{"id":546825,"date":"2005-09-20T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2005-09-20T08:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/546825-where-the-smart-money-is.html"},"modified":"2005-09-20T08:30:51","modified_gmt":"2005-09-20T08:30:51","slug":"where-the-smart-money-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/546825-where-the-smart-money-is.html","title":{"rendered":"Where the smart money is"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gauteng residents will get a taste of the future when the country’s first "smart" homes are launched at a new housing development at Hartbeespoort Dam next year. <\/font><\/p>\n

Using only their cellphones, homeowners at the R3-billion Leloko development will be able to turn on the fireplace, dim the lights and set the room temperature at home – all while they’re still at the office. <\/font><\/p>\n

Construction of 2,000 state-of-the-art homes is expected to start next year. <\/font><\/p>\n

Each home on the estate will be fully automated so that the security gates, alarm system, room temperature and music can be activated at the touch of a button or by using a cellphone. <\/font><\/p>\n

Property expert Graeme Jay confirmed that the development was the first of its kind in the country. "Theme-style developments are the thing of the future. We are familiar with golf estates and retirement villages so a ‘smart estate’ and the like is essentially an extension of this concept." <\/font><\/p>\n

Jay said lots more "technologically innovative and energy efficient" homes and estates would be built in the future. <\/font><\/p>\n

"As unusual as it may be now, in maybe 10 to 15 years it’s not going to be anything out of the ordinary. And, if you are a developer, why build one such house when you can build an estate and make more money?" <\/font><\/p>\n

One of the developers of Leloko, Lewis Civin, said construction would also focus on making homes "technologically ready" to accommodate advances in the future, such as hands-free phones in the home. <\/font><\/p>\n

"The homes are designed especially for those who work or operate their businesses from home but still yearn for quality of life." <\/font><\/p>\n

He said prices ranged from R980,000 to about R3.5-million and that the area comprised 210ha of prime land. More than 1,000 trees will also be planted on the estate. <\/font><\/p>\n

Property valuer Graham Ewing said innovative concepts like Leloko would improve the country’s "international marketability". <\/font><\/p>\n

"South Africa is being advanced by taking these concepts to such levels. There’s obviously a market for them and thus they are building to satisfy market needs." <\/font><\/p>\n

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