SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — There’s constant construction in the Valley as thousands of people move to the area every year.
But technology that seemed like a sci-fi daydream just a few years ago is now becoming the new norm in modern housing complexes being built.
According to SmartRent there are 40,000 new housing units currently being built in the Valley and plenty more to come in the future.
"Phoenix is one of the fastest growing markets in the United States, especially when you think about the apartment industry in general,' Vice President of SmartRent's Product Management Braeden Scheer said.
SmartRent is a smart-home automation provider headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona helping property managers and tenants to utilize smart technology. This company helps new housing complexes invest in the right technology, materials, increase home energy efficiency and ensuring a good living experience while also helping people save some money.
"The Phoenix area itself has a lot of innovation, a lot of technology," Scheer added. "There's always been a huge emphasis on what's happening in the multi-family housing industry in our area."
The main way SmartRent operates is by putting everything on your phone. Like customizing how to unlock your door and who has access to it or how to adjust the thermostat.
"It goes a step further and says, ‘hey I know that this thermostat is not running as efficiently as it could.’ So it tells the maintenance team on site there’s a problem so they can go and repair that and get it running more efficiently,” Scheer explained.
This smart-home tech also includes sensors in the apartment water pipes if there's a leak or something wrong with the water flow the tenant or property manager will get a notification.
“Having that type of technology catches it right away and allows the property management team to go into and resolve," Scheer said. "That’s the type of friction that gets reduced and the value created by going and choosing a place to live that has that kind of technology.”
Braeden says that existing housing complexes that don’t have this technology can still install it. However, he hopes the future is now when it comes to having this smart technology in new apartment complexes around the Valley.
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