Dummy Down

We live a period when information and access to it is key. The faster, the better. Devices that give all types of information are attached to our belts or in our back pockets or on our wrists.

Our vehicles nearly drive themselves and give traveling instructions. Thanks to voice recognition software, our eyes can stay on the road while driving and document production increases at the office.

This is all great fun until we get home and the car parks itself in the driveway. A short walk to the door and we "dummy down" to find the door key.

So much of the same technology exists, that we have become accustomed to during our travels and at the office, can be applied to our home environment as well. The impression in the construction business is that IT is considered as added value. There is the internet, security system, cable or some audio/video network, and heating and air conditioning are the most typical. Each as an independent system and each with its own provider (and monthly invoice), mostly.

Contractors would suggest that installation of technology applications in the home are the owner's decision. It can be added after the home is completed. So, all of the same systems typically in a home with no singular brain. Is it really a value added item or is someone lacking a brain?