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often miss things that happen, perhaps<br />
even in our own home or yard. With a<br />
home automation system, you can easily<br />
see what is happening. Now you can<br />
make sure no unwelcome guests arrive<br />
unbeknownst to you or your family.<br />
Security cameras increase family safety<br />
by recording clips when detecting<br />
movement or at specific times of the day<br />
or night<br />
Increases Convenience Through<br />
Temperature Adjustment<br />
Often, we leave for work early in the<br />
morning and forget to adjust our<br />
thermostat. As a result, we come home<br />
to a house that is severely too hot or too<br />
cold. This is inconvenient, as it usually<br />
takes a good amount of time for the<br />
household temperature to increase or<br />
decrease after being adjusted. However,<br />
with a home automation system, you<br />
can simply adjust the thermostat from<br />
the convenience of your office a few<br />
hours before heading home. This is both<br />
cost effective and saves on energy, and it<br />
helps you stay “on top of” your life when<br />
you have run out the door first thing in<br />
the morning without considering much<br />
else besides arriving to work on time<br />
Saves Time<br />
It is no secret that today’s world is busier<br />
than in days past. If you are like most<br />
people, you are constantly running from<br />
place to place, working to accomplish<br />
everything on your never-ending “to-do”<br />
list. Because of the high-tech nature of<br />
a home automation system, you never<br />
have to worry about running home to<br />
open the door for your children after<br />
school or making a quick stop at home<br />
in order to adjust household items. In<br />
short, you easily save precious time and<br />
experience more daily productivity.<br />
Saves Money and Increases Convenience<br />
As mentioned earlier, a home<br />
automation system saves money. The<br />
most beneficial impact the system will<br />
have is on your monthly utility bill. No<br />
longer will you be spending money for<br />
household appliances left on in your<br />
family’s absence. You will also save on<br />
gas costs, as you will never need to stop<br />
by the house in order to turn something<br />
off or on. This is certainly convenient.<br />
You will have complete control to make<br />
sure costs are low without exerting any<br />
additional effort<br />
Contributes to Economy<br />
Simply put, you are contributing to the<br />
economy when you purchase and utilize<br />
a home automation system. You ensure<br />
that you are only using the energy and<br />
resources that are necessary while you<br />
are home.<br />
Increases Peace of Mind<br />
Perhaps this benefit will not apply to<br />
everyone, but for those who habitually<br />
worry about whether or not they have<br />
taken care of everything at home before<br />
leaving for the day, a home automation<br />
system is a perfect investment. In short,<br />
it offers peace of mind. This is quite<br />
beneficial for those individuals who<br />
leave each day, obsessively worrying<br />
if everything is in order. With so many<br />
stresses in daily life, it is nice to take<br />
at least one off the list by being able to<br />
see what is going on at home without<br />
physically being there.<br />
Allows You Control When Out of Town<br />
Have you ever gone out of town and<br />
given a key to a neighbor? Many do<br />
this in order to allow the neighbor to<br />
perform household chores that cannot<br />
be neglected such as feeding the plant,<br />
taking care of the dog, or delivering the<br />
mail. A home automation system allows<br />
you just a bit more control than simply<br />
turning over a key, which is a great relief<br />
to some homeowners. You can easily<br />
set up a time for the person to enter<br />
your home and let him or her in yourself<br />
through your smartphone or iPad.<br />
This allows you to stay in control of the<br />
situation. You no longer need to worry<br />
about the neighbor losing that key or<br />
having complete, unrestrained access<br />
to your belongings. In addition, you<br />
can make sure the chores are actually<br />
being completed, so you do not have any<br />
surprises when you return home.<br />
Keeps Tabs On Your Children<br />
Through the home automation system,<br />
you can easily keep tabs on your<br />
children. You can ensure that they make<br />
it safely into the house each night,<br />
letting them in without getting out of<br />
bed to greet them. You can also see<br />
their comings and goings on security<br />
cameras, as well as make sure the porch<br />
is lit when they arrive home.<br />
This helps you keep them safe, as well<br />
as helps you know what they are up to<br />
each day, which can be quite helpful<br />
for a busy parent. In sum, investing in<br />
a home automation system will benefit<br />
you in several ways. It is cost effective.<br />
It will save you time and energy. And<br />
perhaps the most important? It will keep<br />
you and your family safe and your home<br />
secure.<br />
So what are you waiting for!<br />
Naser Shahrour<br />
General Manager, MECOS<br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
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