Smart Home & Building Automation
We design and install smart homes on Home Assistant — WiFi-first with Shelly, Zigbee, and custom ESPHome integrations. Locally controlled, cloud-independent.
Smart home and building automation that actually works
A smart home shouldn't depend on someone else's cloud or a vendor's business decisions. We design, install and automate smart homes on Home Assistant — WiFi-first with devices like Shelly, Zigbee where it makes sense, and custom ESPHome integrations when you need something specific. KNX is in the toolkit too, for commercial and high-spec installations where the project calls for it. All local-first, all resilient — your automations keep running regardless of what any single manufacturer does.
What we set up
From simple quality-of-life upgrades to full-home or full-building automation, we design systems around how you actually live and work:
- Lighting automation — presence-based lighting, circadian-rhythm adjustments, scenes for different activities, and energy-aware schedules
- Climate control — heating and cooling that adapts to occupancy, time of day, weather forecasts, and even dynamic energy pricing
- Security integration — cameras, motion sensors, door and window sensors, smart locks, and alarms unified in a single dashboard
- Energy monitoring — real-time consumption tracking, solar production insights, and automated load management to reduce peak usage
- Blinds and shades — sun-tracking, privacy schedules, and coordination with lighting and climate for comfort and efficiency
- Multi-room audio — whole-home audio with per-room control, scenes, and integration with your existing media services
Local-first by design
Your data stays on your network. Automations run locally, so your home keeps working even if the internet or a cloud provider goes down. That's not paranoia — it's robust engineering and better privacy.
Our everyday stack is Home Assistant as the brain, Shelly (WiFi) for most relays and retrofits, ESPHome for custom devices, and Zigbee for low-power sensors. We pull in other protocols when they're the right tool:
- WiFi (Shelly, ESPHome) — our daily driver. Shelly relays fit behind existing switches for fast, affordable retrofits; ESPHome lets us build exactly the device that's missing when no off-the-shelf option fits.
- Zigbee — our go-to for battery-powered sensors and buttons. Low-power mesh, works with dozens of brands, no cloud required.
- Thread / Matter — modern, low-power mesh for the newer Apple/Google/Amazon ecosystems. Still maturing, but we use it where it fits.
- Z-Wave — still solid for specific device classes and tricky retrofits where Zigbee doesn't reach.
- KNX — when the project genuinely needs it: commercial new-builds, high-spec installations, Nr.730 compliance. We program, commission and bridge it into Home Assistant so you get one dashboard for everything.
We pick the right protocol and hardware for each use case — no vendor lock-in, no over-engineering you'll pay for twice.
Built to be maintained
A smart home or building that only the installer can understand isn't smart — it's a liability. Every system we build includes clean automation logic, proper documentation, and a dashboard anyone in the household or office can use. When something needs to change six months later, it should be simple — whether you do it yourself or call us.
Commercial building automation
The same principles apply to offices, retail spaces and public buildings. We design and implement building automation and control systems (BACS) on Home Assistant, with KNX where the specification calls for it — covering lighting, heating, ventilation and cooling, with centralized monitoring and automated control that reduces energy consumption and meets local regulations (such as the Nr.730 requirement in Latvia for commercial buildings above 290 kW).
Frequently asked questions
How much does a smart home cost?
It depends on scope. Simple smart lighting and climate control for one floor — from €2,000. Full home automation with security, blinds, and energy monitoring — from €8,000. Commercial BACS with Nr.730 compliance — scoped to building size and requirements. We start with a consultation and a concrete quote, not a thumb-in-the-air price.
Will my home still work without internet?
Yes. We build on local-first principles — automations and controls run on a local server in your home. Remote access and notifications use the internet, but core functions (lighting, climate, security) keep working even when it's down.
Can I start small and expand later?
Yes — Home Assistant is built for exactly this. Start with smart lighting and climate, then add security, energy monitoring, blinds or voice control a month or a year later. The system grows with you, no full rebuild needed.
