Markus Fuchs The 2007 IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing-EUC 2007 IFIP Taipei, Taiwan 2007 12 In this article, we describe a new paradigm to home-automation using wireless sensor-network technology. Traditional home automation targets very specific applications which operate mostly on a cable based infrastructure. In contrast to that, our implementation builds a wireless ad-hoc multi-hop network based on the ESB sensor node platform from the FU-Berlin. We will analyze benefits and shortcommings of using wireless technology in the field of home automation. home automation building automation sensor networks