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Home Toys
August 2005
Steven T. Hardt |
Lighting Your Home Theater The lighting design of your home theater can create depth, shape, and elegance. When combined with dimming controls, it can effect how you live within a space and bring out the true beauty of your home theater.   |
Home Toys
August 2004
Axe & Rosenthal |
Lighting Controls Simplified With the proper lighting control system, lighting within a room or throughout a home can be controlled automatically with a single lighting control button, a remote control, when a door is opened or even when the sun rises and sets. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Roger Stamm |
Lighting Your Way to a More Secure, More Beautiful Home The features and advantages of modern lighting control systems are truly incredible. Technological advancements have given us comprehensive and affordable home lighting controls that can do things Thomas Edison would have never dreamed were possible. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Richard Gensley |
Hi-Tech Hits the Landscaping Scene "Scenes" are the new word in lighting control. Instead of just turning on a light with a switch, home owners are now turning on scenes. In well-thought-out lighting plans, scenes don't stop at the exterior walls. They extend the lighting feel and visual effects right on out to the landscape. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Jimmy Busby |
Hardwired Lighting Control: Now Affordable and Reliable Because of the complexity and the high cost, lighting control and whole house integration has only been available to a fortunate few. By keeping devices simple and programming easy, automation can become something that everyone can use. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Don Johnson |
To Centralize or De-Centralize your Lighting Control: That is the Question! It was common knowledge that controlling lights with computerized panels throughout an entire home is a luxury that only the wealthy can afford -- until now! |
| This Old House |
3 Reasons to Get Remote Lighting Control The advantages of remote control lighting are convenience and deterring burglars. |
Home Toys
February 2004 |
Home Technology Integration Lighting control for the custom home |
Home Toys
December 2005 |
Lights, Plasma, Action! Proper lighting control is essential to a well-designed home theater. And among the myriad choices in lighting control, it is easy to find a system within your budget. |
Home Theater
April 2003
Larry Houser |
Lighting for Dummies Simple tools to create the ideal lighting environment for your home theater |
Home Toys
June 2003
Roger Stamm |
Lighting the way to energy efficiency and cost savings with whole-home lighting controls By their inherent design and very purpose, lighting controls are a way to not only save electricity and related costs, they're a fun, convenient and futuristic way to go about it. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Thomas Morgan |
Interfacing Lightolier Compose HAI and Lightolier is a product combination that is reliable, fast, flexible and 2-way, a tough combination to beat for an integrated whole house scene-based lighting solution. |
Home Toys
April 2003
Jeff Morrison |
Redefining Whole-House Lighting Control Staying on the edge is important to keep up with what consumers want and expect in their homes. And today, Lightolier Controls has taken an even greater step in redefining whole-house lighting control. |
This Old House
Melissa & Brian Zagorites |
Lighten Up The right lighting can make your home a more welcoming, comfortable place. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Bill Hambley |
How Do You Sell Lighting Control??? You've got to get your clients to experience lighting control first hand. |
Home Toys
April 2002
Bob Hetherington |
Leviton Decora Home Controls Scene-Capable Dimming Wall Switch Receivers Well, it's time to change over the house from those old ivory X10 pushbuttons to something a little more contemporary with higher quality and reliability. We decided on Leviton's newest line of wall switches. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Home Technology Integration The objective of this article is to provide you with a primer regarding the issues that must be considered when contemplating the installation of a Home Automation System. |
This Old House
March 7, 2001
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
This Old House
Susan Arnold |
A Lesson in Bathroom Lighting A designer explains the basics: as the bathroom increasingly becomes a place to relax and recharge, complete with steam shower and spa tub, the lighting requires extra thought. And when it's done right, the payoff is great. |
AskMen.com
Karin Eldor |
The Best Lamps For Your Pad Combine stylish lamps with practical lighting arrangements, and you'll discover a whole other meaning to "and then there was light." |
Home Toys
June 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Application The programmable logic controller (PLC) allows for the integration of three basic electrical systems: lighting, drapery and audio. It also allows for all of the systems to be controlled from one common wall station, thus eliminating the conventional switch wall clutter. |
Home Toys
February 2004 |
The 'Whole Home Systems' Vision Part 1 - An illustration... Whole Home Systems are technologies that are integrated throughout the home to work together seamlessly and easily for your benefit. |
Home Toys
June 2006
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller By integrating the remote with the programmable logic controller, you can control the lights and curtains in the same room as the audio/video equipment. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller The PLC allows the homeowner to control not only the lighting and drapery systems, but also the audio volume levels in every room from one single keypad. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Damon Bruccoleri |
