James is going to tackle all of the electrical work in the new house himself. He's spent a lot of time mapping out the electrical layout of the house and preparing the electrical boxes inside and outside the house. We'll be ready to start the rough in for the electrical and plumbing in just a few weeks.
From the beginning, James has wanted to build a smart home to save energy and as he puts it, "because it's cool." He spent a lot of time researching products and methods that would allow us to control lights, thermostats, appliances and even things like door locks and window shades online or from a wireless device like an iPhone or iPad. So say we're both at work and a fast moving thunderstorm rolls through, we could close the skylight from our desk. Or maybe we forgot to lock the front door on our way out - no problem, I'll just do it from my iPhone app. More importantly, the system will allow us to control the thermostats and electronics in our house and specify energy saving settings that would be applied when we are away from home. Here's a quick video of James testing out some of the technology. He's customized an iPhone/iPad app that allows you to set up the system to meet your specific energy and entertainment needs. Even I'm a little impressed.
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