Smart Automation
Imagine coming home to a household that can anticipate every need of you, your family and anybody else who you invite to step through your front door.
Picture walking into a home that already knows what you need. The lights warm to the right level, the shades adjust for the hour, and your favorite morning playlist starts before you've even set down your keys. That's what a smart home automation system delivers: one connected platform that brings lighting, climate, entertainment, security and window treatments together under a single, intuitive control.
Audio Video Intelligence designs and installs custom home automation systems for homeowners across Massachusetts and New Hampshire, built on trusted platforms like Control4 and Lutron. A well-designed system does more than add convenience. It streamlines your daily routine, strengthens home security, improves comfort in every room, and helps lower energy costs, all from an app, a keypad, or a simple voice command.
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- Integrated Systems
Integrated smart home systems work together so your entire property runs on one simplified platform, bringing modern convenience to every room. No more sprinting from room to room before work, shutting off lights, adjusting shades and checking that the doors are locked. With a single tap, anyone in the household can dim lighting, adjust the temperature, raise or lower shades, and secure the residence. This kind of professionally integrated system, the approach recommended by CEDIA, the trade association for home technology professionals, is what separates a true smart home from a collection of disconnected smart devices. Whether it's managed from a smartphone, a touchscreen, or a dedicated keypad, an integrated Control4 system brings ease and sophistication to your everyday routine, and pairs naturally with our security and surveillance solutions for complete peace of mind.
- Centralized Distribution
Centralized distribution puts you in full command of your home's technology, with equipment consolidated in one location instead of scattered across the house. Stream different music or video sources to different rooms, or bring every screen and speaker together in party mode for a single shared experience. By replacing a clutter of standalone devices, outdated switches and mismatched thermostats, a centralized home network delivers technology that's not only easier to use, but capable of far more than any single stand-alone system could manage. Built on a properly designed networking foundation, it also keeps every connected device running reliably, whether you have a handful of smart devices or dozens.
- Intelligent Lighting
Intelligent lighting control sets the right mood for any occasion, from dinner parties to movie night, while a single “all off” or “goodnight” button turns everything off at once before bed. We design both wireless lighting solutions for existing homes and fully centralized Lutron systems for new construction, and every lighting control system is personalized to the way you actually live. Centralized systems also eliminate wall clutter, replacing banks of mismatched switches with a single, color-matched keypad in each room. Whether your priority is never walking into a dark house again, keeping the whole family on the same lighting schedule, or cutting energy consumption as an energy-conscious household, lighting control belongs in any modern smart home automation plan.
- Window Treatments
Custom motorized shades and window treatments add elegance to any room while protecting furniture and flooring from harsh sun, boosting privacy, and reducing energy usage. Our design team makes it simple to choose the right fabrics, materials and mounting style for your home, whether you're working with us directly or alongside your interior designer, so the finished look complements your existing décor rather than competing with it. Once integrated with your home automation system, a single shade, a single room, or every window in the house can be controlled from your smartphone, a keypad, or your voice through Amazon Alexa, and scheduled to open and close alongside your lighting for one seamless, whole-home routine.
- Climate Comfort
A smart climate control system keeps every room at exactly the right temperature, so you're never left too hot or too cold. Individual zone settings let each room in the house maintain its own ideal environment, while integrated sensors monitor heating, cooling, carbon monoxide and humidity throughout the property. Presence detection automatically shifts unoccupied rooms into energy-saving mode, cutting waste without any effort on your part, and the system adapts to your utility provider's guidance as well as your own comfort preferences. Pairing smart thermostats with an automation platform is one of the most effective ways to reduce a home's energy footprint, a strategy also recommended by ENERGY STAR's smart thermostat guidance, so comfort and efficiency work together instead of against each other.
Frequently Asked Questions — Smart Automation
What is smart home automation?
Smart home automation links your lighting, climate, shades, security, and entertainment systems into one connected platform you control from a single app, keypad, or voice command. Instead of managing each system separately, your home responds to schedules and simple routines — like dimming the lights and locking the doors with one “goodnight” command. Audio Video Intelligence designs these systems around platforms like Control4 and Lutron to match how you actually live.
Can smart home automation be added to an existing home, or only new construction?
It can be added to almost any existing home. We design wireless lighting and shade solutions that install with minimal disruption to older homes, alongside fully centralized systems built into new construction from the start. Whether you’re upgrading one room or automating an entire property, the system is designed around your home’s existing wiring and layout rather than requiring a full renovation.
What smart home brands and technology does Audio Video Intelligence work with?
We build systems on trusted, professional-grade platforms including Control4 for whole-home automation, Lutron for lighting and shade control, and Amazon Alexa for voice control. These platforms are chosen for their reliability and their ability to work together as one integrated system, rather than a collection of disconnected apps and remotes.
Can I control my smart home system with my voice?
Yes. Systems we install integrate with Amazon Alexa, so you can adjust lighting, shades, climate, and entertainment with simple voice commands alongside your app, keypad, or touchscreen controls. Voice control is typically layered on top of your automation system rather than replacing it, giving you multiple ways to manage your home depending on what’s most convenient in the moment.
Will a smart home automation system help me save energy?
Yes, when it’s designed with efficiency in mind. Presence sensors switch unoccupied rooms into energy-saving mode, lighting schedules reduce unnecessary use, and smart climate zoning heats or cools only the rooms that need it. Pairing an automation platform with a smart thermostat is one of the most effective ways to lower a home’s energy use, a benefit backed by ENERGY STAR’s own smart thermostat guidance.
What areas does Audio Video Intelligence serve?
We serve homeowners throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire from three locations: our Easton, MA showroom, our Cape Cod office in Pocasset, MA, and our Lakes Region office in Laconia, NH. Whether you’re on the South Shore, Cape Cod, or in the New Hampshire Lakes Region, our local teams can design, install, and support your smart home automation system.