Practical and reader-friendly, the "Smart Grid Home" explains how the average homeowner can adapt and retrofit an existing residence to take advantage of the energy and cost saving technology now available as part of the development of the Smart Grid. Topics covered include reducing home energy cons[...]

Offers information on home technology integration and home automation. This title explores how the high-tech systems converge to create integrated, whole-home unified systems. It focuses on the basics of each technology segment, what it does, and how its various components work.[...]