Peggy Smedley and Ian Bryant, operations manager, Premiere SAV, talk about acoustics and speakers. He says there hasn't been a huge change in speakers in the past 20, 30, 40 years, but what has changed is the way we experience it and the design aspects.

They also discuss:

• Retrofitting speakers into homes.
• Considerations for speakers indoors and outdoors.
• The importance of running the infrastructure in new homes.

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(5/3/23 - 55)

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Peggy Smedley and Ian Bryant, operations manager, Premiere SAV, talk about smart home trends. He says the most impactful thing happening this year has been the introduction of Matter, which is the standardization of protocol for communicating among all your smart home devices.

They also discuss:

• The rise of direct-to-consumer products and the role of the integrator.
• What homebuyers are looking for now in the smart home.
• Where homebuyers should start when planning to build a smart home.

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(4/26/23 - 54)

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Jason Turner, vice president and co-founder, PowerShades, returns to the show to talk with Peggy Smedley about the advantages of motorizing your window shades. Most people when they buy a home or move into a new home are already considering something for the windows—and motorizing window shades offer unique benefits.

They also discuss:

• How they bring greater energy savings.
• How motorized shades can be connected to so many other things.
• Custom schedules and how homeowners can take advantage of cloud-based control.

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(4/19/23 - 53)

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Peggy Smedley and Bailey Parker, executive director, Gills Creek Watershed Assn., talk about watersheds and why they are important. She says think of it as a catch basin—every bit of water that comes into that point is the watershed.

They also discuss:

• How urbanization is impacting watersheds and why every little act counts.
• What happened following the flood of 2015 when Gills Creek broke through dams and destroyed homes.
• The Gills Creek Watershed Assn., the Adopt a Stream program, the Watershed Champion program, and how it fits into what South Carolina is doing.

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(4/12/23 - 52)

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Peggy Smedley and Sheeva Sairafi, cofounder and president, HoldOn, talk about sustainable household goods. She gives backstory about her company and how it makes nontoxic plant-based products that are all fully certified home compostable in an effort to help reduce plastic pollution and give people a sustainable option for their trash and zip-seal bags.

They also discuss:

• The problem HoldOn is trying to solve.
• The different sizes of the products and how consumers can access them.
• The response since launching HoldOn.

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(4/5/23 - 51)

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Peggy Smedley and Chris Howells, senior training and development manager, AprilAire Academy, talk about the importance of indoor air quality in our homes. He says we take on average 20,000 breaths per days, which is 3,000 pounds of air we are putting into our body, and we spend 90% of our times indoors. With all this in mind, it is important to understand the quality of air we are breathing.

They also discuss:

• Four major components of the indoor air quality industry.
• How humidity and temperature impact the survival of bacteria and viruses.
• Training for professionals coming into the homes and training for homeowners.

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(3/29/23 - 50)

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Peggy Smedley and Diane Cook, professor, Washington State University, talk about smart homes and what she has done with the CASAS Smart Home project at Washington State University. She explains how the project started with her interest in finding an application of machine learning that would challenge the field and force her to find new methods, while also having a significant societal implication.

They also discuss:

• The home of the future and the Texas State Fair—and how it guided her project.
• How she finds what her next goal and core objectives will be.
• What she has learned from the applicants and the professors—and where the project is headed next.

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(3/22/23 - 49)

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Peggy Smedley and Diane Cook, professor, Washington State University, talk about the data that can be acquired by sensors in our home and the CASAS Smart Home project. She says her background is designing machine learning techniques, which are computer programs that learn patterns from data.

They also discuss:

• Three different areas of machine learning in the home.
• The difference between supervised learning and unsupervised learning.
• If smart home tech is readily available for consumers today or if it is still in the research phase.

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(3/15/23 - 48)

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Peggy Smedley and Martin Moore-Ede, director, Circadian Light Research Center, talk about the significance of circadian light. He says it is a critical topic and we are all focused on health—but in fact the light you see is as important to your health as any food you eat, water you drink, or air you breath.

They also discuss:

• How LED lights are a blessing in terms of energy conservation, but they have a huge health downside.
• How blue light disrupts our clocks.
• How to find the right lights for your health and your home.

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(3/8/23 - 47)

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Peggy Smedley and Martin Moore-Ede, director, Circadian Light Research Center, talk about the importance of circadian light. He says we have had a revolution in lighting. Lighting used to be pretty simple, but about 2013 a revolution took place when LEDs (light emitting diodes) came into the market.

They also discuss:

• The percentage of LEDs in 2013 compared to today.
• The advantages of LEDs and the downside that has been overlooked until recently.
• How to have a healthy home and find the right lights.

thelightdoctor.com

(3/1/23 - 46)

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