Homebuyers Beware
According to an article posted on 3/12/2010 by CEPro, homebuilders are turning up their noses on almost every discipline of home technologies, seeing it as a passing phase. What do you expect?!?!
To think the majority of homebuilders in the market have the homeowners’ interest in mind is moronic. The majority of homebuilders desire to produce a home as cheaply as they can and sell it for as much as they can. Quality is disguised, real function is masked, and “hype” is the name of the game. The latest trend, “green,” is the calling card – so green is what they profess to deliver.
For years, the homebuilders’ business model has engaged cheap “providers” that lack knowledge and certification to provide quality electronic system deliverables. This has resulted in poor customer satisfaction and “transference” of poor value to the industry. There are exception, as with any group.
In the “8th Annual State of the Builder Technology Market Study” conducted jointly by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center, fewer builders plan to offer structured wiring, security, and other electronic features.
So homebuyers beware! Best advice > seek direct dialog with a certified electronic system contractor or practitioner. Ask for their credentials. Engage their services directly, so not to be influenced by a broken homebuilder business model.
Some people take the term “wireless” way to literal. All jokes aside, the nickle the builder is attempting to save will end up costing the home owner a dollar.