The Benefits of a Connected Home

Connected home, automated solutions, smart homes . These are just a few of the terms used to describe connected residential security and safety systems. However, no matter the name, a connected home offers many benefits for you and your family.

Here are 3 of the top benefits of having a connected home.

Better Home Security

When you can manage all your systems from one central point, you have fewer areas that can be breached. You can have a tightened security system that you and your security firm can easily manage and monitor.

To achieve this, its best that your smart home solutions come with professional grade equipment, devices, and installation. It’s always best to choose a connected home solution that is installed by professionals and linked to a 24/7 monitoring center.

Improved Energy Efficiency

A connected home with multiple smart solutions is excellent at improving energy efficiency. Some of the solutions that you can expect to find in a smart home optimized for efficiency include:

Smart LED bulbs that consume less energy
Smart thermostats that can turn on or off and therefore conserve energy use
Automated fans and lighting
Automated blinds that let in the sun when needed and block it out to conserve energy

More Convenient

You can’t put a price on the improved quality of life that a connected home offer. So, while your building is contributing to improving the environment, you are also enjoying a better life and increased savings from the efficiencies.

Most connected home systems require only one app to control and monitor everything. All components of your connected system are easily accessible online and manageable remotely. It makes life that much easier for you and your family.

Total Connect for the Home by ATP Alarms

There’s no time like the present to start upgrading your home to a fully connected home. If you’d like to learn more about automating all areas of your home, look at our Total Connect system . Or, give us a call and we can walk you through how best to upgrade to a connected home that benefits you.

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