Visitors had their traditional concept of home overturned when they stepped into a two-floor smart home at the new-energy and energy-saving exhibition of the 12th China Hi-Tech Fair, which opened yesterday.
With a single wireless control, people can turn lights on or off, close doors and windows, control home appliances and even keep a close eye on their homes via mobile phone when they are out.
Windows in the home close automatically in strong wind and heavy rain; in the event of a gas leak, the windows open automatically.
The smart home is just one of the highlights at the exhibition, which is demonstrating cutting-edge environmentally friendly technologies applicable to daily life.
The exhibitors, mostly local enterprises, are displaying products that include new-energy vehicles, energy-saving lighting devices, application of solar and wind energies, energy-saving building materials, and home heating systems.
A pioneer in developing new-energy cars, BYD s new lighting products attracted a large crowd of visitors yesterday.
The enterprise s variety of lighting products feature high illumination levels without harming people s eyes, making them suitable for commercial and civil uses.
BYD is also displaying its fully electric e6 and dual model F3DM.
Shenzhen-headquartered GEM displayed its wood plastic composites (WPC) made from e-waste, wood chips, straw and other recyclable materials. They can be widely used in outdoor decoration, garden construction and sanitation facilities.
It is the second time the annual China Hi-Tech Fair has held the new-energy and energy-saving exhibition.
The exhibition for new energy and energy saving allows enterprises to display their achievements in the field. It s also a procurement platform for related products, said Liu Jin, a visitor from Jiangxi Province, who has visited the fair for five consecutive years.
A summit on the development of the low-carbon economy will be held during the six-day fair.
(By Martin Li)
