From Smart to Smarter: How Home Automation Has Transformed Since 2024
Evolving Technology that’s Also Eco-Friendly
According to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the real estate market in 2025 has witnessed a profound shift. At the center of this transformation are sustainable smart homes, which are making their presence known and experiencing high demand.
Why the changing landscape, and how is it affecting the markets?
Today, many homebuyers are prioritizing sustainable living while maintaining a growing interest in home automation. Smart homes provide what they’re searching for: state-of-the-art technology and eco-friendly living.
Here, we’ll explore some of the reasons smart homes are shaking up the markets, providing in-demand qualities for eco-conscious buyers.
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The Search for Sustainable Technology
As concern for the environment and climate change grows, more homeowners than ever are searching for a way to reduce their carbon footprint while still maintaining a luxurious lifestyle. There was a time when those preferences were mutually exclusive. Today, as technology advances, they’re found in the latest smart homes. Here are some of the top features to look for.
AI-Powered
As artificial intelligence becomes a part of smart home living, it’s changing how people manage home automation. These smart homes learn as they transform the environment around them. They come to know a person’s preferences, such as having shades rise with the sun and changing a home’s climate to Eco-Mode after everyone leaves.
Smart sensors also communicate with each other, retaining the ideal climate and lighting in every occupied room. AI is creating an active assistant that adjusts the climate, lighting, and home entertainment proactively instead of waiting for a voice command or the press of a button.
It’s also managing natural light. When direct sunlight enters a home, the shades lower to protect the interior. In response, the light fixtures brighten. Filtered sunlight has the opposite effect, keeping the window coverings open to warm a home and bring in the gift of natural light. The shades close when night descends.
Your AI-smart home prepares the ideal environment in advance. By the time you pull into the driveway at night, your favorite playlist is already streaming through your house and outdoor areas, the lights have settled into a warm amber glow, and the spa is heated.
Energy Efficiency
Homebuyers are increasingly requesting solar panels with battery storage and the smart home technology that manages these systems. After the sun’s energy is converted into usable electricity, it’s stored in batteries. This energy can then be used during peak usage periods, reducing energy consumption and cost.
Homeowners can prioritize renewable energy sources and control individual circuits in the home, optimizing power consumption. They can also schedule their home to automatically convert to solar power based on energy usage, the time of day, or the reliability of the power grid.
AI-Enhanced Security
AI is also elevating home security by recognizing threats compared to everyday occurrences. By learning daily patterns, these security cameras send alerts only when something unusual occurs. With elevated integration, it also works with your smart home to create a safer environment, automatically locking doors and turning on lights should a security event unfold.
Creating a Healthier Home
Sustainability also involves creating a healthier living environment by improving air quality, regulating the temperature, and enhancing well-being through the implementation of human-centric lighting. This advanced lighting automatically shifts throughout the day, mimicking the color and intensity of natural light. In the process, you experience a more restful sleep at night and elevated energy during the day.
At Argenta, we create smart homes using cutting-edge technology, enhancing sustainability while elevating everyday living. To learn more about the latest trends in home automation, contact Argenta.
