Home Improvement Trends – Plumbing & Home Security
New products and innovations appear daily. Many of these are designed to increase efficiency, improve lifestyles, and address environmental concerns. Others focus on enhancing quality, durability, and design. We keep our eye on industry trends and the ways they impact your Business and ours, and this month, we turn our attention to innovations in Plumbing, and Smart Home/Security.
Plumbing
The average homeowner would probably be amazed at the new technology being developed within the plumbing industry. This, however, may be the year their eyes are opened. As with so many others, technology is changing and enhancing the industry adding new capabilities, saving water, and reducing workloads.
Working Smart
Plumbing is full of smart technology that can save water, reduce maintenance costs, and spot problems early. Smart Pipe Technologies provide leak detection and can send alerts to a smartphone. Smart water heaters can be controlled remotely and some use water temperature and consumption data to ensure hot water is available when needed. There are also smart irrigation and plumbing systems that use data from sensors to boost efficiency.
More Innovations to Utilize
There are many more innovative solutions available or on the way, including the integration of plumbing and HVAC systems, hot water recirculating pumps, greywater recycling, and cloud-based plumbing management. Installation and maintenance work is simplified by robotics and drones.
These and other innovations make it an amazing time to work in the plumbing industry. It has never been easier to deliver the products and services Consumers need to improve their lifestyles.
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Smart Home/Security Technology
With technological advances continuing to progress, and people looking for ways to improve their quality of life at home, the time may be right for strong market growth. Innovations in product capabilities and enhanced connectivity are enabling more and better solutions. Here are some examples.
If accurate, the expected growth of Matter-compliant smart home solutions may be the biggest news of the year. After getting off to a slow start when the integration protocol was introduced in 2022, many experts believe the growing pains are almost over and homeowners are ready for a new solution that brings their smart home technology together.
There’s little doubt that the popularity of biometric security systems will continue to grow. ¹ These solutions use unique physical characteristics to verify an individual’s identity. Another area of certain growth is Smart lighting controls which enable homeowners to adjust their home’s ambiance while also enhancing security using automated lighting schedules.
As systems become increasingly complex and more interconnected, concerns about data security are increasing. The result is an increase in the importance of professional support in the smart home and security sector.
¹While we showcase general industry trends, please note that security systems are not currently supported by the GreenSky® Program.