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Home Assistant is open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. Available for free at home-assistant.io

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Building from scratch (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Minsk_trust@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Hey all,

Im constructing a new home in sort of a remote mountainous area. Its a small one bedroom cabin, nothing crazy. Im about to start plumbing but am planning on electrical.

If you were going to incorporate HA into a new build what would you do?

Im not super familiar with HA but would love to incorporate it in now. Should i be installing all smart switches? Smart outlets? Are there really worthwhile sensors I should be installing now before drywall etc?

Thanks

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I don't get as much into automating for the sake of automating. Personally, I prefer technology that makes my life easier. Anything "smart" in our house has to be manually overrideable.

That said, one thing I'm working on automating is the HVAC. Eventually I'll have the Central heat, central humidifier, and whole house fan controls all integrated with HA. My goal is to maximize both comfort and energy efficiency. Being able to maintain the comfort level by automatically switching between A/C or fresh air (via the whole house fan) would be pretty cool (figuratively and literally).