Lighting
Switches and dimmers rather than bulbs wherever possible — a smart switch still works for the guest who reaches for the wall, and it does not stop working when a bulb is replaced.
Automation that still works when the internet is down.
Most smart home disappointment comes from the same place: devices from five brands, each with its own app, all depending on a router in a cupboard. We design the network first and the gadgets second.
The rule we design to
The house comes first, the app comes second
Every device we put in has to leave the house working the ordinary way. Lights have switches on the wall. Locks have keys. Thermostats have buttons. The automation is what happens on top of that, not instead of it.
- Local control wherever the platform supports it, so nothing critical depends on a cloud login.
- Switches over bulbs for anything on a wall someone will reach for.
- A physical fallback on every entry point and every essential function.
- One controller rather than one app per brand, wherever the devices allow it.
- Documented, so the next person to touch it — including you — can work out what is going on.
What we install
Six things people actually ask for
Nobody has ever asked us for “home automation”. They ask for the hallway light to stop being a hostage negotiation, or to see who is at the door from work.
Heating & cooling
Thermostats and zone control, set up with schedules that match how the house is actually used rather than the defaults it shipped with.
Locks & entry
Smart locks, keypads and video doorbells, with a physical key path that still works when the battery does not.
Cameras & recording
Coverage planned around the approaches to the house, and recording kept locally so the footage is not held hostage by a subscription.
Blinds & shades
Motorised coverings, wired during a renovation where the walls allow it, because retrofitting power to a window is the expensive way round.
One app, where possible
Bringing devices from different brands under a single controller. Where it genuinely cannot be done, we say so rather than selling you a fourth app.
Handover
You get the passwords
Admin credentials, the network layout, and a written note of what is connected to what. Nothing is registered to an installer account you cannot reach, and nothing depends on us picking up the phone.
If you later want somebody else to work on it, they will be able to. That is the test.
FAQ
Smart home questions we get asked
Will it still work if the internet goes down?
That is the design question, and it is why we start with the network and the controller rather than the gadgets. A system whose light switches depend on a cloud service is a system that stops being a house every time your provider has a bad afternoon. Local control first; remote access as a convenience on top.
Do we have to replace everything at once?
No, and it is usually a bad idea. The order that works is: network first, then the things you touch every day (lights, thermostat, locks), then the rest as you find you want it. What matters is that the first stage does not lock you out of the later ones.
We are renovating anyway. What should we do now?
Run cable. Pulling network and low-voltage cable through open walls costs a fraction of retrofitting it, and it is the one part of a smart home you cannot easily add later. See our renovation pages — the two crews are the same company, so this gets coordinated rather than negotiated.
Who owns the system afterwards?
You do. Every install is handed over with the admin credentials, the network layout and a written note of what is connected to what. A system you cannot get into is somebody else’s system.
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Next step
Tell us the house and what is frustrating you.
What you have now, what you want it to do, and whether walls are open. That is enough for us to tell you what it takes and in what order.
Or reach us directly
(780) 297-3888newergyindustries@gmail.comMonday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MT
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