# Avario > We design, install and look after smart home systems for villas and apartments in Dubai. Start with our plain-English guides, then book a home visit when you're ready. About Avario designs, installs and maintains smart home and home automation systems (wired and wireless) for villas and apartments in Dubai, and works with contractors, developers, designers and certified installers., Dubai and the UAE. ## Topics - [Smart home solutions for Dubai villas and apartments](https://staging.avario.ae/topics/smart-home-solutions.md): What our smart home solutions control in Dubai villas and apartments, wired or wireless, and where to read more about each system. - [Smart home installers in Dubai: from survey to handover](https://staging.avario.ae/topics/smart-home-installation.md): How our smart home installers in Dubai work: home visit, written quote, installation and the files, passwords and records you keep at handover. - [Smart home help for homeowners in Dubai: where to start](https://staging.avario.ae/topics/your-home.md): Five common starting points for a smart home in Dubai, from getting your keys to building a villa, and the guide to read for each. - [How much does a smart home cost in Dubai?](https://staging.avario.ae/topics/smart-home-cost.md): What sets the cost of a smart home in Dubai, from home size to wired or wireless and DIY or professional, and how to get a written quote. - [Smart homes explained: what they do, wired or wireless, cloud or local](https://staging.avario.ae/topics/learn.md): What smart homes do, wired or wireless, and what keeps working when the internet drops, explained for Dubai villa and apartment owners. - [Smart home integrator in Dubai for contractors, developers, designers and installers](https://staging.avario.ae/topics/trade-partners.md): How Avario works as a smart home integrator in Dubai with contractors, developers, designers and installers, and how to start a trade project. ## Smart home solutions for Dubai villas and apartments - [Indoor air quality monitor in Dubai: track dust, humidity and CO2, and link them to your AC](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/indoor-air-quality.md): How an indoor air quality monitor in Dubai tracks dust, humidity and CO2, and how linking it to your AC and ventilation keeps rooms fresher. - [Smart curtains and motorised blinds for Dubai villas and apartments](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/motorised-curtains-blinds.md): How smart curtains and motorised blinds keep the sun off your glass, close for privacy with one button and fit a finished Dubai interior. - [Home cinema and multi-room audio for Dubai villas and apartments](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/home-cinema.md): How a home cinema, media room or multi-room audio works in a Dubai villa or apartment, what affects the design and cost, and how we install it. - [Home CCTV installation in Dubai: cameras, intercoms, alarms and smart locks](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/security-cctv.md): Home CCTV in Dubai explained: the cameras, intercoms, alarms and smart locks we fit, where footage is kept and what works offline. - [Garden, façade and pool lighting in Dubai: schedules and control](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/landscape-pool-lighting.md): How the garden, façade and pool lights at your Dubai villa can run on schedules and scenes from the same keypads and app as your home. - [Smart air conditioning control and energy management for lower DEWA bills](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/climate-energy.md): How smart air conditioning control, schedules and energy monitoring cut wasted cooling in Dubai homes, and steps to lower your summer DEWA bill. - [Smart lighting control in Dubai: scenes, dimming, keypads and lighting design](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/smart-lighting.md): Scenes, dimming, keypads and lighting design for Dubai homes explained, with when to choose wired KNX or wireless and what to plan first. - [Smart door lock in Dubai: how to choose and fit the right one](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/smart-door-locks.md): How to choose and fit a smart door lock in Dubai: codes, app and guest access, summer heat, working offline, and what fitting involves. - [Buy smart home devices online, with installation if you want it](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/buy-smart-home-products.md): Which smart home devices you can fit yourself, when to add our installation, and when a home visit suits your Dubai home better. - [Smart irrigation system in Dubai: schedules, weather data and control with the rest of your villa](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/smart-irrigation.md): How a smart irrigation system in Dubai waters your garden using schedules and weather data, and runs from the same app and keypads as your villa. - [Home Wi-Fi installation in Dubai: fixing dead spots in villas and apartments](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/home-wifi.md): Why Wi-Fi drops out in Dubai villas and apartments, when a mesh kit is enough, and how a designed home network fixes dead spots. - [Water leak detection system in Dubai: sensors and automatic shut-off](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/water-leak-protection.md): How leak sensors and an automatic shut-off valve protect your Dubai villa or apartment, especially while you are away for the summer. ## Smart home installers in Dubai: from survey to handover - [Smart home system takeover in Dubai: how we take over from another installer](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/system-takeover.md): How we audit, document and take over a smart home your old installer left behind: the checks, the rebuild, the files you keep and support after. - [Smart home maintenance in Dubai: repairs, faults and support plans](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/smart-home-maintenance.md): How we fix smart home faults in Dubai, including systems other companies installed, what a repair involves and how a maintenance plan works. - [KNX home automation in Dubai: what it is, what affects the cost and how it is installed](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/knx-automation.md): What KNX