Hi, this is my explorations into the world of smart home designs and decors. The aim is to have fun while creating crash-test experiments, reviews and videos in the quest to identify the dos and don’ts of the modern home. The Ultimate goal is to revel in our accomplishments in finding smart decors and brilliant designs that contribute to the best smart homes.
First of all, we need to understand the term “smart home“. This term may seem simple but it can really mean tons of things, for example, a smart home can be one that gives basic needs and more to the home owners hassle free!
It can also mean having great savings for the home owner at the click of a button or a clap of the hands. A home can also be really smart if it is child friendly, making sure that the kids are safe and tucked away from the dangers of that sharp table edge or that faulty TV switch.
Above all, any smart home must satisfy the following 5 features.
1 THE EASE OF GETTING AROUND
The most common fault in home designs is that people tend to clutter their homes with too many things. Not having the liberty of getting around can be quite frustrating at times and it can prove dangerous to the kids too! It is also very common for us home owners to keep too many of that unwanted items from our high school days or even form that trip to Bangkok 10 years go. Believe or not, you will find great satisfaction in throwing away things you have always wanted to get rid of since you moved out of your mother’s place. Being able to roam freely in your home is just like a lion roaming in the grasslands, free and happy.
2 ENERGY SAVING STUFF
The common home may not have awesome gadgets and tech-fuelled equipment that blow your minds, but the basics must still be there, like that energy saving air-conditioner, that water saving washing machine or that energy saving, no “ozone-killing” chemical fridge. These are a must for the twenty first century and the second step to your ultimate Smart home.
3 SMART DECOR
Furniture and furnishings make the house become a home. without them, the house will not be complete and it will never be cosy let alone being smart. Smart decors give owners a sense of belonging and relaxation that will contribute to the general level of comfort and satisfaction.
4 SMART DESIGNS
Designing homes can be a challenge especially with old folks and kids around. To design little niches and spaces for them rank highly in our quest for the ultimate smart home. Not only this, special feature that cater for home owners like that wall that turns around to hide the TV set or that cupboard that tucks away under the sofa also helps. Of course, we must add some fancy gadgets to add that level of technical sophistication.
5. GREEN AND ECO FRIENDLY
Nowadays, the most talked about topic is the environment and how we are contributing to saving it. The Smart home must play its part too! It is always better to have that solar panel water heater, or that low carbon-emitting fireplace. However, its ok if we don’t have those luxuries, having some greens in the house also helps.
So do you have any of the above in your homes?
From what I understand, Bermuda has done a lot of work using new and old toawdrs sustainability on a resource limited island. You might want to look into what they do and then scratch the surface.Have you ever visited care2.com? It has a lot of info, numerous links, and then links to links. Don’t forget to consider solar-thermal energy assistance and use; you pre-heat water or other materials stragetically placed and/or plumbed to reduce the solar power load. A lot of folks currently reducing thier grid use and/or going off the grid are returning to 12 volt systems or sub-systems. (It is my understanding that back in the day, obviously before my day, that 12 volt electricty arrived at homes long before the current 110/220.) Also, have you ever been to cityfarmer.org? It is out of Vancouver, BC and its goal is to promote city farming in the Vancouver area and world wide. Certainly at one time, it had a board for the posting of urban farming research, papers, and the more. It also had a posting of a guy who did a paper (thesis/thesis related I think) about establishing farming capabilities in poor, urban areas with limited water access and use. His area was some place in Africa. Posted were some dimensions and drawings of some raised beds using found scrap materials for the growing of lettuces and I think it was tomatoes. The beds included different levels and a slucing system that were arrived at. Included in the discussion were alternative material suggestions, critical technical aspects about the bed dimentions and slucing system, yield discussion, and future and alternative design considerations one could/should make. I’m not sure if this board or posting still exist but, the administrator can probably get you information from the archives. Certainly in the past, this was a good site for connecting to others doing urban and other food production exploration under different conditions.
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