V09 · Buildings & Facilities
Smart Home & Residential IoT
← Back to Buildings & Facilities clusterHomes have dozens of connected devices but they don't talk to each
other intelligently. A leak detector, a water shutoff valve, and a home insurance
policy should be one system — not three separate apps.
Sensor→
Ingest→
Interpret→
Decide→
Act→
Outcome→
Learn↩
Pairs with: Construction sector · geog.ai spatial layer
Data In — Sensors
- Smart thermostats (Nest, Ecobee, Honeywell)
- Smart plugs / switches / dimmers
- Door / window contact sensors
- Motion / occupancy sensors
- Water leak detectors (under sink, water heater, washer, basement)
- Smart water shutoff valve
- Smoke / CO detectors (smart — Nest Protect, First Alert)
- Doorbell cameras (Ring, Nest, Eufy)
- Indoor / outdoor cameras
- Smart locks (August, Yale, Schlage)
- Garage door opener / sensor
- Smart irrigation controller (Rachio, etc.)
- Pool / hot tub chemistry monitor
- Weather station (personal — Davis, Ambient Weather)
- Energy monitor (Sense, Emporia — circuit-level)
- Solar panel / inverter monitoring
- Home battery (Tesla Powerwall, Enphase)
- EV charger (ChargePoint, JuiceBox, Tesla Wall Connector)
- Smart appliances (washer, dryer, refrigerator, oven, dishwasher)
- Robot vacuum / mower status
- Pet feeder / camera
- Baby monitor / room environment
- Sump pump float switch
- Radon monitor
- HVAC filter pressure / air quality
Interpret — What the AI does with it
- Presence detection: is anyone home? Who is home? (Privacy-respecting, zone-based)
- Leak detected + knows location of shutoff valve = auto-shutoff before damage
- Smoke + no one home + knows which HVAC zones → shut down HVAC to stop smoke spread
- Energy pattern: what's consuming power right now? Is it normal for this time?
- Solar + battery + grid rate → optimize charge/discharge for time-of-use savings
- Irrigation: weather forecast + soil moisture (if available) → skip unnecessary watering
- Package delivery: doorbell camera + door contact = delivery confirmed vs. theft attempt
- Departure routine: all motion zones clear → arm security, set away temperature, garage closed?
Decide & Act — The decision rules
- Leak detected → Close smart water valve, alert homeowner, alert insurance
- Smoke/CO while away → Alert homeowner + emergency contacts, unlock doors for fire dept
- Energy spike (unexpected) → Notify (possible appliance failure, forgot stove on)
- EV not charging (plugged in, schedule says charge) → Alert before morning commute
- Irrigation skip → Don't water, save water, log reason (rain forecast)
- Motion at 3 AM with no one expected home → Alert, camera snapshot, optional alarm
- Temperature extreme (pipes could freeze) → Adjust thermostat, alert if HVAC failing
Outcome & Learn — Closing the loop
- Did the leak shutoff prevent damage? (Insurance integration: reduced claim)
- Energy savings from smart thermostat patterns
- False alarm rate for security events
- Irrigation water savings vs. traditional timer
- Solar self-consumption optimization effectiveness
Industries Served
- Homeowners (convenience, safety, energy savings)
- Property managers (multi-unit monitoring, maintenance dispatch)
- Home insurance companies (risk reduction, claims prevention, premium discounts)
- HOAs (community-wide monitoring, shared infrastructure)
- Home builders (new construction smart home packages)
- Short-term rental (Airbnb/VRBO property management, noise monitoring)
- Elder care (activity monitoring, fall detection, medication reminders)
Regulatory Frameworks
Coming soon.
Transport
WiFi (primary), BLE (locks, sensors), Zigbee/Z-Wave (existing smart home protocols via bridge), MQTT (hub-to-cloud), Reticulum (neighborhood mesh for community features)
Deploy Smart Home & Residential IoT today
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Free
5 edge agents · 10K events/mo
MQTT + HTTP transport
Community support
MQTT + HTTP transport
Community support
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$299/mo
50 edge agents · 500K events/mo
All transports
Email support
All transports
Email support
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$999/mo
500 agents · 10M events/mo
All + fleet consensus
Priority support
All + fleet consensus
Priority support
Colony
Custom
Unlimited agents & events
Dedicated infrastructure
SLA + on-site
Dedicated infrastructure
SLA + on-site