Powerhouse Home Automation Group, based in Subiaco's Home Base Expo.
Tony and his team supply cutting-edge smart home technology for the home, and the market is only getting bigger.
"Automation has become an essential part of any new home," Tony says.
"In the next few years, if a home is built without some form of automation, from a sales perspective, it would be very difficult to sell."
For a while, a "smart home" meant extra wiring to every point in the house—a headache for electricians and builders.
This is now starting to change, and a WA company has come up with an alternative to the messy wiring option.
Quantifying the benefits
Quantify Technology recently launched a range of intelligent fittings for both new homes and old. From intelligent dimmer switches to remote controlled power points, they replace existing power sockets using the same standard wiring.
Inside these smart outlets is a wireless adapter that communicates with other "qDevices" in the house. It enables you to turn on lights and sockets, track power consumption and a host of other features—all from an app.
It can even be connects with Amazon's Alexa and Google Home so you can control it all by voice.
The qDevices are even featuring in a few TV renovation shows, and Tony believes we'll be seeing them in most smart houses soon.
Security at home and away
But while smart lights and power sockets are becoming more commonplace (even Bunnings now sells a range of smart devices), there's also technology helping you to look after your home too.
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