SMART HOME · COMFORT · ENERGY
Luxury Smart Home Automation, Designed Around the Way You Live
Southern Home Automations unites lighting, shades, entertainment, security, Wi-Fi, climate and energy into one effortless system. One touch sets the scene. One team designs it, installs it and takes care of it for years to come.
COMFORT & ENERGY
Quiet Comfort. Independent Power.
Few integrators can design your heating, cooling and power systems as well as your technology. Our comfort and energy work is led by a licensed HVAC contractor with more than 30 years in the trade, so the systems behind the walls are engineered as carefully as the ones you touch.
Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
An all-electric outdoor unit heats and cools water that flows to radiant floors, quiet fan coils and even your domestic hot water. The result is silent, even, draft-free comfort with no combustion, no flue and no fuel deliveries.
Solar + Battery Backup
Solar panels power your home by day and charge wall-mounted batteries. When the grid goes down, the house switches to stored energy automatically, with no fuel to store, no engine to maintain and no noise. It is the modern alternative to a standby generator.
THE BRANDS WE TRUST
World-Class Technology Partners
We select each manufacturer for reliability, design and long-term support. Select a brand to visit its website.
OUR PROCESS
From First Conversation to Lifelong Care
01
Discover
A private consultation at your home, your builder’s office or by video. We learn how you live and review plans with your architect, builder and designer.
02
Design
Lighting and shade plans, speaker and screen placement, network design, HVAC load calculations and solar sizing, delivered in a clear, detailed proposal.
03
Install
A dedicated project manager coordinates certified technicians with your other trades, so pre-wire, trim-out and commissioning stay on schedule.
04
Care
Personal training for your family and staff, remote monitoring, priority service and scheduled check-ins to keep every system performing for years.
FAQ
Smart Home Questions, Answered
How do I schedule service?
You can request service using the form on this page or by calling our office. We will confirm the details with you and arrange a visit.
What happens during a service visit?
A technician will inspect your system, identify the issue, and review the recommended work with you before any repairs are carried out.
Should I repair this system or replace it?
It depends on the age and condition of the equipment and the nature of the problem. A technician can assess your system and review the available options with you.
Do you work on brands you did not install?
Our technicians service a wide range of residential heating and cooling equipment. Contact us with the details of your system and we can confirm.
How often should my system be serviced?
Manufacturers generally recommend having heating and cooling equipment inspected once a year. Many homeowners arrange a visit ahead of the heating and cooling seasons.
WHAT IS HOME AUTOMATION?
Home Automation, Simply Explained
Home automation is a single, professionally designed system that connects your home’s lighting, shades, entertainment, climate, security, Wi-Fi and energy so they work together. You control everything from one app, keypad, remote or your voice, and the house can respond on its own to schedules, sunlight, occupancy and the time of day.
Effortless
One elegant keypad or a single tap replaces walls of switches, drawers of remotes and a phone full of apps. Scenes like “Welcome Home,” “Entertain” and “Goodnight” set the entire house at once.
Protective
Integrated security, cameras, gate and lock control, water-leak and freeze alerts, and battery backup power keep your home and family safe whether you are upstairs or across the world.
Efficient
Shades, lighting, high-efficiency heat pumps, solar and batteries coordinate automatically, lowering energy waste and keeping the house comfortable without anyone touching a thermostat.
INTERACTIVE TOUR
Explore a Fully Automated Home
Tap any numbered circle to see what each system is and how you would use it every day. Every feature below can be controlled from one app, one keypad or one simple voice command.
One System. Every Room. Total Simplicity.
Home automation connects the systems in your house so they respond together. Instead of dozens of switches, remotes and apps, a single platform runs lighting, shades, entertainment, climate, security, Wi-Fi and energy.
Tap a number on the home to see what each system does and how it fits into your day.
Whole-Home Control & Voice
What it is: The central control platform that connects lighting, shades, audio, video, climate, security and energy so they work as one system rather than separate gadgets.
How you’ll use it: Tap “Welcome Home” on a keypad, touchscreen, remote or your phone and the gate opens, the foyer lights rise, music begins and the house settles to your preferred temperature. Ask by voice, or let schedules and sensors handle it for you.
