Implementation of Smart Home Features in Sarawak, Malaysia

The smart home is a technological advancement that improves people’s quality of life by allowing them to do more with less effort and offering them several advantages in the areas of comfort, convenience, savings on expenses, safety, and others. However, the percentage of adoption of smart home features is still fairly low in Sarawak, Malaysia. The purpose of this study is to determine the benefits of adopting smart home features and to investigate the types of smart home features that owners of landed properties in Sarawak find most appealing to include in their homes. In this study, quantitative method was adopted, and 151 responses was collected. As a result, this study highlighted that the greatest benefit of smart home features is improved quality of life. Finally, the study found that smart security systems and safety control equipment are the most preferred types of smart home features by residents of landed properties in Sarawak.