TECHNOLOGY
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Wiser move to go smart New smart home technology gives electricians and builders the ability to easily make every home a smart home
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DL Wiser™ is innovative technology that puts electricians and builders at the forefront of the latest smart home solutions with scalable entry points for smart home technology. The product combines local know-how with Schneider Electric’s global R&D and extensive smart home expertise. “PDL Wiser offers electricians, builders and other tradespeople the opportunity to differentiate their business and provide cutting-edge smart home technology,” says Schneider Electric NZ Product Manager Vanessa Willats. “It offers an entry point to a more advanced application of technology in the 82 infrastructurenews.co.nz
home, as homeowners can start with standard PDL switches and Bluetooth smart home technology and scale up to Zigbee and remote access at the speed they prefer, with the support and guidance of trained, registered Wiser Smart Home installers.” “The technology is incredibly powerful, yet straightforward for a skilled electrician to install. A Wiser Smart Home solution can be upgraded with modular components as customers’ needs change allowing their Smart Home system, to grow with them” says Willats Homes are now multifunctional spaces – a home, an office and a sanctuary. People want more from
their homes, to help them to maximise the space and their expectations around control and comfort, according to Willats. “The field trials and feedback on PDL Wiser from electricians and homeowners has been very positive. PDL by Schneider Electric works closely with electrical and building businesses and is offering PDL Wiser not just as a solution but with a strong backbone of support for the installer,” says Willats. “Tradespeople need to go through a training programme to become a registered installer, and that triggers a wraparound support system, a business development tool and an attractive add-on to these
businesses.” “The feedback we had was that homeowners are also looking for a smart home solution that doesn’t lock them in, and that can be tailored to their lifestyle,” she says. PDL’s Iconic 2AX Connected Module is a new product within the Iconic range that works with PDL Wiser and is the winner of the prestigious Red Dot Award. This award showcases the ‘best in the world’ innovation being achieved by the Pacific Design Lab team. The product is unique with its modular design and small form factor. In Bluetooth mode it can be used as on/off or a time delay. But the device really comes into play in Zig-
