Part of Union’s mission is to create a greater awareness of the multiple benefits that smart technology can bring to the building industry. Developments in smart sensor and automation technologies are revolutionising not only services such as lighting, heating and ventilation but are changing the way a building’s wider infrastructure is managed and these changes are delivering huge energy savings and reduced maintenance costs.

1. UNION EXIST TO MAKE THE DESIGN, SPECIFICATION AND INSTALLATION OF
SMART TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION, A SIMPLE AND PAIN FREE PROCESS.

2. WHAT WE DO
HOME/APARTMENT
SERVICES
AV
HVAC
Lighting control
Home Media Networks
Blind & Solar control

3. BUILDING SERVICES
Fibre to the building
BMS
Door entry
CCTV
FIRS
WHAT WE DO

4. WHO WE DO IT FOR

5. YOU BE INTERESTED IN
SO WHY SHOULD
SMART TECHNOLOGY?

6. THE WORLD IS BECOMING HYPER-CONNECTED
7B 5BPEOPLE IN THE
WORLD
CONNECTED TO
A NETWORK

7. TECHNOLOGY IS
CHANGING THE WAY
YOUR CUSTOMERS
INTERACT WITH THE
WORLD AROUND THEM

8. TECHNOLOGY IS
CHANGING THE WAY
PEOPLE INTERACT
WITH THE WORLD
AROUND THEM
YOUR BUYERS’
EXPECTATIONS
ARE CHANGING
RAPIDLY

10. THE FINDINGS…
Barclays report says.
More than a quarter of buyers
find a home more appealing if
it’s equipped with "smart
home" technology.
Those surveyed would spend
an average of £3k extra for a
‘Smart connected home’
£3K
AVERAGE
EXTRA

11. “Peoples' attitudes to connected technology
are changing and adapting in the modern
world.
"In my years of dealing with the UK property
market, I've seen plenty of trends come and
go. However, digital homes are really here to
stay and this space is something I see really
growing”
AMANDA LAMB
PROPERTY EXPERT & TV PRESENTER

12. PRETTY SOON THE CRY FROM HOMEBUYERS OF
LOCATION…LOCATION…LOCATION
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY CRYS OF
CONNECTED…CONNECTED…CONNECTED

13. PRIMETIME
ADVERTISING OF
SMART HOME
PRODUCTS IS
GROWING FAST…
AND THE BRANDS
INVOLVED ARE
THE BIGGEST OUT
THERE…

17. “Smart home
technology will soon
be expected in all new
homes, just as features
like stainless steel and
granite have been in
the past.”
Travis Gray
Coldwell Banker

18. QUESTION:
SO WHICH SECTION
OF YOUR TARGET
MARKET ARE
INTERESTED IN
SMART
TECHNOLOGY?
???

19. ANSWER: ALL OF THEM
Millennials: Age 16-35
• Grown up in the digital world
• Expect their home to be smart and connected
Generation rush hour: Age 36-54
• Seek smart devices to free up time
• Very interested in technology that makes their homes more
efficient and saves them money.
Generation 55 Plus: over 55’s
Smart devices and automation allow them to live self-
sufficiently for longer.
They will pay extra for homes with features like:
• Safe shutdown
• One button settings
• Devices that help connect them to their family

20. BENEFITS OF
SMARTTECHNOLOGY
TO YOU & YOUR BUYERS

21. Achieve above-market prices
DEMAND
HIGHER
PRICES

22. SELL YOUR
PROPERTIES
FASTER

23. Smart homes will be ready to support almost anything
that comes onto the market.
MAKE YOUR BUILDING
FUTURE PROOF
INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS
WILL BE THE INDUSTRY STANDARD
SOONER THAN YOU THINK

24. REPEADTLY COMES OUT AS THE TOP REASON WHY
BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY
INCREASED SECURITY
&SAFETY

25. ILLUMINATING
SAVINGS
ENERGY
SMART BUILDINGS
CAN SAVE OWNERS
BETWEEN 10-30%
Source:
www.energyworks.com

26. Automation and Smart Technologies more
INCREASED SECURITY
& SUSTAINABILITY
Smart Buildings can automate interior lights
and HVAC systems to provide optimum light
levels and energy usage.
LEANER
GREENER

