Residential Test Homes
3 fully-furnished homes in Beaverton, Oregon purpose-built for real-world smart home device testing, wireless performance validation, and competitive analysis.
Schedule a TestTest Smart Home Products Where People Actually Live
Novus Labs operates 3 single-family residential test homes in Beaverton, Oregon, providing a controlled yet authentic environment for evaluating smart home devices, wireless connectivity, and audio performance under real-world conditions.
- 3 single-family homes in the same neighborhood
- 3,000 sq ft each (5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms)
- 2-story wood and drywall construction
- Fully furnished with real-time monitoring
- 24/7 security and controlled access
- Customizable house configuration
What We Test in the Homes
Purpose-built testing capabilities that can only happen in a real residential environment.
- Whole-home signal coverage mapping
- Throughput testing across all rooms
- Front yard, backyard, and garage reach
- Multi-device co-existence testing
- Real-world interference scenarios
- Device-vs-device benchmarking
- Cross-generation product comparison
- Identify strengths and weaknesses
- Standardized testing protocols
- Detailed performance reports
- Proprietary Distributed Audio Analyzer
- Multi-room speaker synchronization
- Smart speaker feature evaluation
- Real-world acoustic environments
- Simultaneous playback testing
Every Device Category, One Test Environment
Our test homes are equipped with a complete smart home ecosystem, enabling end-to-end testing of how devices interact with each other and the home environment.
Take a Virtual Tour
Walk through one of our residential test homes and see the testing infrastructure firsthand.
Dedicated Control Room & Analytics
Each test home is supported by a dedicated control room with real-time monitoring capabilities. Engineers track wireless signal coverage, device performance, and environmental conditions throughout every test session.
- Real-time signal coverage heatmaps
- Multi-monitor control stations
- Simulated ambient environments (RF, audio, lighting)
- Device-specific installation and configuration
- User story and scenario-based test plans
Ready to Test in a Real Home?
Schedule time in one of our 3 residential test homes. Get real-world data on wireless performance, audio quality, and device interoperability.