home automation lighting

Home Automation Lighting is one of today's fastest growing trends that improves our lifestyles by providing a level of convenience, safety and entertainment that was only a dream 20 years ago. Today, home automation lighting controls are practical and affordable. They have improved to the point where even new home builders have started to add infrastructure wiring to meet family demands to accommodate some of these needs.

Unfortunately, most home owners never fully realize the true benefits of total automated living or how easy it can be to upgrade. Imagine being able to make adjustments to your air conditioning or heater from your PDA or cell phone from anywhere or maybe check your security system to see if the kids are home yet? It could be that you'd like to sit down and watch a movie without fumbling with a half dozen remote controls and light switches. Wouldn't it be great to just push a single button on one master control? Well you can! That is what home automation is all about.

With ever increasing fuel prices, energy management has never been more important than now. With the available smart home communicating thermostats, costs can be quickly offset whether your needs are to replace existing thermostats with wireless controls or replace conventional units.

home networks | hybrid phone systems

Most modern homes' structured wiring falls far short of the mark where home networks and phone systems are concerned. Some homeowners solve this problem with wireless solutions and others choose to retrofit their homes with efficient Category 5 or even Category 6 Ethernet cabling. We carry a broad range of Leviton residential wiring components such as connectors, wall plates, QuickPort jacks, Windy City Wire and Cable plus tools to make installations clean and efficient for the do it yourself craftsman.

We are currently featuring the Panasonic KX-TA824 advanced hybrid phone system that is capable of 8 inbound lines with as many as 24 extensions for your home or office. This system provides very sophisticated features and is capable of integrating with intercoms, door openers and video cameras as well.   

distributed audio | distributed video systems

While you're considering that remodel, you might want to give some thought to centralizing your A/V gear, perhaps in a special area specifically for the purpose and distribute your audio and video to all the rooms. Just think about it...no cable boxes, VCR's, DVR's or anything. For a really clean look, we offer the latest in induction speakers. You may have heard about these; they mount behind the drywall or on glass or hard surfaces so there are no unsightly speakers at all. Your friends will wonder where the luxurious sound is coming from.

home security | video surveillance

Home Security and Video Surveillance have become a necessary but unfortunate part of modern life. One of the big advantages to having an integrated home automation residence is being able to combine lighting and home security functions. Having a burglar alarm might be enough to scare away unwanted intruders but to have all the lights come on at once while surveillance cameras identify who is responsible for the security breach is far better. We carry both the HAI automation controllers and Elk security controllers. Both systems are a great choice that integrate both functions well and additional subsystems can be added. We carry a wide range of Panasonic IP cameras, digital video recorders, vandal proof dome cameras and others.

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