With rising energy prices and concerns over fuel supply, the point has been reached where controlling energy consumption in a home can truly make a difference. Climate control is typically the biggest contributor to utility costs in a home, and properly controlling the climate is becoming easier in a custom home. Controlling the climate, however, is more involved than simply setting the thermostat.

Many factors contribute to a heating/cooling system's ability to efficiently regulate temperature within a home. Outside temperature, filter effectiveness, insulation, sun position, window treatments, etc. all play a key role. Our systems are designed around how the home responds to these influences and how we can effectively control each. For example, in the summer, automatic shades can be lowered on southwest-west facing windows to limit its ability to raise indoor temperature. In the winter we might want these shades open to gain benefit from the sun.

Our solution tracks fan runtime to prompt you to change the filter at the optimum time. We also measure your system's ability to cool or heat given the outside temperature. If it is struggling, on real hot days for example, our system will turn ceiling fans on as well as drop all of the shades we have control over.

Of course all of this is done automatically so you don't have to worry about constantly changing thermostat settings to respond to changes in the weather. Climate control is just one of the benefits of a Cool House Home Automation solution. Add in lighting, security, irrigation and audio/video control, and you have what we call a "Really Smart Home", one that automatically respond to your everyday events like waking up, leaving, cooking, entertaining, etc.

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