5 Creative Home Automation Ideas For Green Bay

One of the advantages of installing a Vivint home security system in Green Bay is that you can sync it with home automation. Devices such as a smart thermostat can make your living space the perfect temperature and energy-efficient. Smart locks grant you the power to remote control your doors. And you won’t forget that you left the garage door up again once you get your automated garage door sensor.

However, as great as these devices are alone, they can have an even larger effect when used in tandem with your home security system. Here are just 5 amazing home automation ideas for Green Bay that will make your living space much more attuned to your lifestyle:

Home Automation Idea #1: Go on alert when you go for work

Along with an evening procedure, you can designate your automation rules to activate when your house is empty. With the Vivint App, you can protect your living space through an easy button tap. Now you can ensure that every entryway is secured, every light is off, the alarms are set, and your cameras are on watch. You can even batten down the garage door with the app if it’s accidentally left up.

You don't have to keep your house locked up the entire day. Unlock the doors for incoming visitors or service folk through the smartphone app. Or set your home on lockdown without even pushing a button. By installing a geofence around your home, your network of devices powers on every time you roll down the driveway. Then when you return home, your alarms disarm, and your doors unlock when you pull up to the garage.

Home Automation Idea #2: Put your home down for bed

Your bedtime schedule has become routine: shut off the lights, lock the front door, adjust the thermostat, and prepare your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to find that you failed to lock the back door or left the kitchen light on? And after you fail to do one thing on your evening checklist, it's easy to neglect it the next night, too. Before you know it, your neglected ritual becomes a habit on its own.

But you can ensure that your living space is prepared for bedtime every evening when you automate your bedtime routine. Through your Green Bay home security system, you can craft templates that set all your devices without you going around the house. With a press of a button, you can lock the doors, turn off the lights, change the thermostat, and arm your security system. Or don't agonize about failing to remember to touch a button. Set your automation to turn on at a predetermined time -- such as 11pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Keep safe during a fire

While your home automation system makes your day simpler, it will assist in a fire or other situations. Should your smoke detectors find a fire, your home automation devices can jump into action! Set your smart thermostat to automatically power on the ventilation fan to slow the spread of dangerous smoke. Then have your home turn on all your smart bulbs to show the way to safety, and open all the doors for emergency specialists.

In fact, you can program automated responses to numerous emergency situations. Turn on every light when a glass break sensor trips. Sound your high decibel speakers when the medical panic pendant is pressed. Or get video segments sent to your phone when your smart locks trip. Nearly all of your tech can be synced to work together in any manner you think will help safeguard your home and family.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get notifications to your mobile device

Always stay in the know of what's happening in your home through automated updates delivered to your mobile device. Whenever a motion sensor on a security camera picks up unusual motion, you'll know with a text or mobile pop-up. Fire and carbon monoxide detectors will trigger an alert so that you won’t come home to an undiscovered situation. Or have your smart locks text you when your kids return home from the bus. Once you get a notification, you can decide how to move forward.

Talk with anyone at your front door through the doorbell cameras to tell them where to leave a package. See through your outdoor cameras to determine if the strange movement is worth a phone call to the police. Or remotely trigger your inside smart lighting to scare away any unwanted trespasser.

Home Automation Idea #5: Match moods for watching tv and everything else

Exiting the house and putting your house to bed may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also make presets for all types of activities. Tweak the lights just a dash while dropping your motorized blinds for the ultimate movie watching atmosphere. Light a dimly lit path from your living room to the pantry for a midnight snack.

You can program a ”entertaining” preset that seamlessly changes the lights and temperature to adapt for the increased body heat. Then when anyone knocks at your door, you can ask them to enter with your doorbell camera. And if you determine you want another sleek Vivint smart device you don’t already own, you can seamlessly add it to your existing ecosystem.

Get started automating your home with your Vivint system

When you want a security system that makes the most of home automation, call the experts at Vivint. They’ll discuss your needs and design a system that safeguards your home and makes it more efficient. Just call (920) 663-3617 or fill out the form below today!