There's nowhere else like your house!
It's true! Wherever you go, to a friend's house or a first-class hotel, when you come back, you will rest and feel that you have the best home in the world.
When remodeling our house or building from scratch, we try to find the most practical elements, as it is a long-term investment, and our tip is to design the house intelligently and combine it with environmentally friendly elements. And in another section, we will describe why you should take this step.
A smart home is a device that allows homeowners to remotely control appliances, thermostats, lighting, and other devices via an internet connection or hardwired system. Some of the advantages of such a house are:
You can control all your smart household elements from one device.
Users can receive message notifications and updates about problems in their homes. By using smart devices, such as intelligent sensing that detect the presence of people, you will know if someone is home.
The indoor temperature, lighting, and appliances can be set and controlled by the users.
With the many forms of smart devices, appliances and electronics can be used more effectively and energy costs can be reduced.
A smart home is a smart investment, but there are more good reasons for it, including the fact that they are more environmentally friendly than traditional homes. And some of the ways they can impact the environment are:
Energy saving
A smart home always coordinates lighting control with the latest LED bulbs, which are more durable and offer comparable quality to incandescent bulbs.
Some of the advantages of incandescent bulbs are: They consume 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs and emit only a small amount of heat; in comparison, incandescent bulbs emit about 90% of their energy as heat, and LED bulbs last up to 50 times longer than incandescent bulbs. So, by using LED bulbs, the environment is saved.
A study indicates that lighting is responsible for around 6% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, switching to LED lighting could keep tons of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
2. Saving Water
People can use smart devices to control water usage in their homes. Some of the ways to save water are:
A smart shower head is a device that tells you how much water you have used and whether the consumption can be reduced or not.
A smart irrigation system can help you save water by automating watering based on weather conditions. You can also set schedules and timers to ensure that plants are not over-watered.
So, if you invest in such devices, you will save money and do something for the environment.
3. More awareness and understanding of energy use
By informing us and helping us understand how our daily actions affect the environment, smart home technology is helping the environment.Applications that show the amount of waste we produce allow us to take action and be responsible for the impact of our carbon footprint.
Below are some general environmental statistics that show us that we should be aware of the importance of protecting the environment:
Every year, more than 7 million people die as a result of air pollution.
In Europe, a recent report by the EU Environment Agency showed that air pollution contributed to 400,000 deaths.
The 3.8 million air pollution-related deaths per year are caused by household fuels and smoke.
Every day, two million tons of industrial, agricultural, and sewage waste are discharged into our waterways.
85% of textiles are disposed of in landfills.
The meat and dairy industries are responsible for 70% of global warming emissions.
Conclusion:
People are currently facing environmental problems such as air pollution and climate change that are due to our actions. Through our daily individual activities, we contribute to these problems, but we also have the opportunity to work towards solving them. One strategy to protect the environment is to invest in smart homes that benefit the environment by saving energy and water. Also with the smart house, we will save money and will be safer in our daily life.
