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The future of residential building electrical installations

Arran Cameron
This is a spin-off from the discussion What is the best way to wire ceiling lights.


What do you think is the future of residential building electrical installations in 20 to 30 years time? Will they in modern and modernised houses be significantly different from what they are today or will they most likely be barely changed from what they are today?


Will consumer demand be a driving force for change or will electricians only make changes from the status quo in order to comply with updated wiring regs?
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    I think the biggest difference will be that all switches will be a combination of physical cotrol (as most are now) and electronic control needing little outward change to their appearance.

    Their operation and mode of control will be completely programmable to include customer preferences and hardware and software demands together with other options as required.

    If neccessary every switch in the world will have its own unique address.

    They will also combine all the aspects that the CU provides in the form of overload protection, RCD, arc etc.

    Eventually swirches will be akin in complexity to a common op amp (such as the IC741) that is able to do almost everything needed to accomplish its task whilst being nearly indestructable and very, very cheap.


    Alternatively or accompanying these switches, all loads will be wired directly to the mains supply and be able to be switched by conventional means or wireless control.

    Similar to the switches their electronics will be nearly indestructable and very, very cheap and combine all the aspects that the CU provides in the form of overload protection, RCD, arc etc.
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    I think the biggest difference will be that all switches will be a combination of physical cotrol (as most are now) and electronic control needing little outward change to their appearance.

    Their operation and mode of control will be completely programmable to include customer preferences and hardware and software demands together with other options as required.

    If neccessary every switch in the world will have its own unique address.

    They will also combine all the aspects that the CU provides in the form of overload protection, RCD, arc etc.

    Eventually swirches will be akin in complexity to a common op amp (such as the IC741) that is able to do almost everything needed to accomplish its task whilst being nearly indestructable and very, very cheap.


    Alternatively or accompanying these switches, all loads will be wired directly to the mains supply and be able to be switched by conventional means or wireless control.

    Similar to the switches their electronics will be nearly indestructable and very, very cheap and combine all the aspects that the CU provides in the form of overload protection, RCD, arc etc.
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