Twenty First Century Dimmers All homes have several application areas for dimmer lighting. Each of these application areas has unique ergonomic and safety requirements. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Tori L. Harris |
The Home Technology Integrator Professional Focus for Flexible, Reliable Systems Over the next 10 years or so, your relationship with your home technology integrator may become more important to your lifestyle and how you utilize your home. |
| This Old House |
Product Innovation: Remote-Controlled Lighting Easy, affordable ways to get whole-house lighting control without rewiring. |
This Old House
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
Home Toys
April 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller The Grafik Eye lets you control every light in a room with a touch of a button. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Omni LT Security and Home Automation System In addition to its security functions, this is a full-blown home automation controller that can make your life a lot easier and more convenient. It will control your powerline lighting and appliance components, thermostats, hard wired devices and more. |
This Old House
Sean O'Connor |
A Well Lighted Place Lighting designer Sean O'Connor shared his unusual lighting solutions for the San Francisco House. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Bill Howard |
Master of the House Home automation technology is fun and affordable. Here's how to get started. |
Home Toys
August 2004
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Functions The programmable logic controller functions (PLC) installed in a home and programmed with these functions, gives the homeowner added control and flexibility over conventional electrical switching installations. |
| This Old House |
Lighting Essentials from Designer Yvonne McFadden The interior designer of the TOH Cottage at Cloudland Station shares her secrets on choosing the right lighting styles for your home. |
This Old House
Roseann Henry |
Can You See Me Now? We asked for a lesson in how to light a home for aging parents -- and we got a wakeup call about our own eyesight. For anyone over fifty, the most important thing in lighting design is safety. |
Home Toys
February 2004 |
Mathews Light Paper - Part One First in a series of "Light Papers" that address technical and aesthetic issues relating to the application of lighting in home theater environments. |
This Old House
Roseann Henry |
Dim All the Lights --- Quietly A dimmer switch can create a tranquil mood, but not if it makes an annoying buzz. |
National Defense
August 2014
Andy Wakefield |
How to Achieve Success With Electrical Microgrids Microgrids represent a move toward greater energy safety, security and independence for the military, and ultimately, for everyone served by the increasingly stressed power grid. |
Popular Mechanics
July 1998
Thomas Klenck |
Ourdoor Living Guide: Outdoor Lighting Low-voltage lamps bring safety and style to any landscape... |
Home Toys
February 2005
Doc Greene |
Just What The Doctor Ordered Last spring an old customer, a prominent eye specialist called and told us he was remodeling his kitchen and would like something a little nicer than the old 1990 Sony 32 inch CRT. Here's what we did. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Security Integrating the security system with the PLC lighting control system creates a more secure home environment, when the homeowners are away or at home. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
UPB Powerline Carrier Home Control Technology Web Mountain Technologies (WMT) is one of a new breed of manufacturers in the Home Technology market that is building products based upon TCP/IP networking. |
This Old House
Susan Arnold |
Old House, New Light This lighting designer helped Charlestown homeowners select modern fixtures to complement their old house. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Beth Marie Renaud |
Light Up Your Landscape Low-voltage lighting is a relatively economical way to transform the nighttime garden |
Home Toys
February 2003
John French |
Market for Residential Lighting Control Brightens While Installation/Ownership Concerns Dim Ease of installation and programming, excellent markup potential, and low service callbacks are enticing more custom electronics dealers, general contractors and electrical contractors into the market year after year, ensuring the market a bright future. |
Home Toys
August 2004 |
Part Two: Matthews Light Paper This is the second in a series of "Light Papers" that address technical and aesthetic issues relating to the application of Matthews Designer Lighting in home theater environments. |
Home Toys
February 2003
David Teel |
The Music Bone is Connected to the... Before purchasing your whole-house music system, be sure to understand the exact functionality of your system. Decide if music is the only sub-system in your house, or if you might want to integrate other sub-systems in the future (lighting, security, HVAC, video, etc.). |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
From the Ground Up: Electrical Wiring Setting up an electrical system for maximum safety and convenience is the job for a professional. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Roy Schofield |
Using VIOM Versatile Input Output Module for Home Control Often adding timers, relays and assorted components can lead to a home automation system that is unreliable and difficult to service. The VIOM controller can provide a single-board solution giving a flexible and reliable solution. |
Home Toys
June 2003 |
Webcomodore: the Ultimate Energy Cost Buster Web services are not only used for entertainment or information technology but also for building/home automation or for energy management. Shovon's Internet-ready Webcomodore product line utilizes the power of the Internet to help users to administer energy spending. |
