How Smart Technology Reduces Energy Consumption & Costs

With growing concerns about our impact on the environment, more homeowners than ever are seeking ways to reduce their carbon footprint and adopt more sustainable living practices. These greener choices include ways to reduce energy consumption while achieving a healthier lifestyle. 

Home automation offers tremendous advancements in this area, reducing energy use while creating a healthier environment in your Dallas, TX, home. Here, we’ll explore the top smart technologies that lead to sustainable living, reduced energy consumption, and lower costs. 

Stunning OLED Technology vs Bigger-Than-Life Detailed Images

Home theaters are, undeniably, the ultimate home entertainment. When you get it right, there’s nothing like the immersive, all-encompassing sound and images that transport you to another world in an environment expressly designed to your vision. 

Today, however, there’s another home entertainment space gaining ground. In some circles, it’s even more popular than the dedicated home cinema. 

It’s called a media room. 

These spaces are designed for more: more fun, more socializing, and more activities. Multi-purpose in nature, they encompass all your family's leisurely interests, from gaming to relaxing amidst high-fidelity music and, of course, movie nights. 

As audiovisual consultants and automation experts serving Dallas, TX, our team at Integrated Lifestyles has designed, installed, and programmed many media rooms. One of the most common questions we hear is: which display is best for media rooms: projectors or TVs with OLED technology? 

We thought it was time to answer that question. Let’s uncover the difference.

Bring the Power of Daylight Indoors

Not so long ago, in the grand scheme of things, humans spent most of their time outside. We evolved beneath the ever-changing sun and moon, and our bodies adapted. Even today, natural light plays an essential role in our welfare, responsible for producing hormones that bring us energy and put us to sleep. 

This light plays such a profound role in our sleep-wake cycle that, when we disrupt it with our 24/7 lifestyles and indoor living, our health suffers. According to some estimates, up to 70 million U.S. adults have chronic sleep disorders. 

To support humans in bringing their circadian rhythm back into balance and renewing their well-being, lighting manufacturers began developing Natural Light technology for indoor living. 

Ketra developed one of the most advanced systems. Subsidiary to Lutron, the global lighting control company, Ketra bought the dynamic power of natural light indoors, and Lutron controls it. 

Here’s what it’s doing for homes and the families that reside in them in Dallas, TX.

The Immersive Hi-Fi Experience Is About Much More Than Hi-Fi Speakers

Are you ready for the ultimate hi-fi experience? The one where you sit back and feel the music wash over and through you? Fair warning: Once you experience it, there’s no going back. Just ask any audiophile. 

At Integrated Lifestyles, we’ve been down that road. Now, as a premier home integration company and audiovisual consultants serving Dallas, TX, we get to share our expertise and help others experience immersive, high-performance audio. It’s the kind that takes you to the recording studio or live concert, hearing every note and its place on the soundstage. 

So, how do you get there? 

A complete high-fidelity experience is about much more than selling you hi-fi speakers. As a professional integrator, we ensure your hi-fi system is optimized for your space and delivers a truly immersive listening experience. 

Let’s see how it's done.