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26 July 2005
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Get
Wired and Save
Archicentre,
the building advisory service of the Royal Australian Institute
of Architects, today said many new home buyers are failing
to maximise the potential savings by wiring their new homes
for automation.
Archicentre
will demonstrate the latest in home technology and automation
wiring at the Mosman Green project this morning.
Smart
wiring infrastructure can cost as little as 10% more than
a conventional wiring installation, when included at the design
and construction phase of a project. If the wiring is in place
you will have the flexibility to add home automation, data
and audio later.
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Automation
wiring at Mosman Green
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Mr
David Lawrence, State Manager of Archicentre NSW & ACT
said: "Wiring the home at the construction stage means
that you are not committed to outlaying for the whole
system but have prepared the home for future automation
needs.
"Home automation is common place in prestigious properties
and is expected by many consumers."
Mr
Lawrence said that if you do not attend to infrastructure
at the construction phase it can cost a lot more after
the property has been built to feed the wires into the
structure.
"It
is likely that installation options and flexibility
will be compromised due to the inaccessibility of wall
cavities and other spaces where wire and cable is traditionally
installed."
Typically
a full home automation system consisting of data, audiovisual
and automation can cost from $5,000 up depending on
the size of the home and the system options selected.
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Full installations provide beautiful lighting control, security
and energy efficient control over other household systems
like air-conditioning, sub floor heating, garage doors and
the like. Control options include electronic keypads, colour
touch screens, sensors, timers, remote controls, telephones
and the Internet.
"Research
recently released showed the vast majority of the community
had little understanding of home automation".
The
term 'home automation' refers to a computer based system that
allows you to program how various functions such as lighting,
security, audio, telephone, computing and television operate.
This
can lead to energy savings, a higher level of security and
greater flexibility within the home for communications, both
internally and with the outside world.
The
Mosman Green demonstration will feature the design of the
installation, how the control of the automation occurs and
the types of functions able to be programmed.
Mosman
Green is a renovation project in partnership with Boral. Home
automation technology systems at Mosman Green are supplied
by HPM www.hpmtech.com.au
and installed by Inhome Automation inhomeautomation@bigpond.com
Mosman
Green - view from North West
Media
Enquiries:
David Lawrence State Manager Archicentre NSW & ACT (02) 9555
5111 Mobile: 0407 833 324
Ron Smith Corporate Media Communications (03) 9818 5700
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