Gentex launch PLACE smart home safety system

Gentex Corporation announced on 27 June the launch of PLACE, a new smart home safety system now available for online and in-store purchase through a national big-box retailer.

PLACE is a suite of advanced, multi-feature smoke and carbon monoxide alarms designed to enhance home safety, comfort and security with room-specific functionality.

PLACE integrates multiple safety features into a single, sophisticated system, all controlled via a user-friendly mobile app.

Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Gentex, Neil Boehm’s statement

Gentex Chief Operations Officer and Chief Technology Officer Neil Boehm shared: “Our goal with PLACE is to provide homeowners with a smarter, more connected way to protect their families.

“By expanding into retail, we’re making it easier for customers to bring advanced, room-specific safety solutions into their homes while enabling new possibilities for future connectivity through our HomeLink Smart Home Solutions platform.”

The PLACE portfolio consists of four distinct models designed for specific areas of the home. As the base unit of the PLACE product family, the Any Space unit protects central living areas and brings together the fundamental features that power all four models.

These being, smart smoke and carbon monoxide detection, Wi-Fi connectivity, ambient temperature and humidity sensing, motion detection, smart nightlight and localized voice alerts.

Room-specific units

• Nursery Unit: Includes a video monitoring camera, two-way intercom, white noise generator, air quality sensors and VOC monitoring.
• Garage Unit: Features CO and heat detection (instead of smoke detection), a security camera and intercom functionality.
• Kitchen Unit: Provides natural gas (methane) detection and VOC monitoring to enhance kitchen safety.

By combining multiple safety and security functions into one system, PLACE has been designed to eliminate the need for multiple stand-alone devices and apps, simplifying home safety management.

The PLACE system is manufactured in Zeeland, Michigan, leveraging Gentex’s decades of expertise in high-quality fire protection technology while providing safe, secure devices that are manufactured in the US.

Low-frequency sounder technology

PLACE introduces an industry-first low-frequency sounder across its product portfolio designed to improve alarm effectiveness, particularly for deep sleepers, children and individuals with hearing impairments.

Unlike traditional smoke alarms that use high-frequency tones, PLACE units emit low-frequency tones proven to be more effective at waking people in emergency situations.

This feature meets emerging safety standards, including new residential code requirements in states like California and positions Gentex as one of the only viable providers of compliant technology currently.

PLACE smart home safety system launched by Gentex: Summary

PLACE, a new smart home safety system now available for online and in-store purchase has been announced by Gentex Corporation.