Home Assistant Podcast

Jasper’s Automated Hotel with Home Assistant

Dec 19, 2023

Meet Jasper, Technical Director of a Netherlands hotel. Discover how Home Assistant integrates with the hotel's KNX system, automating the hotel and Jasper’s home life. Explore energy measurement and conservation in hotels, smart door locks, CCTV cameras, and automation in brewing beer.

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Quick takeaways

Automation of hotel functions using Home Assistant, including HVAC, lighting, motion sensors, and task management.

Z-Wave dimmers and Zigbee sensors are used for efficient lighting control and motion detection respectively, with plans to experiment with millimeter wave sensors.

Home Assistant is utilized for automating the brewing process in the speaker's brewery, with future integration of voice control.

Deep dives

Automation and Control at the Hotel

At the hotel, the speaker has automated various functions using Home Assistant. They have integrated the HVAC system, lighting, and motion sensors to create a comfortable and efficient guest experience. The presence and motion sensors help control temperature, lights, and energy usage in each room. Additionally, the speaker has created a dashboard for the hotel staff to monitor and manage tasks, such as room cleaning and maintenance, using Home Assistant.

Introduction

3min

Implementing Home Assistant in a Hotel

18min

Energy Measurement and Conservation in Hotels

7min

Smart Door Locks and Tracking Devices

5min

CCTV Cameras and Energy Usage

15min

Automation in Brewing: Control and Funny Incidents

12min

Benefits of Home Automation in Hotel Setting

2min

Meet Jasper, Technical Director of a Netherlands hotel. Discover how Home Assistant integrates with the hotel's KNX system, helping manage the hotel and Jasper’s home life

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:47 Getting started wth Home Automation

04:52 Custom Brewery

05:44 Automating a Hotel with Home Assitant

14:48 Future plans for the Hotel

16:18 Beta Testing for the Home

19:07 Hardware for Home Assistant

23:48 Tracking Guests energy usage

25:20 Presence Sensors

34:28 NVR for the Hotel

35:25 Home Energy Monitoring

37:59 What powers these automations

38:56 Natural Gas Replacements

43:38 Voice Control

46:05 Technology Stack

49:33 Brewery Automations

54:32 GPT Flavoured Beer

56:21 To Do Lists

01:01:00 Battery Management

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