Lighting Control & Design
What it is: Centralized dimming and tunable-white lighting with elegant engraved keypads that replace banks of switches on every wall.
How you’ll use it: “Entertain” brightens living spaces, warms the color and lights the landscape. Lighting follows the sun from crisp daylight to a warm evening glow, and “Away” varies lights so the home always looks lived in.
Motorized Shades & Draperies
What it is: Whisper-quiet motorized shades and draperies, hardwired or battery powered, that raise, lower and track the sun automatically.
How you’ll use it: Shades lower when afternoon sun hits west-facing glass, protecting floors, fabrics and art while reducing cooling costs, then rise again for the sunset view. One button delivers privacy for the whole house at night.
Private Home Theater
What it is: A dedicated cinema engineered for picture, immersive sound, acoustics, seating and lighting as one experience.
How you’ll use it: Press “Movie” and the lights dim, the screen and sound system power on, and your film begins. No stack of remotes and no guessing which input to choose.
Whole-Home Audio
What it is: Discreet in-ceiling, in-wall and landscape speakers in every room and across the grounds, all fed from one central system.
How you’ll use it: A morning playlist in the kitchen, jazz on the terrace and a podcast in the gym, each playing independently. For a party, every zone plays together at the touch of a button.
Video Distribution & Art TVs
What it is: Centralized video that sends any source to any screen, paired with art-mode televisions that disappear into the décor.
How you’ll use it: Start the game in the family room and finish it on the patio. Equipment lives in a ventilated rack instead of your living room, and screens display fine art when they are off.
Zoned Climate & Radiant Floors
What it is: Room-by-room heating, cooling and radiant floor warmth integrated into your control system and designed by licensed HVAC professionals.
How you’ll use it: Bathroom floors are warm before you wake, unused guest suites set back automatically, and you can check or adjust any zone from anywhere in the world.
Air-to-Water Heat Pump
What it is: An all-electric outdoor unit that moves heat into or out of water, which then heats or cools the home through radiant floors and quiet fan coils, and can also make domestic hot water.
How you’ll use it: You simply enjoy even, draft-free comfort with no combustion, no flue and no fuel deliveries. Paired with solar, much of your heating and cooling can be powered by the sun. We select the right manufacturer for each home’s loads and design.
Solar Power
What it is: Roof- or ground-mounted solar panels sized to your home’s real energy use and integrated with your batteries and control system.
How you’ll use it: The sun powers the house by day and recharges your batteries. Production, consumption and battery level appear right on your touchscreen and phone.
Whole-Home Battery Backup
What it is: Wall-mounted lithium-ion batteries with an automatic transfer system that keeps power flowing when the utility grid goes down.
How you’ll use it: When a storm knocks out power, your home switches to battery automatically, often before you notice. There is no fuel to store, no weekly exercise run, no exhaust and no engine to service.
Enterprise Wi-Fi & Networking
What it is: A professionally designed, commercial-grade network with access points placed by survey and a managed equipment rack.
How you’ll use it: Strong, seamless Wi-Fi from the wine cellar to the pool house. We monitor the network remotely, so many issues are resolved before you ever notice them.
Security, Cameras & Access
What it is: Integrated intrusion protection, high-resolution cameras, video intercoms, smart locks and gate control in one secure system.
How you’ll use it: See and speak with visitors at the gate from your phone, unlock for a trusted delivery, receive real-time alerts, and arm the entire property with a single “Goodnight.”
Outdoor Living
What it is: Weather-rated audio, outdoor televisions, landscape lighting, and pool and spa control designed for Southern evenings outside.
How you’ll use it: Warm the spa on your drive home, let landscape lighting rise at dusk, and fill the lawn with even, rich sound that stays on your property rather than your neighbor’s.
Primary Suite Scenes
What it is: Personalized routines that tie lighting, shades, climate and security to the way you begin and end each day.
How you’ll use it: “Goodnight” turns off every light, locks every door, arms security, lowers the shades and sets the bedroom to sleeping temperature. “Wake” gently raises the shades and lights and starts your morning playlist.
