One of the joys of an automated home is the energy savings it can provide. By automating your temperature controls, you can insure that all HVAC functions are powered down upon leaving home, and powered up again in time for your return. You can monitor outside temperature and allow inside controls to adjust to seasonal weather patterns or extreme weather irregularities. A home automation system puts you in the driver's seat, able to access and control all of your home's integrated automations and receive important feedback from anywhere in your home or even when you're away. Lighting, climate control, security, audio, video, telephones, computers, pools, and spas are at your immediate command.