ᐅ New semi-detached house construction – which systems to install?
Created on: 12 Apr 2020 22:50
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C.beckmann1986
Hello everyone,
we are finally building a house. Currently, we live in a rental apartment and I have the following components:
- Alexa Echo Plus in the living room
- Alexa Echo Dot in the bathroom
- Alexa Echo Dot in the children’s room (to be installed)
- Various Hue lamps, some with motion sensors
For our new house, of course, I want the latest technology. What am I looking for?
- Central control of roller shutters (possibly linked to daylight and summer temperature)
- Several controllable lights in the living areas
- Access to possible cameras / lights via smartphone
- Motion sensor lighting, for example in the basement hallway
- Remote control of heating for vacations etc. (air source heat pump)
- Possibly centrally controlled smoke detectors with notifications to the smartphone
Nothing else comes to mind at the moment...
In addition, I plan to install CAT 7 LAN cables in every room.
I keep reading that everything wired should be done with KNX. However, based on my requirements, I wonder if that might be a bit over the top.
I like voice control with Alexa / Siri and a nice touchpad for visualization very much. But does it still make sense to implement a full bus system with KNX?
I would be very grateful for a few tips.
Best regards
Christian
we are finally building a house. Currently, we live in a rental apartment and I have the following components:
- Alexa Echo Plus in the living room
- Alexa Echo Dot in the bathroom
- Alexa Echo Dot in the children’s room (to be installed)
- Various Hue lamps, some with motion sensors
For our new house, of course, I want the latest technology. What am I looking for?
- Central control of roller shutters (possibly linked to daylight and summer temperature)
- Several controllable lights in the living areas
- Access to possible cameras / lights via smartphone
- Motion sensor lighting, for example in the basement hallway
- Remote control of heating for vacations etc. (air source heat pump)
- Possibly centrally controlled smoke detectors with notifications to the smartphone
Nothing else comes to mind at the moment...
In addition, I plan to install CAT 7 LAN cables in every room.
I keep reading that everything wired should be done with KNX. However, based on my requirements, I wonder if that might be a bit over the top.
I like voice control with Alexa / Siri and a nice touchpad for visualization very much. But does it still make sense to implement a full bus system with KNX?
I would be very grateful for a few tips.
Best regards
Christian
untergasse43 schrieb:
I believe building a new house relying on Osram smart plugs, Xiaomi devices, and Hue bulbs is the completely wrong approach. That kind of setup is acceptable only if you live in a rental property where you absolutely cannot change the electrical system. Amen to that. By now, I’ve seen so many botched installations where supposedly everything works perfectly that I’ve lost count. Of course, the owner is proud of their work, and everyone has their preferences. But often, it’s just a hodgepodge of IoT devices that “somehow work.”
C.beckmann1986 schrieb:
OpenHab didn’t sound that complicated at first. And I’m not clueless, but since I’m neither an electrician nor an IT specialist, I’m a bit uncertain. At first, it really doesn’t sound that complicated.
We use Home Assistant together with Z-Wave devices, Shelly, Xiaomi, and others. Shelly alone already offers a lot of possibilities; it’s really great! Combined with Home Assistant, you can especially integrate a wide range of different devices. We equipped the entire house for around 500 EUR (important lights, motion sensors, door/window sensors, roller shutters, smoke detectors, humidity, temperature, partly ventilation).