Learn how home automation can contribute to a healthy, comfortable indoor environment

Baulogic’s touchscreen wall panel allows you to easily manage your heating system, while keeping an eye on its efficiency

Incorporating smart heating will help your home perform efficiently, without you having to lift a finger. Easy-to-use controls and pre-programmed settings allow your heating and ventilation to work in tandem, achieving optimum performance. “When utilised properly, smart heating is one of the cheapest and most convenient ways to improve energy ratings, cut heating bills and reduce CO2 emissions,” says Sam Jump, product manager at Wunda Group.

Heating zones

Smart heating will separate your home into zones – and in a more sophisticated way than simply dividing upstairs from down. “There’s a definite trend towards multi-zoning the same underfloor heating system, for instance,” says Darren Palmer from Baulogic. This means that your ground floor’s UFH network might be split in three – let’s say for a snug, an open-plan kitchen-diner and the hallway. You can set the temperature accordingly – perhaps a balmy 22°C for the cosy reading room, and a cooler 20°C for the hallway, with the kitchen-diner at 20°C as your home intelligently monitors any excess heat that might be given off while cooking and adjusts accordingly. “Our system has hidden temperature sensors in all the light switches so that you have more accurate readings and control over each room,” says Darren.