Today's perfect luxury home is fully automated, safe and eco-friendly. A premium luxury home is an investment in security, home value and a healthy lifestyle.

Smart technology begins with home construction. An insulated concrete form prevents air leakage. A radiant suspended floor provides energy savings, warmth and comfort.

Home Automation

Home automation technologies have made great strides over the past twenty years. Lights come on when a person enters a room; cooling and heating systems sense the temperature and humidity levels in separate rooms. Dinners cook themselves in an automatic or remote-controlled oven, and the refrigerator has built-in television and internet.

Outside, the pool self-cleans and repurifies. An automatic sprinkler system detects the moisture level in soil. Outdoor lights come on and house lights flash if the security system detects an intruder.

Music and movie or DVD collections are accessible from any room in the house, through a digital interface system. Enjoy music and entertainment from the kitchen, games room, jacuzzi, library or even the nature garden.

A home cinema is essential for luxury living. The ultimate in premium home theater design includes surround sound, a high-definition cinema screen and sinfully luxurious home theater seating. Regulate sound and screen functions with a touch, through a media interface (HDMI) terminal.

Remote and internet technology allows home and property monitoring from anywhere in the world. The homeowner can also manage indoor and outdoor lighting levels, temperature, humidity and air conditioning, and operate shutters or doors with a master remote controller on the premises, or over the internet while away from home.

Security

A safe home includes a state of the art security system. Home video, sound and motion monitoring equipment provide safety and privacy for home, property and family. Surveillance systems help keep an eye on the kids, screen visitors, and prevent intrusion of privacy.

Secure home monitoring includes visible or unobtrusive video cameras throughout the house and garden, and an intercom system at the front gate and entrance ways. Through wireless and remote technology, the homeowner can easily observe any part of the property, and communicate with anyone on the premises.

Automatic locking devices, and automatic sensors that turn lights on if an intruder enters the property, help maximize safety. Sound amplifiers increase the volume of a whispered conversation at the door, or a distant call for help.

Nature lovers can use video monitoring and amplification devices to watch birds or other wildlife on the property.

Windows

Energy-efficient and hurricane-resistant windows help keep the planet green.

The best home construction methods are useless without energy-efficient windows. As the need for energy-wise housing grows, technology rises to the challenge. New glazing techniques for windows, skylights and glass doors reduce water condensation, and repel harmful UV rays.

Double-tempered, laminated glass resists hurricanes, flying objects and intruders. Functional shutters maximize heat retention, and provide valuable protection from dangerous weather and intruders.

Low-e glass reflects UV rays and heat, but lets light into the house. Today's glass and window options are low-maintenance and noise-proof, and increase a home's energy efficiency from fifty to seventy percent.