Smart home devices represent the next step in the technological evolution of residential living.

How Smart Home Devices Transform Residential Living

Wouldn’t it be nice to come home to a place that knows what you need, even before you do? That’s the promise of smart home technology and smart home devices. Well, kind of. It’s a rapidly evolving category reshaping how people relate to their living spaces. From ensuring safety and enhancing comfort to saving energy and boosting efficiency, smart home devices[...]

Smart Thermostats: A Smart Choice for Fall Temperature Fluctuations

Smart Thermostats: A Smart Choice for Fall Temperature Fluctuations

With intense summer temperatures nearing an end, fall brings a new set of temperature fluctuations that make it difficult to efficiently heat and cool homes. Smart thermostats are the perfect solution to not only save homeowners money but keep homes comfortable during fall’s mid-day heat and chilly nighttime temperatures. From Google Nest and ecobee to Honeywell and Lux, some of the[...]

SR Homes Announces New Home Automation Program

SR Homes Announces New Home Automation Program

Top Atlanta home builder SR Homes is excited to introduce its smartTRAC® Program, a home automation effort to enable homeowners to fuse connectivity and interoperability together to seamlessly and remotely manage their connected homes from anywhere, at any time, on any screen in real time.* Whether homeowners are home or on the way, smartTRAC can control temperature, lighting and much more[...]

Sales Center Now Open at New Cumming Community by SR Homes

Sales Center Now Open at New Cumming Community by SR Homes

Top Atlanta home builder SR Homes is excited to announce the sales center at Montebello, a new Cumming community, is officially open for sales! Priced from the $400,000s, Montebello features country club amenities and ranch and two-story home designs with main-level living options. With its two distinct sections, The Proper and The Grove, Montebello can accommodate both growing families and empty[...]

Ty Talks: Remodeling Presented by Jackson EMC

Ty Pennington Talks Home Automation with Jackson EMC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzAfrhVJ3gw Jackson EMC recently launched a series of Ty Talks featuring television star and home energy expert Ty Pennington to share his knowledge concerning home automation, efficiency, remodeling and more with its members. When discussing home automation, many might simply think of turning lights on and off with their cell phone or setting a soundtrack throughout the house for daily chores and[...]

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Meritage Homes Announces Wireless Home Automation Package

Meritage Homes recently announced that a suite of Wi-Fi-enabled home automation solutions would be included in newly constructed homes sold after July 5, 2017. Known as the M.Connected Home™ Automation Suite, it includes features that allow homeowners to monitor and control key components of their homes, such as Wi-Fi-enabled lighting, video doorbells, thermostats, smart door locks and more. M.Connected Homes™ include[...]