Spain. A 25% reduction in water and energy consumption is obtained by homes that use fiber optics and systems that control heating and lighting, as proposed by the mayor of Madrid, Spain, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón at the inauguration of a prototype of housing promoted by the Multisectoral Association of Information Technology Companies, Communications and Electronics (Asimelec)Those responsible for the digital home prototype explained that the installations of a home represents a cost between 1.5% and 2% of the value of the house, which is recovered in four years.
For the mayor of Madrid, this digital housing project of 150 square meters presents a possible reality, an opportunity that will boost the economy and employment.
The programming of lights and blinds from anywhere, their activation with a voice command, the video connected to a TELEVISION or cell phone, a screen that informs the national and house energy demand and a sensor cuts the water in case of leakage, among other applications, are the technological solutions that this new digital home has.
