Smart Communities — How Tech Will Enhance Coliving
Article by David Lowe
Technology is all around us: where we work, live and play.
The idea of the “Smart Home” and IoT (Internet of Things) has become widely accepted and we now speak into our TV remotes, use thermostats that heat or cool a portion of our houses to save energy and obsessively monitor our air quality.
We don’t have a crystal ball but we have spent a lot of time studying coliving communities and feel we have some useful observations that can help coliving spaces embrace technology to enhance their communities.
We will also be developing a lot of tech ourselves in response to the universal community’s needs.
Here are the trends I have noticed in Smart Homes and how I think they can be adopted in coliving communities:
1. Voice Control
With the introduction of Amazon’s Alexa and Echo Dot, we are now commanding devices to perform tasks.
Instead of having to clap our hands to turn off lights, we are simply saying “Lights Off”.
How this will be adopted in coliving communities:
Customization is important within each member’s room so the ability for that member to be able to able…