home automation is, how it compares with wireless, what affects the cost and how our certified engineers install and maintain it in Dubai. - [Wireless smart home in Dubai: when it works and when to wire](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/wireless-smart-home.md): When a wireless smart home suits your Dubai apartment or villa, when wired KNX is the better choice, and how to decide between them. ## Smart home help for homeowners in Dubai: where to start - [Smart home for elderly parents in Dubai: alerts, voice control and easier lighting](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/easier-living.md): How a smart home for elderly parents in Dubai works: night lighting, alerts, call buttons, voice control and door access, and what to plan first. - [Holiday home automation in Dubai: a guide for landlords and holiday home operators](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/holiday-homes.md): How Dubai landlords and holiday home operators can standardise guest access, cut AC use between bookings and check on every property from one app. - [Buying a house with a smart home system in Dubai: how to take control](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/buying-home-with-smart-system.md): Moving into a Dubai home with a smart system? What to check before you buy, what to ask for, and how to recover lost passwords and files. - [Villa home automation in Dubai: planning it into your own villa build](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/villa-build-automation.md): What to decide early, what to give your contractor and when wired KNX makes sense when you build your own villa in Dubai. - [Off-plan handover in Dubai: smart home planning before you move in](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/just-got-your-keys.md): What to check and add at off-plan handover in Dubai, from curtain motors and AC to Wi-Fi and leak valves, before furniture makes changes harder. ## How much does a smart home cost in Dubai? - [Smart home package for a Dubai apartment: what's included and what affects the cost](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/apartment-packages.md): What a smart home package for a Dubai apartment includes, which add-ons people choose, and what changes the cost before your home visit. - [Book a smart home site survey in Dubai: home visit or engineering survey](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/book-survey.md): How to book a smart home site survey in Dubai: what to tell us, what our engineer checks on the visit and when your written quote arrives. - [Get a smart home quote in Dubai: request an estimate or upgrade survey](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/request-estimate.md): Request a smart home quote in Dubai for a new system or an upgrade: what to tell us, what our engineer checks and when your written quote arrives. ## Smart homes explained: what they do, wired or wireless, cloud or local - [Ask for the Avario smart home brochure](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/brochures.md): Ask for our smart home brochure on services and packages for Dubai homes, plus the basics to read first: wired or wireless, cloud or local. - [Are smart homes reliable? What makes a system last](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/smart-home-reliability.md): A plain answer on smart home reliability in Dubai: the design, network, handover records and maintenance that keep a system working. - [Smart home FAQs for Dubai: what it is, wired or wireless, cloud or local](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/articles-faqs.md): Smart home FAQs for Dubai homes: what a smart home is, wired KNX or wireless, cloud or local control, and what keeps working offline. - [How to choose between home automation companies in Dubai](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/how-to-choose-smart-home-company.md): The questions to ask when comparing Dubai smart home installers, from handover files and after-care to spotting a specialist versus a handyman. - [Local control smart home: privacy and working without the internet](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/privacy-offline-control.md): How cloud and local control differ, what keeps working in your Dubai smart home without the internet, and how to keep your data at home. ## Smart home integrator in Dubai for contractors, developers, designers and installers - [Hotel automation system: guest room control, energy and access in Dubai](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/hotel-automation.md): How a hotel automation system runs guest room control, air conditioning and energy management, and access in Dubai hotels and serviced apartments. - [Office automation in Dubai: lighting, AC, access and AV control](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/office-automation.md): What office automation in Dubai controls (lighting, AC, access, AV), wired or wireless, what happens offline, and what shapes the cost. - [Smart home installer course: how to start training for smart home work in Dubai](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/certified-installer-training.md): How to train for smart home work in Dubai: our free online academy, the KNX Basic course and exam, and how trade partners work with us. - [Smart home interior design in Dubai: a partner programme for designers and architects](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/interior-designers-architects.md): How Avario keeps smart home controls discreet in your Dubai interior design projects, and how client referrals work for designers and architects. - [Home automation for property developers in Dubai: planning with Keystone](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/property-developers.md): How small and medium developers in Dubai plan home automation with Keystone, from unit specification and cabling to show homes and owner handover. - [Smart home contractor in Dubai for builders, developers and designers](https://staging.avario.ae/articles/contractors-builders.md): How Avario designs, supplies, installs and programs smart home systems within your Dubai build programme, and what your client gets at handover. ## About - [About](https://staging.avario.ae/about.md) - [Contact](https://staging.avario.ae/contact/)