Alarm.com Teams With D.R. Horton on Smart Home Program for Devices, Service

Homebuilder D.R. Horton tapped Alarm.com for its Home Is Connected smart home device package and long-term post-sale support, said the tech company Wednesday. Alarm.com’s Home Is Connected solution -- an app, lights, locks, doorbell camera and thermostat -- will be installed in every new home by the builder and includes home automation and voice control. Professionally monitored security will be available as an upgrade using existing hardware, it said. Alarm.com’s service provider partners will configure locks, thermostats and lighting hardware after installation, add new devices of the owners' choice and support homes’ technology. Shawn Barry, Alarm.com’s vice president-strategic sales, cited growing homebuyers enthusiasm for smart home technology and said the company’s program offers builders a way to offer smart home technology quickly with minimum risk. For service providers, Alarm.com’s Builder Program offers a new opportunity for growth and revenue generation at scale, it said. As part of the program, Alarm.com offers model home kits, hardware and an automation-only service plan to further facilitate partnerships.