Lutron to Supply Wireless Dimmers, Shades in Lennar Wi-Fi Certified Homes
Lutron’s Caseta wireless dimmers and Maestro occupancy sensors are part of the smart home package in Lennar’s Wi-Fi Certified Home Design program, the lighting company said. Dimmers and occupancy sensors will be part of the standard package, and homeowners will…
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have the option to add more devices after they move in, Lutron said. Select communities will include Lutron’s Serena battery-powered window shades, it said. Lennar is the first home builder to put homes for sale under the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi Certified Home Design program, with homes to go on sale next month, it announced last week. Occupants in the Lennar Wi-Fi homes will be able to control lights, the front-door lock and the thermostat using Amazon Alexa voice control, said the home builder. David Kaiserman, president of Lennar Ventures, called Alexa a “game changer.” Ruckus Wireless will provide the controller-less wireless LAN that’s billed as easy to deploy at an affordable price, along with wireless access points to ensure no Wi-Fi dead spots are in the homes, said Lennar. Other Wi-Fi-based products in the Lennar connected homes will be supplied by Samsung SmartThings, Ring, Honeywell, Baldwin, Kwikset and Sonos. The systems are Android and iOS compatible.