If one word best embodies the goal of home automation – it should be simplicity. Such a statement seems to lack insight. After all, isn’t the point of home automation to take the complexity in our lives and simplify it?
Sure it is, but I’m not talking about achieving the end goal of simplicity for our home. I’m talking about baking in simplicity from the start.
Nearly 10 years ago I purchased a home that had been built in the 1960s. While it was equipped with few technology frills, over the years I managed to build out an impressive digital footprint within its walls. That work, however, came at a cost that could have been avoided (or at least minimized) had I planned out my technology needs up front and found a home more conducive to those needs.
Therefore, as I planned a move to a new city, I spent time assessing the digital attributes I valued in a home and set forth finding a new place that provided a foundation on which to build a meaningful, though more thoughtful and simple, digital footprint. In this article, I lay out six things to consider when searching for a digital-friendly home.