Based on the organization, development, clarity, and concepts in the article “Really Smart Homes” by John Patrick Pullen, this article would receive a 90%. Overall throughout the article “Really Smart Homes” in This Old House magazine, John Patrick Pullen does an outstanding job at having his article organized purposefully so I gave him full credit on the organization aspect of his article. He has pictures arrange in a strategic way to keep the eye interested, has the article sectioned off so readers are able to read the section of want to read about sooner, he keeps all of the paragraphs to the point to help the readers understand and want to read more, and he connects all of the sections main point or parts back to the main thesis of, “There are a lot of choices these days in the way of connected devices designed to save time and money around the house” (Pullen 55). Although Pullen did do a great job at developing his paper, he could have done a better job of informing the interested buyers of the new technologies to put into homes so I gave him a 4 out of 5. The article “Make Your Home Better” in Men’s Health magazine does an more of an outstanding job the Pullen’s …show more content…
He had simple captions and paragraphs throughout the article so the readers understood everything they were reading. In the article “The Smart Home Gets Smarter” in PC Magazine, I think they do a better job at being clear because they have twice the amount of pages in their article doing the same thing of showing technologies to add in the home (Colon). In Colon's article instead of stating what technologies to add to different homes, he explains what kind of technologies to add to different rooms of an average home like, putting the Amazon Echo in your bedroom or a Mr. Coffee Smart Optimal Brew Coffeemaker With Wemo in your kitchen
New appliances were a big part of the technological and social change during the 1920s. The appliances were a big change and was the first attempt of a “smart house”. It affected housewives because now that the appliances were there, society expected them to clean the house faster and keep it tidy all day.
The house has advanced technology that secures the house and has does many things for people.
Although the commands are done by the human voice of the father and mother, the computer-operated house takes care of every need for the family. “They walk down the hall of their soundproofed Happylife Home … this house which clothed and fed and rock them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them” (The Veldt, line10) . However in the end, the computer portion of the nursery addition to the house is overridden by the children’s voices, and the house cannot stop the fatal demise of the mother and father. Once again, Bradbury has used the fantasy of a computerized house, with a virtual reality room, to be the focus of this tragic
Centennial College Libraries. (2017). How the internet of things is slashing energy costs for business; A worldwide network of objects already helps businesses to control energy use, but now there’s money to be made by bringing them together. Toronto: Centennial College. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.eztest.ocls.ca/ps/i.do?p=GRGM&u=ko_acd_cec&id=GALE%7CA405647392&v=2.1&it=r&sid=summon&authCount=1
This enhancement of good housing is proved when the narrator said, “‘I’ve been thinking about our conference room,’ ‘he said, and we all looked around at it. The room isn’t big, it isn’t small: say ten by twelve. But it’s cool, well-lighted, and most imposingly furnished. The air recirculators are cleverly hidden behind animated friezes’; the carpeting is thick and soft; and every piece of furniture is constructed from top to bottom of authentic, expertized, genuine tree-grown wood”( Pohl and Kornbluth 4). This quote shows how this house is built; it is a modern house. The list of the things incorporated in this kind of building shows that there is some changes when compared to early in the 1920s. For example, in 1953 there was the air recirculators are cleverly hidden behind animated friezes and the carpeting is thick and soft. However, in our time, there is much improvement of technology. For example, today’s houses have stairs, elevators, automatic air conditioning, and bathroom flash automatically, just to mention a
“What I didn’t realize was that you have to look at the whole home as a system, instead of just doing one thing at a time,” said Dan.
Perhaps technology could advance at a greater pace if not for the hindrance of greed. The need to profit as much as possible on slightly tweaked versions of last year’s innovations rather than really pushing our limits has slowed down our technological progress in society. We have traded the future of society for gadgets and gizmos already past their expiration date.
The book's selection of outstanding, best quality work provides several examples for homeowners with a discerning sense of style and environmental responsibility. The spectrum of featured projects has a range between energy efficient restoration and the construction of intelligent extensions to the planning and building of new low-energy or passive homes. The book introduces not only the current building forms and materials but also case studies examining the best division of space, architectural planning, and the use of innovative technologies to control and improve heating and air conditioning. Therefore, Building Better provides a striking overview of the topic of sustainable building, and insightful information on details from technical data to blueprints. In the book, both homeowners and architects have their motivations, ideas, desires, and real experiences. Against this background, Building Better is both an inspirational and a practical guide for everyone who thinks that the sustainability not as limiting, but rather as a creative opportunity. As such, it is an essential reference for everyone who wants to build a
100% of homeless people are not homeless after they use the Insta-House. (commonsense.com) The Insta-House is an invention founded by Tristan Nguyen. In the year 2020, the Insta-House will be a huge advancement in useful inventions. Although the Insta-House has just a few minor flaws, its uses, features, technology, will blow users away. If the Insta-House is launched, it will be very different from others. Because the Insta-House is so unique, the information stated above may interest many individuals.
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Sustainable engineered housing allows for water-conserving and energy efficient technology in buildings. As a result of having a more energy efficient residence and building, residents, especially low-income residents are able to save on the cost of their utilities. Compared to how much a low-income family may be paying for utilities in a traditionally built residence with high energy using appliances, this new go-green way of living alone can help put less demands on the work-force by allowing families to spend less money each month on
Even though the home of the future will bring many benefits to consumers, owning home appliances connected to the internet may pose a security risk. In an article by Adam Turner, titled “Smart technology may make your home a net target”, Turner explains the dangers of using smart home devices. How do these dangers affect smart home technology? To explain the issues, Turner relays the knowledge of AVG security adviser Michael McKinnon. Mckinnon claims that people use most of these devices to access files remotely, giving hackers the opportunity to breach them. After a hacker gains access to a home’s internal network, they can then collect passwords and financial information (Turner 1). The essence of Turner’s argument is that by using internet-connected smart home technology, hackers have an easier means of accessing sensitive information.
Impressed by the smart home offerings, but felt like more care should be taken in presenting them
A healthy and sustainable lifestyle is the result of smart choices. Smart choices are the result of up-to-date information. Living Systems is dedicated to empowering its clients to make informed decisions about how they want to live now and what they will leave for future generations. Recognizing that buildings consume about half of all energy in the United States and are, therefore, responsible for nearly half of all greenhouse gas
In this context, this project focuses on designing an open ICT platform to enable the convergence of IoT applications, by exploring two core theme: Smart Homes and E-Health. This choice is based on the popularity of these themes within the scientific and industrial community at the moment. As such, we believe that the proposed