Automated lighting involves not just your lights, but also your curtains, which control daylight. Find out how automated lighting can help control your energy usage and improve your home's ambience. Managing how lighting consumes electricity's not just a good idea - it's essential. Australian building regulations limit how many Watts of lighting you're allowed to install per square metre in new homes, and there are also restrictions on the types of light globes that can be sold nowadays.

A sensible lighting plan - or even just replacing older, less efficient globes with more modern LED or CFL technology - can vastly improve how efficiently you light your home.