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Posted on July 2, 2021

Make Life Easier with Places

[vc_row full_screen_section_height="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Geo-Services is a Building36 smart home feature that uses your phone’s location and a personalized geo-fence around your home to understand when you leave, and when you’re on your way back. It uses this information to trigger helpful home automation rules and alerts. Here are just a few ways Geo-Services can make life easier: [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_width="grid" full_screen_section_height="no" el_id="1300auto" el_class="1300auto"][vc_column][vc_row_inner full_screen_section_height="no"][vc_column_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#e4701e" width="165" thickness="4" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="10"][vc_empty_space height="3px"][vc_column_text] Places is a Building36 smart home feature that uses your phone’s location and a...

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Posted on June 2, 2021

Smart Home Comfort

Four Ways to Use a Smart Thermostat

Pop quiz: what makes a thermostat smart? If your answer includes the following: a) connected to the Internet, b) controlled with a smartphone app, c) monitors and changes the temperature without being told—you're correct. Another correct answer would be: knowledge. A thermostat that knows more about your house and your needs can take smarter actions on your behalf. It's why many standalone connected thermostats, equipped with only a one-room view, fall short. And it's why the Smart Thermostat excels. Connected to every device...

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Posted on May 2, 2021

Smart Home Protection

Water Leaks Cost Homeowners Billions. Here’s a Smart Solution

One of the biggest threats to your home is something you enjoy every day. It's cool. It's clear. It's calming. And it's costly—extremely costly—to clear up. Water damage from burst pipes, drips, and leaky appliances costs homeowners and insurers billions of dollars every year. Like many home problems, it happens quickly, unexpectedly, and out of sight. From collapsed ceilings to mold-blackened basements, water damage is disruptive, destructive, and often dangerous. Is there a solution?[vc_row content_width="grid" full_screen_section_height="no" el_class="1300auto"][vc_column][vc_row_inner full_screen_section_height="no"][vc_column_inner][qodef_separator position="left" color="#e4701e" width="165"...

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Posted on April 3, 2021

Smart Home Comfort

Five Easy Ways to Save More Energy with Building36

Are your energy bills higher than they were last year? Many of us have seen spikes in our home energy bills as a side effect of staying home. The solution is to apply some energy-saving measures—which isn't easy when your family is coming and going 24/7 and your kids have learned how to adjust the temperature. However, there's a way to tackle the problem without becoming a security guard for your household thermostat. Building36 provides technology that makes it easy to save...

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