Home and office automation can be as simple as controlling the lights to security systems to curtains and blinds. There are many different things you can automate in your office or home such as the heat and air, security, entertainment systems, appliances, ventilation, and curtains. Just by using a remote control or light sensors you will be saving money as the lights will only be on when someone is in the room and if you forget you can turn them off via a remote control or with a sensing system that turns them off automatically when no motion is detected.
For offices, light sensing devices can actually save quite a bit of money as the sensors will turn the lights on as someone enters the room and turn the lights off a few seconds after all activity is gone. This means you will never have to worry that an absent-minded employee left on the storage lights again. The same goes for the home. How many times have you asked, "Who left on the kitchen light?" With lighting systems on remote controls, you can easily turn off the light without actually going into the kitchen or via sensors like mentioned above do nothing at all.
You can install remote control curtains in both your home and office to cut down on energy costs as well. These work great for blinds or curtains and can be used to let the sun shine in and the lights dim or turn off according to what is needed.
There are many ways you can automate your office or home, just take a few minutes to learn how you can save and enjoy the comfort provided by automation.