Smart-home environment networking systems and methods

A smart-home environment networking system, the system comprising:

• one or more spokesman smart home devices that communicate via a first communication protocol and a second low-power communication protocol, wherein:
• each spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices is selected from the group consisting of:
• a smart doorbell, a smart thermostat, a smart hazard detector, and a smart wall switch;
• each spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices is connected to household wiring that provides power;
• each spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices communicates with a cloud-based server system via the first communication protocol;
• and
• each spokesman smart home device of the one or more spokesman smart home devices translates between the first communication protocol and the second low-power communication protocol;
• and
• one or more low-power smart home devices that communicate using the second low-power communication protocol, wherein:
• each low-power smart home device of the one or more low-power smart home devices is battery powered;
• the one or more low-power smart home devices form a mesh network with each other, the one or more spokesman smart home devices, or both;
• and
• the one or more low-power smart home devices communicate with the cloud-based server system via the one or more spokesman smart home devices using the second low-power communication protocol.