27. IN THE PAST MANY DEVELOPERS HAVE
AVOIDED SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY
DUE TO PERCEPTIONS ABOUT:
THE COST OF SMART TECHNOLOGY
THE LACK OF DEMAND FROM BUYERS
THE HASSLE OF INTEGRATION
THE BUSINESS CASE
FOR SMART TECHNOLOGY

28. THINGS HAVE NOW CHANGED
THE COST HAS PLUMMETED
DEMAND HAS SKYROCKETED
WE HAVE REMOVED THE HASSLE
THE BUSINESS CASE
FOR SMART TECHNOLOGY

29. STRUGGLED TO WORK
TOGETHER
SMART TECHNOLOGY
CONTRATORS
WHICH IS WHY WE DEVELOPED
A SOLUTION…
TRADITIONALLY

30. INTRODUCING THE FUTURE OF
SMART BUILDING INTEGRATION

32. ONE PREMIUM SERVICE.
ONE POINT OF CONTACT.

33. The old approach
✓ One contractor responsible for
everything
✓ Full service from design and
specification to installation and
aftercare
✓ Dedicated site manager
✓ Dedicated project manager
✓ Permanent presence on site
✓ We have a ‘right first time’
mentality
Multiple contractors looking after
individual parts of the same system
No overall management on site
No overall project management
No continual presence on site
Specialist contractors are
inexperienced in large build
projects…
x
x
x
x
x

34. LET US SHOW YOU HOW
WE DO WHAT WE DO…

35. BENEFITS OF A HOME NETWORK
WIFI IS NOT
SUFFICIENT
FAST SECURE
CONNECTION

36. SMART TECHNOLOGY IS
TRANSFORMING THE
HOMES WE LIVE IN.
AT THE HEART OF THIS
TRANSFORMATION LIES...
THEY ARE MORE CONVIENIENT
AND ENERGY EFFICIENT.

37. KNX IS THE ONLY WORLDWIDE
STANDARD FOR HOME
AUTOMATION AND BUILDING
SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
400 COMPANIES
IN 34 COUNTRIES
7000 CONNECTED
PRODUCTS

38. PUT SIMPLY, KNX UNITES ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS THAT
WERE PREVIOUSLY CONTROLLED SEPERATELY.
NOW, ALL APPLICATIONS IN A HOME OR BUSINESS
CAN BE CONTROLLED THROUGH A SINGLE TOUCH
SCREEN OR SWITCH.

40. We have
completed on
over 1500 units
all over London
and the South
East in the last
three years
UNITS
FIFTEEN
HUNDRED

41. TOGETHER WITH OUR CLIENTS WE ARE SHAPING
THE FUTURE OF THE NATIONS HOMES

42. LEADING THE WAY
IN CONNECTED HOMES

43. FULHAM
REACH

44. • Home Media Network - Ethernet,
Telephone, Sky+HD
• Multi Room Audio
• RAKO Lighting Control
• Control 4 Integration & Control:
Audio, Lighting, HVAC &
Remote Access
• Control via 7” Touchscreen, IPAD
SYSTEMS USED:

46. • Home Media Network - Ethernet,
Telephone, Sky+HD
• SONOS Multi Room Audio
• KNX Lighting, HVAC, UFH & Comfort Cooling
• KNX Integration & Control:
Lighting, HVAC &
• Control via Touchscreen & Smartphone
SYSTEMS USED:

47. 145 APARTMENTS
OVER 35 STORIES

48. • Home Media Network - Ethernet,
Telephone, Sky+HD
• SONOS Multi Room Audio
• KNX Lighting, HVAC, UFH & Comfort Cooling
• KNX Integration & Control:
Lighting, HVAC &
• Control via Touchscreen & Smartphone
• Solar Shading via KNX Controlled Blinds
SYSTEMS USED:

49. CHANGE IS INEVITABLE

50. £
£
£
£
£
IT’S ‘CAN YOU
AFFORD NOT TO?’
THE QUESTION IS NO LONGER
‘CAN YOU AFFORD TO UTILISE
SMART TECHNOLOGY?’.

51. THANK YOU..