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The Journal
Technology, wellness and design — and the things worth knowing before you renovate.
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- 01The case for smart lightingSmart lighting used to mean a premium fixture in every ceiling. With three fixture families to choose from, it can now cost about the same as the lighting it replaces.2 min →
- 02Circadian lighting, honestly assessedThere is good research behind tunable lighting and a great deal of marketing on top of it. The two are worth separating before anyone pays for it.2 min →
- 03Lighting control inside a co-op's alteration agreement timelineIn most Manhattan buildings the technology scope is not held up by the technology. It is held up by a document.3 min →
- 04Motorized shades in a pre-war apartment: three things that decide the jobNew construction lets you choose a shade and then build around it. A pre-war apartment works the other way round: the window tells you what it will accept.3 min →
- 05Transform Your Lighting. Not Your WallsNot every project is a gut renovation. A new condo or refreshing an existing, wireless retrofit systems deliver disruption-free lighting control2 min →
- 06Shade pockets: what has to be decided, and whenA pocket is not a generic void. It is sized to a particular headbox, a particular motor and a particular roll. Frame it before those are chosen and you have framed a guess.3 min →
- 07Wired or wireless lighting controlThe question is rarely which is better. It is which one the building will allow without opening walls you are not allowed to open.3 min →
- 087 Tips for Buying High-Quality LEDsTwo LEDs with the same wattage and the same price tag can behave very differently on a dimmer and render color very differently on a wall. These are the specifications that tell them apart.15 min →
- 094 Tips For Proper Circadian Rhythm You Need To KnowMost of what steadies a body clock is behavior, not equipment. Lighting and shading can make the behavior easier, and that is the honest extent of it.5 min →
- 10Connected vs Smart Home: What’s the Difference?The two get used interchangeably. They are different things, and the difference shows up the first time you try to start a movie.6 min →
- 11Merging Style and Technology in Interior DesignHow technology can serve an interior instead of competing with it: framed TVs, custom soundbars, invisible speakers and decorative keypads.4 min →
- 12Enhance Your Well-Being with TheAutom8Group’s Outdoor Technology SolutionsA terrace that is comfortable after dark, in glare and in cooler weather gets used. One that is not stays furniture.4 min →
- 13Why New Homes Need Smart Home Wiring InfrastructureWi-Fi is a convenience, not an infrastructure. The cabling behind the walls is what a house is still relying on twenty years from now.4 min →
- 14Optimizing Energy Efficiency with Solar Shades & AutomationA shade only saves energy if it is in the right position at the right time. Automation is what makes that happen.4 min →
- 15Can Sound Therapy Enhance Wellness?Sound can help a person relax. That is a modest claim, and it is the one worth designing a room around.4 min →
- 16Let’s Roam: Uncover the Hidden Beauty of Maine’s CoastlineAlon’s travel journal from the Maine coast, and the places that inspired his first relaxation video.17 min →
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