Alarm.com Partners With Independent Luxury Homes to Donate New Home to Individual with Special Needs
McLean, Va. and Ramsey, MN, March 1, 2007 — Alarm.com, a leading provider of wireless, Web-enabled interactive security and monitoring system technology, has partnered with Independent Luxury Homes, an organization that designs and builds custom homes in single family neighborhoods, to donate a new home on March 18, 2007, to an individual or family with special needs in Ramsey, Minnesota.
The home – called Hope House – has an estimated value of $400,000 and will be donated to someone with a need for a barrier-free or handicap-accessible home. It will come equipped with an Alarm.com wireless security system, professionally installed by WEBCO, one of over 450 authorized Alarm.com Dealers nationwide. The package includes one year of free Alarm.com service.
"We are thrilled to have Alarm.com as a partner for our first annual home donation," said Carol Stafford, an employee of WEBCO and a board member of Independent Luxury Homes. "In addition to providing reliable security for the Hope House and its new owner, Alarm.com's enhanced monitoring technology will offer convenience and everyday usability that other, traditional security systems lack. Because we will be giving the home to an individual or family with special accessibility requirements, we wanted to address all possible lifestyle needs within the home. Alarm.com fit right in."
The Alarm.com system provides always-on sensor activity monitoring through the Web, allowing users to log in from any Web-enabled computer or handheld device to see the real-time status of door, window, cabinet or motion sensors installed at the property. Users also can receive voice, e-mail and text message alerts if activity is reported by certain sensors during times when it may indicate a serious problem, like the front door opening in the middle of the night. Inactivity monitoring is also available, which alerts users when the entire system, a specific sensor, or a set of sensors has not reported activity for a designated period of time, indicating the resident might be in trouble and in need of assistance.
"Alarm.com is happy to help Independent Luxury Homes with such an important initiative," said Steve Trundle, CEO of Alarm.com. "Individuals with special needs deserve to have access to affordable housing that addresses those needs. We hope our technology can provide security and safety to the new owners, and peace of mind to their family."
The fully-furnished Hope House features Universal Design, eliminating the need to leave a home or spend thousands of dollars remodeling or retrofitting accessibility features as an injured, disabled or aging person's needs change. Hope House also incorporates many Green Build standards and low energy consumption principles into the design, including EnergyStar appliances and non-toxic stains, paints and flooring, and recycled building materials. Independent Luxury Homes will donate a similar home each year to a recipient in need. Please visit www.independentluxuryhomes.com to learn more about donation eligibility for Hope House and future Independent Luxury Homes projects.
For more information on Alarm.com's security and monitoring technology for independent living, please visit www.alarm.com/independent/main.htm.
About Independent Luxury Homes
Independent Luxury Homes is an organization that designs and builds custom homes in single
family neighborhoods. The corporation donates more than 30% of its profit to community
education, research and charitable donation and is dedicated to searching out the most modern
and useful technology, products and materials and incorporating them into affordable homes for
those with special needs.
About Alarm.com™
Alarm.com Incorporated provides Web-enabled, 100 percent wireless security and activity
monitoring technology to residential and commercial customers throughout the United States
and Canada. Alarm.com-enabled security systems are offered through a national network of
over 450 licensed Security Dealers. Alarm.com systems are used to monitor and protect
houses, apartments, offices, stores, retail chains, model homes, vacation properties, long term
care facilities, data centers, trailers and more. Alarm.com technology is compatible with GE
Security equipment. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in McLean, Virginia.
Alarm.com™ is a trademark of Alarm.com Incorporated. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.