Why us
Why automate.
And why us.
What it changes in the house, what it gives back, and why the people who fit it matter as much as the hardware.
By the numbers
Why automate? The numbers make the case.
Where a home's energy goes, what automation adds to the house, and how break-ins happen. The source is under each figure.
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Up to 30%
less energy used, with the lighting, climate and blinds on our network running to schedules and sensors instead of being left on.
Connected Haus estimate
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Up to 50%
of the energy an Australian home uses goes on heating and cooling, depending on the climate. Running it only for the rooms in use is where automation earns its keep.
energy.gov.au, Heating and cooling
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5 to 10%
more energy for every extra degree of heating or cooling. A schedule holds the temperature you chose, not the one somebody left it on.
energy.gov.au, Heating and cooling
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Up to 40%
of a home's heating energy can be lost through its windows. Blinds and curtains that close at dusk on their own mean nobody has to remember.
energy.gov.au, Windows
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3 to 5%
added to a property's value by smart home upgrades. Buyers notice a house that runs itself at inspection.
Connected Haus estimate
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2 in 3
burglars in a Western Australian study said they usually got in through an unlocked door or window. Checking and locking the door from your phone closes that gap.
Australian Institute of Criminology, 2014
The return
It does not just make the house nicer to live in. It pays you back.
It lowers what you spend running the house and it is a real point of difference at resale, without a renovation to get it.
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Lower running costs
Climate and lighting that only run when a room is in use. Every degree of unnecessary heating or cooling costs around five to ten per cent more energy.
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A point of difference at resale
Automation has quietly become one of the things buyers look for, and almost no house on the market has it.
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Control from anywhere
The garage, the locks, the lights and the air conditioning, from two hours down the highway.
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Expandable one room at a time
Start with what annoys you most. Add the rest when you are ready, on the same system.
Energy figure: energy.gov.au, household heating and cooling guidance.
Living with it
The first week it is a novelty. By the second it is just how the house works.
The blinds go up when you get up. The lights come on before you get home and go off when the house is empty. The garage tells you it is still open. The air conditioning stops running in a house nobody is in.
And when you are away you can see it, check it and control it from wherever you are. Which matters most about two hours down the highway, when you cannot remember whether you locked the front door.
Short-stay and holiday rentals. Codes instead of key handovers, a new code for every guest, and everything shutting down between stays. The property runs itself between bookings.
Why Connected Haus
The part people worry about is not the price. It is the house.
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Nothing gets damaged.
No rewiring, no drilling, nothing structural, no marks left on your walls. If you ever want it removed, it comes out clean.
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Backed by a hardware warranty.
On everything we install. We will tell you the exact term before you sign anything.
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Australian made.
The switches we fit are designed and made in Melbourne, not sourced from whoever was cheapest that month.
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Support that is actually local.
You deal with us. A local team who answer the phone, on a job they installed themselves.
Get in touch
Tell us about your home.
A few details so we can come back to you with something useful, not a generic reply. We answer every enquiry within one business day.
- sales@connectedhaus.com.au
- Victoria and interstate