Recently featured in Business of Home (BOH), our very own Josie Abate shares her insights on smart home automation of 2023…
Josie Abate, the Ontario, Canada–based principal designer and owner of Ambience
Design Group, advises clients to invest in comprehensive smart home systems while
managing their expectations: “Smart home features have their benefits, but relying on them may be disappointing when technology breaks down or misfires without cause,” says Abate, who notes that smart kitchen appliances in particular are ripe for development. “Future home automation technologies will help with personalized ready-to-order food shopping lists, grocery orders and home shipments, as well as the ability to clear any food that has reached its
expiration date.”
As a designer, Abate is more attuned than many to the possibilities of smart home design, having started exploring automated technology upon founding her firm in 1987. When asked what device she’d put in every home worldwide, she veered practical: “The essential home tech feature is a smart thermostat that incorporates air quality sensors to maintain optimal air quality by detecting particulate matter, carbon dioxide and total volatile organic compounds, as well as other air pollutants,” says Abate. (Her second priority is a whole-home water filtration system for drinking and bathing.)
BELOW:
Dynamic color temperature tuning, a feature that allows lighting to be adjusted to create a specific mood, is a feature that smart lighting brand Lutron sees catching on. In the adjacent bedroom, Lutron fixtures are set to an “energizing” color temperature.
