Why Have Your Security Professionally Monitored?
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3y ago
There is no point in having a security system if no one knows when it goes off. That is why, for years, companies have offered remote monitoring of those systems for you. But with every doorbell manufacture offering cheap ‘professional’ monitoring of your security systems, why should you come to a professional like Bravas for that service? Partly the answer is, like everything, you get what you pay for, but there are three questions you should be asking yourself. 1.     What am I protecting? If you live in a condo in a secure building with 24-hour security and someone on ..read more
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14 Things To Consider When You Prewire A Home
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3y ago
Bob Knight once said, “I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.” My guess is that he was talking about basketball, but he could also have been talking about pre-wiring your home. By pre-wiring, we mean all those low-power cables that are going to control light, shades, audio, video, security and other home automation systems. If you get the prewire wrong, it can be both frustrating and expensive. Frustrating because you will find there are elements of home technology that may not be possible in your home and expensive because, well, fixing a bad prewire means taking down walls. I ..read more
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3 ways to use Bravas Solution Guide to pick the right technology
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3y ago
At Bravas, we recently published our 70-plus page Solution Guide – which you can download here. In this blog, we will review three different ways you can use it to help you make better decisions about how smart you want your smart home to be. The first way will be ‘short and sweet’ – designed for someone who just has a few minutes and wants to make sure they are not missing anything. The second approach will be more ‘focused’ on specific areas you might be interested in. The final way, which we call Cover-to-Cover, will be the most thorough look at what you should be considering. Whichever w ..read more
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7 Tips to getting the best from your luxury technology integration team
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3y ago
The latest Bravas Luxury Living podcast (available on YouTube) explores working with a company like Bravas. We didn’t mean it to be an advert for Bravas but a resource for anyone working with a technology provider for their luxury home. In the podcast, we interview Ryan Anderson, the CEO of Bravas, and he explored several key learnings from his time in the industry. The podcast is about 30 minutes long and is worth watching if you are about to build or remodel your home. If you don’t have the time, here are some quick read ideas. The best experience is not possible when you DIY. Of cours ..read more
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Getting Power Right in Your Smart Home
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3y ago
On the Bravas Luxury Living Podcast, we were recently joined by Jimmy Paschke, Sales Manager at SurgeX Residential. We discussed many issues around getting the power systems right for your luxury smart home. You can listen to the podcast here. A couple of the ideas we discussed may be worth a deeper dive - Surge Protection and Power Conditioning. Surge Protection For most of us, the idea of our home being hit by something like lightning seems a very far off risk to worry about. According to the National Lightning Safety Institute, while the odds of you being hit by lightning are 1 in 280,00 ..read more
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The Truth About Cutting the Cord (or Cable)
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3y ago
If, like most people, you have been watching more Netflix and Amazon Prime than regular TV, you may be wondering about ‘cutting the cord.’ It seems like a good idea and could even promise to save you money, but there are risks and problems. While there are thousands of blogs covering how to get rid of your cable and satellite TV services, few explain the complexities and downsides. In this blog, we will discuss some of the pros and cons of going without regular TV service. What is Cord Cutting, really? There are just some people who hate cable and satellite. For some, it is the cost.  ..read more
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6 Home Automation Scenes Every Smart Home Should Have
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3y ago
One of the most significant differences between a well-designed home automation system and a poorly designed one is scenes. Worse, you maybe have no scenes set up at all. In this blog, we will review what scenes are, pick the top 6 every home should have, and talk about getting them right for you. If you think we have missed some, let us know. What is a scene? The big difference between a connected home and a smart home is how the technology you have installed is integrated. In a 'connected home,' you may have lots of 'smart devices' like a Nest HVAC control system and August door locks, bu ..read more
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4 Ways to Improve Your Next Video Conference Call
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3y ago
The new reality is that many of our meetings going forward are going to be from our laptops. While Zoom calls aren’t the same as in-person meetings, it is still important to put your best foot forward. The person on the other end of the call may not get to appreciate your minty fresh breath or fancy new shoes, but below are some ways you can look great when your meetings can’t be in person. LIGHT Everyone who has been on a video conference is now aware of how important good lighting is. Architectural light, coming straight down on your face, causes shadows that are incredibly unflattering ..read more
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The need for thermal camera monitoring in a post-COVID world
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3y ago
We are all quickly realizing that we may have to adjust to this new world we live in, not just locally, but globally. With high traffic locations such as office buildings, sports complexes, retail locations, grocery stores, casinos, and more being the riskiest, they are also crowded for a reason; most of these places are essential to live life, to break away from the everyday. Nobody knows what is going to happen at this point, but some say we might have to live with this for quite some time. If this is the case, there needs to be a solution in place where we can mitigate the risk in these ..read more
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A Client´s Take on Bravas
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3y ago
3 years ago, my husband and I completed an 18-month build of what would be considered our primary residence off Florida's southeast coast on a corner alcove with direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway. We hired a dream team of experts in the fields of custom mid-century modern building, architecture & interior design -- with an emphasis on sustainable materials throughout. Taking a nod from Architectural Digest, (as well as a few raving colleagues) we consulted with a lighting designer on how to incorporate human-centric lighting (more commonly referred by its buzzword, circadian rhy ..read more
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