Solstead™ Home Systems · Austin, Texas

Light. Air. Rest.

We design and install the lighting, shades and fresh-air systems that look after your body every hour of the day. Not the theater, not the cameras. The things that decide how you sleep.

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The science

We obsess over the thermostat. The air and the light get ignored.

⅔ of the night

In the typical home without mechanical ventilation, bedroom CO₂ sits above 1,000 ppm for two-thirds of the night. That is the level where researchers have measured lighter, more broken sleep.

Rojas et al., Building and Environment, 2026 (1,166 homes) · Kang et al., 2024

73% of homes

Evening lighting in nearly three of four homes is bright enough to suppress melatonin, the hormone that tells your body it is time to sleep, by 20% or more.

Cain et al., Scientific Reports, 2020

1 in 21

In a Florida field study of homes with fresh-air ventilation, only one was actually getting the ventilation it was designed for. The rest were mis-installed, broken or switched off.

Florida Solar Energy Center field study

And in a new home, chemicals off-gassing from paint, glue and furniture can take up to eight months to settle. Every January, the cedar pollen outside finds its way in.

What we do

Designed around human biology, not just square footage and switches.

Solstead brings tuned light, daylight-managing shades and sensor-driven fresh air together into one system that follows the sun. Your home helps you wake, focus, unwind and sleep, every day, without you touching a thing.

Spectrally tuned light

Circadian lighting that is bright and daylight-white while you work, warm and low after sunset, and dark when you sleep. We tune it to the targets sleep scientists recommend.

The luxury versions of this cost up to $950 a downlight. We deliver the same rhythm for a fraction of that, on controls that keep working when your Wi-Fi does not.

Daylight management

Motorized shades and curtains that let morning light in to set your body clock and keep streetlight out at night. Through a Texas summer, they close against the afternoon sun before the room heats up.

Sensor-driven fresh air

Indoor and outdoor readings of CO₂, VOCs, particles and pollen run your fresh-air ventilation (ERV) and HVAC. CO₂ stays down overnight, new-home chemicals get flushed out, and cedar pollen stays outside when it spikes.

Local by design

Every system runs inside your home, not in the cloud. Lights, shades and air keep working when the internet does not, and your data stays in your house.

Where it fits

  • Primary bedrooms and nurseries
  • Home offices
  • New builds and major renovations
  • Homes hit by cedar season and other allergens
  • Aging in place
  • Shift workers and frequent travelers

How we work

  1. 1. AssessMeasure light, CO₂ and air
  2. 2. DesignA plan sized to your home
  3. 3. InstallLight, shades and air as one
  4. 4. TuneAdjust to your rhythm

A day at home

It works every minute, so you never have to think about it.

  1. 6:30 amShades rise. Light comes up warm and gentle, then brightens.
  2. 10 amBright, daylight-white light where you work and eat, so your body knows it is day.
  3. 6 pmLight steps down and warms. West shades close against the afternoon heat.
  4. 9 pmLow, amber light everywhere. Bedrooms get a burst of fresh air before bed.
  5. 2 amBedroom CO₂ held under 800 ppm. Ventilation pauses if pollen or smoke spikes outside.

Not another smart-home installer.

A typical integrator

  • Theater, audio, cameras, alarms, networks
  • Lighting as scenes and party modes
  • Ventilation left to the HVAC contractor
  • Success means the remote works

Solstead

  • Only lighting, shades and clean air
  • Light tuned to your body clock, hour by hour
  • ERV and HVAC run on real indoor and outdoor readings
  • Success means measured: CO₂, light levels, sleep
  • Everything keeps working without the internet

Why we started

“Your home is your sanctuary. It should help you rest, steady your mood and support a long life. These things shape your health every minute of every day, and they should come before anything else smart. Be smart about the right things first.”

Arvind Srinivasan, Founder · Austin, Texas

Start with a home assessment.

We measure the light, CO₂ and air in your bedrooms and living spaces, then show you what to change and what it will cost. Building or renovating? Talk to us before the walls close.

arvind@solsteadhome.com · (919) 673 1082