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LG unveils its energy-efficient prefabricated home, the Smart Cottage, at IFA 2023
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There are more smart homes around the world today than ever before. Approximately 30 million households have a selection of smart devices or entire ecosystems to make their home life more seamless and connected. With this in mind,LGrecently unveiled its new smart living vision at IFA 2023, and I was lucky enough to have a look around.
LG is arguably best known for its extensive collection ofOLED TVs, and T3 loves the LG brand so much, we even have our own dedicatedbest LG TVguide. Alongside its audio and video products, LG is a huge name for household appliances, particularly its fridges, washing machines and heat pumps.
One thing that LG has been intent on developing is sustainable appliances and during IFA 2023, the brand showcased its Sustainable Village with the strapline: ‘Sustainable Life, Joy For All”. Within its visually-pleasing showroom was the Smart Cottage, a prefabricated home that incorporates LG’s smart home appliances, heating, ventilation and air conditioning products and energy solutions.
For those new toLG ThinQ, it’s LG’s app that seamlessly integrates with its many products using AI technology and voice control. All the appliances inside the Smart Cottage connect to LG ThinQ which can then be used to control and manage each appliance, while monitoring its consumption and energy storage in real time.
Looking around the LG Smart Cottage, the full housing solution is incredibly impressive. Inside the house are products designed to make your life simpler while saving energy and leaving less of an environmental footprint. Starting with the roof, there are 4kW solar panels that connect to the Energy Storage System (ESS) to power the home. The ESS ensures on-site collection and storage of solar power that’s safe and reliable, and can be stored for later use.
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Further in the house, there’s the Therma V Monobloc air-to-water heat pump which uses less power than conventional heating and cooling systems. Alongside this heating solution is the Integrated Water Tank that delivers a reliable supply of hot water.
Another sustainable move that LG has chosen is installing an electric vehicle charger onto the outside of the house. Not only is this great for homeowners who have electric cars and for the environment, but it saves people having to fit their ownEV chargeror having to drive around town finding one. It’s not just LG appliances that are in the home, butsmart lighting, motion sensors,security cameras, andvideo doorbellsare all linked up too, so homeowners will feel safe there as well as sustainable and connected.
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