Home automation could cut energy costs

Residential landlords in the UK could be among those to be interested in a new energy scheme taking place in Germany.

The i2home project in the town of Saarbrucken is monitoring the value of home automation, which allows residents to operate household products and systems through devices like mobile phones and touch screens.

It is hoped that successful home automation will mean a reduction in energy bills and a fall in household carbon emissions.

Andy Stanford-Clark, master inventor for technology firm IBM and visiting professor at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, said the technology could contribute a reduction in wasted products such as heat and lighting.

“An intelligent heating controller and system that can regulate the heat in each room when it’s being used, and keep the others cooler, can save a dramatic amount of energy,” he explained.

“Knowing when windows and doors have been left open can help balance the heating, and avoid needless heat loss.”

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