A design discussion!
Our KBtribechat Questions:
1.) What do we mean by “Smart Home”?
2.) What are the benefits of a smart home?
3.) What smart features are available for kitchens?
4.) How can kitchen technology help the home cook?
5.) What smart features are available for bathrooms?
6.) How can bathroom technology improve our lives?
7.) What home technology do you expect will be available to us in the future?
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What is exciting now and where are we headed?
Our KBtribechat questions:
1.) Are your clients asking for smart home features? Which ones are popular with your clients?
2.) Has connected technology opened up new sales opportunities? Explain.
3.) How can smart home technology make life more convenient in the kitchen?
4.) How can smart home technology be helpful in bathrooms?
5.) How can smart home technology make things easier throughout in the home?
6.) Where do you think smart home technology headed?
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A design discussion!
Our KBtribechat questions:
Q1) What changes have you seen in sustainable home design in the last decade?
Q2) What products do you find to be the most eco-friendly and energy-saving?
Q3) What “green” features do you find essential in the kitchen? What energy savings trends do you see in the home appliances industry?
Q4.) How about manufacturing? Does how a manufacturer manages its environmental impact matter in your decisions? How are companies with energy saving appliances and environmentally friendly practices recognized? Do you look for this information? Where?
Q5.) How can water be saved in the kitchen? Please share good design tips, habits and products that save water.
Q6.) What about the bathroom? How can you save water in the bathroom?
Q7.) In what other ways can you save this vital resource? #water
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Sponsored and Hosted by GE Appliances
Whether it’s cutting down on food waste or making sure you never run out of laundry detergent, technology has helped to make today’s household run more smoothly. Join GE Appliances, the IoT Breakthrough Awards “Smart Appliance Company of the Year”, for a Twitter Chat on the Connected Home on Wednesday, February 12 at 2 pm ET.
Our KBtribechat questions:
1. How has tech made us better cooks?
2. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is helping to take things off our to-do list. What is the most useful tech you’ve seen in a connected home?
3. What appliance do you believe has lagged behind when it comes to technology or innovation?
4. How has technology impacted kitchen design?
5. Alexa, Google Home, Nest and more. What smart home tech do you use with your appliances?
6. If you could use tech to create a new feature for an appliance, what would you create?
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A design discussion
Sponsored and Hosted by Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation is inviting kitchen and bath professionals to a special Earth Day-themed #KBTribeChat about sustainability in our industry.
With the growing demand for greater sustainability from consumers, it’s more important than ever for building and design professionals to incorporate eco-friendly and energy-efficient products and features into their projects.
For example, a new, global survey from Whirlpool Corporation showed that consumers favor appliances that help them decrease their environmental footprint:
Across its portfolio of brands, Whirlpool Corporation offers high-performing appliances that conserve the earth’s resources and help homeowners do the same. The company continually monitors the environmental effects of its business, not only by creating many new and innovative products that consume less water and energy, but also by improving its manufacturing and distribution processes, and using materials that minimize the impact on the planet.
Join us at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 24 as we discuss sustainability in the kitchen and bath industry.
Here are our chat questions:
1. What home building and design trends have helped make homes more sustainable?
2. What products do you find to be most eco-friendly and energy-saving for the kitchen?
3. Are you seeing a demand for sustainable laundry appliances? Explain.
4. How can smart/connected products help homeowners save energy and water?
5. How are you incorporating environmentally-driven solutions into your projects?
This photo provided by Whirlpool shows the Whirlpool Duet Front Load ENERGY STAR laundry pair, including the HybridCare Dryer, in a laundry room. For the first time in six years, Energy Star certification, a widely respected seal of approval for energy efficiency, has been expanded to include a new major household appliance. Dryers, perhaps the last of the major household appliances to be included in the Environmental Protection Agencys program, will be available in 45 Energy Star models throughout the country starting Presidents Day weekend, according to the EPA. (AP Photo/Whirlpool)
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A Design Discussion
Hosted by John Kelsey
We all look forward to living a long life. Not many of us look forward to growing old. For those of us in our 50’s and 60’s, we being noticing small changes in our bodies and mind. Activities and tasks that were simple and easy, even enjoyable, become annoying, too much, tiring and difficult to perform. The risk is home ownership begins to become a burden instead of a pleasure.
John’s KBtribechat Questions:
1.) In general terms, what are the biggest challenges will a client have to address who chooses to live/age in place into their later years?
2.) Functionality in the kitchen is a major aging/living challenge. How can we minimize bending, reaching, stooping, even getting burnt or scalded as we plan a kitchen?
3.) Functionality in the bathroom is a major aging/living challenge. How can we minimize bending, reaching, stooping, slipping, even getting scalded as we plan a bathroom?
4.) Slipping and falling is the leading cause of injury or death among older adults. What flooring solutions in the kitchen and bath can we provide that will help minimize this risk?
5.) As we age, our eyesight changes. Small print becomes impossible to read, as does that menu in the candle lit restaurant. What lighting solutions will make life easier for someone to use the kitchen or bathroom?
6.) Technology offers the potential of being a great enabler in four categories for those who opt for a living/aging in place lifestyle. Communication/engagement, Health and Wellness, Learning/Contribution and Safety/Security. How can it help? What are the risks?
7.) What features in the home would help facilitate a good aging in place environment?
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John wrote a comprehensive recap with MANY take-aways from this KBtribechat. Find it here.
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A design discussion
Sponsored and Hosted by GE Appliances
From reordering detergent to preheating the oven by voice, connected appliances can serve as an extra hand in the home. Similar to updates on a smartphone, connected appliances allow owners to download additional capabilities, like new wash cycles, as well as service updates that are sent remotely over WiFi.
Join GE Appliances on Wednesday, October 19 at 2 pm for a discussion on how connected appliances can change the way your household runs.
The KBtribechat Questions:
Q1: How do you define “connected” when it comes to appliances?
Q2: What household task would you willingly pass off to a connected appliance if you could?
Q3: What benefits can voice technology bring to the kitchen?
Q4: Connected appliances can receive updates (both service and features) through WiFi. What features would you download to your current appliance if you could?
Q5: What appliance would you be most likely to connect and why?
Q6: Do you expect the appearance of a connected appliance vary from a non-connected appliance? Why/Why not?
Q7: How could connected appliances help with inventory management in the home?
Q8: Outside of appliances, what other items are connected in your home and how easy was it to connect them?
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How smart do we want our kitchens to be?
Q1.) What items in the kitchen would you like to be able to control from a phone/tablet?
Q2.) Can we go too far? Explain!
Q3.) What “smart” features would you like to see innovated/made available for the kitchen?
Q4.) Are your clients wanting smart home features designed in? Why or why not?
Q5.) What does the future kitchen look like – tech wise?
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