Automated Home

As we approached the final stages of our build in the spring of 2020, we had to cut our Solar PV plans to stay within...

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Back in the summer we added the Comhar Standing Desk to the Automated Home. Now FlexiSpot have sent over their new BS11 PRO Ergonomic Chair...

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In 2022, the total energy used by the Automated Home was 15.087 MWh (an average of 41 kWh / day). That’s a 7.3% reduction on...

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When we were planning the Automated Home 2.0, we knew we’d need a high quality 19″ data rack and so we turned to UK experts...

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Sitting is the new smoking apparently so we were intrigued when FlexiSpot offered to send us their EW8M Comhar Standing Desk to try in the...

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This new video from the Connectivity Standards Alliance gives a good overview of the new Smart Home Standard, Matter…

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After nearly two and a half years of ownership, I sold my Model 3 last Autumn, taking advantage of the incredibly strong used prices. The...

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With our student getting ready to return home it was time to setup the den upstairs. The timing couldn’t have been better because BenQ got...

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I’ve referred back to this post about a Smart Home Utopia many times since I wrote it 14 years ago. In the intervening years, there...

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Last August we took a look at some of the decisions that led us to build a low energy home. Now that we’ve been through...

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