The perfect way to upgrade a single-family home
Issue 01-2016:
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The homeowners had thought of everything when they built their 180 m2 single-family home in 2011. Their main concerns were security, remote access and occupancy simulation. After using the building automation system intensively for four years, however, they needed a few more applications to meet their growing needs.
The lady of the house hired Mr. Steiner of FHMS to upgrade the system. The conditions were anything but ideal, since the home electrical system was complete, rewiring it would have been almost impossible, and parts of the house were enclosed in concrete. Everything was relatively new, and the owners did not want to live on a construction site.
Wireless and hardwired
They therefore decided to go with the myGEKKO smart building controller as well as EnOcean-based solutions from Eltako and the IO system from WAGO. The control technology was divided between wireless and hardwired control.
myGEKKO controls and visualizes many applications, such as control of the blinds, video surveillance of the building, smoke detectors, window contacts, the garage contact and garage door control, garden irrigation, window access and window control as well as the control of various electrical circuits.
Cross-vendor system
Working hand in hand with the homeowner, the contractor implemented her wishes independently of the hardware component manufacturers. The customer thus received a future-oriented, flexible building system, including the wireless upgrade. The main focus was on a simple system configuration, one that the homeowner could modify herself. Thus, the blind timer settings, the fountain control and the lighting times were changed.
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