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Smart Citizens Engineering Standards

First-party methodologies for smart-home installation, commissioning, programming, documentation, networking, cybersecurity, maintenance, QA and customer handover.

Commissioning Standard

Commissioning Standard

Smart Citizens' methodology for validating and signing off every smart-home system before customer handover.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Customer Handover & Training Standard

Customer Handover & Training Standard

The Smart Citizens process for handing over a smart home so the owner is confident from day one.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Cybersecurity Standard

Cybersecurity Standard

Baseline hardening, credential and update policies for every Smart Citizens smart home.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Device Naming Convention Standard

Device Naming Convention Standard

A predictable naming scheme for every device, so voice assistants, dashboards and engineers all speak the same language.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Network & Wi-Fi Engineering Standard

Network & Wi-Fi Engineering Standard

Design and configuration rules for the network that a smart home relies on.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Preventive Maintenance Standard

Preventive Maintenance Standard

Cadence, scope and evidence for keeping Smart Citizens systems healthy for the long term.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Programming Standard

Programming Standard

Conventions for writing scenes, automations and gateway logic in a way that stays maintainable years later.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Smart Home Documentation Standard

Smart Home Documentation Standard

What every Smart Citizens project must document, in what format, and where it lives for the next ten years.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Smart Home Installation Standard

Smart Home Installation Standard

Smart Citizens' engineering standard for planning, cabling, mounting and powering smart-home devices in UAE villas and apartments.

Updated · 2026-07-08
Testing & Quality Assurance Standard

Testing & Quality Assurance Standard

How Smart Citizens tests and independently verifies every install before it is called done.

Updated · 2026-07-08