Interior Media's
fully-integrated systems are energizing EcoManor.
Atlanta, GA - (December 22, 2006)-
Atlanta-based Interior Media, a leading provider of residential
electronic systems has begun installing a "green technology" energy
monitoring and management system at EcoManor.
EcoManor is the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) certified residence
in the Southeast and the first to utilize both solar and geothermal
energy to power its daily energy
use. Founded by national eco-activists, Laura and Rutherford Seydel,
EcoManor stands as an educational
tool for builders, architects, designers, and homeowners and serves to
promote green living, conservation
options, and improved residential building practices.
"We are thrilled to be a part of this landmark project," said David
Hardy, CEO of Interior Media. "This is a great
opportunity for Interior Media to demonstrate how our state-of-the-art
integrated systems can perform in an
environment where energy-efficiency is the primary concern."
"Interior Media really understands our goal and vision for EcoManor and
they are creating an integrated system that's highly
effective and very user-friendly," said Rutherford Seydel.
Interior Media is installing a system at EcoManor that fully monitors
utility usage and manages various systems including: lighting,
climate control, security, even water collection. All are monitored via
15-inch touchpanel manufactured by Crestron®. "Imagine a
residence that is hooked up to a heart monitor. Every change is being
watched and analyzed, 24/7," Hardy noted. "It's the next level of
home automation."
The Crestron® TPMC-15 touchpanel provides easy control of
Crestron® infiNET™ Lighting and Crestron Thermostats, as well as
Audio/Video distribution and security. The EcoManor TPMC-15 shows the
owners’ energy usage in real-time and lets them make
changes individually or set the house to react automatically. The house
can be set to Economy mode, Miser mode, or even
Entertainment mode. “It’ll be incredible to see our utility usage on a
real-time basis,” Seydel said. “There’s no telling how much
energy and money we could save each year if our homes could tell us
that.”
To prevent owners from running around the house and turning off lights
all the time, a very important energy-saving
device was installed. Interior Media implemented an extensive array of
Watt Stopper’s® new line of vacancy/occupancy
sensors and timers. The new Watt Stopper automatically turns off lights
in empty rooms, thus saving energy and money.
The sensors replace wall switches in bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways, and
other rooms.
Interior Media is also adding some fun to go along with all the
function. They are installing two Philips Plasma TV's and
a Philips LCD TV. Audio comes through Niles High Definition Speakers -
installed throughout the home, and all are
powered by Niles amplifiers. Interior Media is installing Crestron's
CEN-IDOC, which brings the owners' iPod
experience to the Crestron touchpanels. The touchpanels have expanded
display areas showing multiple sortable
fields such as artist name, song title, and CD title on a single
screen. The owners can enjoy a whole house audio
experience plus complete iPod functionality.
Interior Media put together a top notch team to complete this
groundbreaking project including the
Lucid Design Group and Synpros. "We’re proud to be a part of history,"
Hardy added. "EcoManor is
the first home to have a real-time energy monitoring system - so the
owners can actually curb their
consumption. It’s breakthrough, and hopefully will inspire more homes."
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