Home Security Solutions
-If the cost of home security solutions is holding you back in your quest for smart home security, don’t fret.…
Is Audio Enabled Home Automation The Ultimate Next Step?
-Imagine that your smart home system just acquired a level of audio enabled home automation that it could predict the needs…
LED Light Bulbs: Get The Brightness Right
-Throughout The Greenwich House we have recessed LED lights installed. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am by how…
Staircases: Form and Function
-We can all relate to the impact a well designed staircase can bring to our home. Staircases are often centrally…
House Tour: Grand Farmhouse
-The characteristic qualities of the late 19th and early 20th century grand farmhouse is blended in this project with modern design strategies…
WELCOME HOME: Wounded Warrior Receives New ‘Smart Home’ From Foundation
-The FOX affiliate out of Washington, D.C. is reporting on a pretty remarkable gift to a soldier who lost both…
Fresh Research Offers Insights Into Next Move for Smart Appliances
-Makers of smart home appliances have begun to focus on features that enhance consumer convenience but prices remain too high…
Traditional Air Conditioning Systems Get the Boot as Consumers Turn Toward Energy-Efficient Models
-The vendor landscape of the global air conditioning systems market is speckled with large and established companies such as Gree…
The Federal Trade Commission Offers Tips For Navigating Smart Home Tech
-Smart technology makes it possible to connect devices — from pet feeders to home surveillance systems — to the Internet…
House Tour: Old Becomes New Again
-It is a challenge to reclaim a 100 year old house. The new high standards of building systems performance, the desire…
Consider Smart-Water In Your Landscape Design
-We are all familiar with the need to engage in water conservation, but did you know there are specific ways…
Wildlife Conservation Benefits from Your 2×4’s?
-Construction inherently leads to consumption of natural resources. As an offsetting element it is great when you finds products from…
Get Beautiful Wood Windows Without The Maintenance Concerns
-Nothing beats the beauty of traditional wood windows. But…
Indoor Air Quality Challenges in Energy Efficient Homes
-Homeowners who undertake construction or major home renovations today are focused on one key element – energy efficiency. So are we…
5 Important Details To Build A Healthy & Quiet House
-Noise is often one of the most overlooked considerations in home construction. In fact when you are watching home buying…
Landscaping Ideas – Dust as Plant Food
-Our ficus tree was struggling: Some leaves were yellow, others dried up and yet others had some sticky material on…
A Solid Exterior Air and Water Barrier Has Some Unanticipated Payoffs
-Anyone who has ever built or renovated a house will tell you one thing right off the bat: Be prepared…
