The nation’s ideal home of the future includes windows that tint automatically in the sun, a heating system which recognises body temperature and lighting which responds to the time of day. A study of 2,000 adults revealed what people want in their homes in years to come, with 44 per cent demanding more integrated technology. Many would like to own fingerprint scanning door locks, blinds or curtains which open and close based on the time of the day and a heating system that s

Control4 has announced a new line of Contemporary Lighting faceplates and buttons, able to seamlessly integrate with existing Control4 systems. Featuring the same back-end dimming and switching technology employed in all 3rd Generation in-wall switches, dimmers and keypads, integrators can simply remove the existing keypad buttons and faceplates and replace them with the new styles. Available in ten colours with clear, backlit engraving, the Control4 Contemporary Lighting ran