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Smart EV charging linked to your solar and Control4 system, so the car charges when power costs least.
Alarms, cameras, intercoms and smart locks in one app, so your Noosa home is covered while you are away.
Lighting control and the electrical backbone every smart home needs, planned by a highly experienced team.
As a Gold Control4 dealer, we automate lighting, climate, blinds, audio and security from one remote or app.
DUKE Electrical Group has built its name as Melbourne’s leading home integration company. Our team designs, installs and supports smart homes across the city, from period terraces in the inner south-east to new builds on the Mornington Peninsula and the bayside. Now we are bringing the same people, the same standards and the same Gold Control4 accreditation north to Noosa, with one clear goal: to become the home automation and integration company Noosa homeowners, builders and architects trust most.
Noosa has always had a strong Melbourne connection. Many Victorian families holiday here every year, and plenty own a second home in Noosa Heads, Sunshine Beach or along the river. Those owners want their Noosa house to work as well as their Melbourne one, and locals building or renovating want the same thing. If you are looking for home automation done properly, you now have a company with a long Melbourne track record working from our new premises in Noosaville.
Noosa homes ask more of their technology than most. A house in Sunshine Beach or on the Noosa River can sit empty for weeks at a time, so owners want to check cameras, close blinds and adjust the air conditioning from wherever they are. Salt air and summer humidity are hard on outdoor speakers, cameras and fittings, which means equipment choice and installation detail matter more on the coast. And the way people live here, with doors open to decks and pools from morning to night, calls for lighting, music and climate control that follow you inside and out.
Control4 handles all of that from one app, one remote or your voice. Lighting, shading, climate, music, home cinema, gates, cameras and door locks work together instead of living in a drawer full of separate apps. For a holiday home, that means you can arrive to a cool house with the lights on and the pool lit. For a permanent home, it means a house that runs quietly in the background and responds the way you expect it to.
The region is also a UNESCO-recognised biosphere reserve, and a lot of Noosa homeowners care about how much energy their house uses. Smart scheduling of lighting, pool pumps and air conditioning, tied into solar and battery systems, is one of the simplest ways to cut running costs without giving up any comfort.
DUKE Electrical Group is an authorised Gold Control4 dealer. For Noosa clients that means direct access to the full Control4 smart home range, experienced programmers, and the backing of a team that has delivered Control4 systems in some of Melbourne’s most prestigious homes.
We also have one of the biggest teams of integration technicians in Melbourne, and our people are highly respected across the industry. Our team has worked with some of Australia’s best-known brands, and builders, architects and interior designers keep coming back to us for simple reasons: we turn up when we say we will, we document everything we install, and we leave a site cleaner than we found it.
Noosa projects are run to exactly the same standards as our Melbourne work. You get the same project process, the same programming quality and the same Control4 maintenance and support after handover. It is the team that built our reputation, now working on the Sunshine Coast.
Every home is different, so we design each system around how you actually live. These are the areas Noosa clients ask us about most.
Scene-based lighting control lets one button set the whole house for dinner, a movie or bedtime. Motorised blinds and curtains can follow the sun to keep rooms cool through a Queensland summer, and the air conditioning can switch itself off when the doors to the deck open. We also install circadian lighting systems that shift colour temperature through the day, plus garden and pool lighting on the same controls.
Music on the deck, in the kitchen and around the pool, with each zone controlled separately, is one of the most popular requests we get. For media rooms and dedicated cinemas we handle the screen, projector or TV, surround sound, acoustic advice and the control that ties it all together, so anyone in the family can start a movie with one press.
Alarm systems, high-definition cameras, video intercoms, smart locks and gate control all report to the same Control4 app. When you are away you can see who is at the door, let a cleaner or property manager in, and get an alert if a sensor trips. Outdoor hardware is specified for coastal conditions, which matters a great deal within a few streets of the beach.
For owners who live in Melbourne, Brisbane or overseas, remote access is often the main reason to automate. You can check the house, run the irrigation, cool the place down before your flight lands and confirm everything is locked, all from your phone. Our team can also look after many systems remotely, which saves a call-out for small changes.
We follow the same five-step process on the Sunshine Coast that we use in Melbourne.
Already have a Control4 system in Noosa that someone else installed? We can take it over, bring it up to date and fix the things that have been annoying you. A lot of our Control4 upgrade projects start with exactly that kind of house.
The best integration results come from getting involved early. We are keen to partner with Noosa builders, architects and interior designers on new homes and major renovations, from riverfront homes in Noosaville to hinterland properties near Cooroy. We supply cabling plans, equipment schedules and rack layouts that fit the build program, and we coordinate with the other trades on site so the finished home looks clean, without a clutter of wall plates and visible boxes.
Planning a new home or renovation in Noosa? Talk to our integration team or call 1300 003 853 and we will arrange a consultation.
DUKE Electrical Group was formed with some of the most respected names in the industry. Our team has worked with many of Australia’s biggest brands and in some of Melbourne’s most prestigious homes, and as a Gold Control4 dealer we bring that experience to every Noosa project.
Address:
13-15 Commerce Court, Noosaville QLD 4566
Servicing Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Sunshine Beach, Peregian Beach, Tewantin & the Noosa hinterland
Call: 1300 003 853
Noosa is located on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, about two hours’ drive north of Brisbane. The shire takes in Noosa Heads and Hastings Street, the river suburbs of Noosaville and Tewantin, the beachside villages of Sunshine Beach, Sunrise Beach and Peregian Beach, and hinterland towns such as Cooroy and Pomona. Noosa National Park, the Noosa River and the everglades upstream give the area a natural setting few places in Australia can match. The local building style reflects it: open-plan coastal homes, big glass doors, decks and pools, and a growing number of architect-designed houses. Visit Noosa has a good overview of the towns and beaches.
DUKE Electrical Group is proud to bring Melbourne’s leading home integration team to Noosa. Our premises at 13-15 Commerce Court, Noosaville puts our team within easy reach of Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Sunshine Beach, Sunrise Beach, Castaways Beach, Peregian Beach, Tewantin, Noosa North Shore, Cooroy and the wider Noosa hinterland. Contact our Noosa team today for a consultation.
An authorised Gold Control4 dealer, backed by years of Control4 projects in some of Melbourne's finest homes.
Our team has worked with some of Australia's biggest brands and is known across the industry for quality.
Our technicians and programmers bring many years, and in some cases decades, of integration experience.
Every DUKE quote is itemised and clear, and we keep you updated at every step of your project.
DUKE Electrical Group brings the customer service, communication and delivery standards that made us Melbourne’s leading home integration company to Noosa. Our team designs and installs Control4 home automation, lighting control, multi-room audio, home cinema, networking and security camera systems under one roof. We work with home builders, architects and owners to deliver a standard like no other on the Sunshine Coast.
Here are some of the brands our team have worked with.
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