Smart Home
Technology witha purpose.
The best home technology is the technology you stop noticing — it simply makes the house easier to live in.
Explore controls, automation and monitoring that support comfort, energy use and everyday convenience.
Why controls matter
Better systems needbetter control.
Heating, ventilation and energy systems only deliver what they promise if they are controlled well. Good controls make performance visible and keep a home comfortable without constant attention.
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Start with the problem
Decide what you want the technology to achieve before choosing products.
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Keep it usable
Everyone in the household should be able to operate the home without instructions.
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Make performance visible
Monitoring turns assumptions about energy and air quality into something you can act on.
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Plan the infrastructure
Cabling, network coverage and sensor locations are much easier to provide during construction.
What to think about
Key decisionsfor smart home.
Technology decisions are easier when they follow the systems they are there to control.
What you want to control
Heating, ventilation, lighting, hot water and energy each imply different equipment.
Interoperability
Systems that speak to each other avoid a house full of separate apps.
Usability
Physical switches alongside apps keep the home usable for everyone.
Infrastructure
Network coverage, cabling routes and sensor positions belong in the early design.
Data and privacy
Understand what is stored, where, and whether the system depends on a cloud service.
Longevity and support
Consider how a system will be updated, repaired and extended in years to come.
At Home
Explore smart homeat Masson Mills.
Try controls and interfaces in person and see how monitoring and automation work in a real environment.
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Theben AGGerman manufacturer of KNX building systems technology, smart home controls, and presence and motion detectors for offices, public buildings and homes.
Aluminium Gates DirectNationwide supplier of bespoke and readymade aluminium gates, commercial perimeter solutions, intercoms, verandas and pergolas, installed via a network of installers.
Try the controlsfor yourself.
Interfaces are much easier to judge with your hands on them.
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All 10 Explore categories
- 01Building FabricInsulation, airtightness, thermal bridging, building envelope
- 02Structure + SystemsTimber frame, ICF, foundations, structural systems
- 03Windows + DoorsWindows, external doors, glazing, entrance systems, gates
- 04HeatingHeat pumps, hot water, underfloor heating, controls
- 05Ventilation + Air QualityMVHR, ventilation, air quality, air sealing
- 06EnergySolar, battery storage, energy management, generation
- 07Smart HomeControls, automation, monitoring, connected home
- 08Materials + FinishesRoofing, cladding, render, internal and external finishes
- 09Kitchens + LivingKitchens, appliances, lighting, interior products
- 10Water + ServicesWater conditioning, efficiency, building services