Lighting automation and control technologies offer homeowners an exciting new way to combine fixture-level control with whole-home programmability to not only enhance everyday experiences, but also provide a better standard of living. Through continued research and advances in technology, new categories of integration and automation are becoming available to average homeowners—no longer is smart lighting reserved for luxury residences. Customized…
South Carolina based Integration company Advanced Integrated Controls describes the importance of a strong network in a recent project renovation.
WALL-SMART, the leading manufacturer of innovative mounting hardware that enables a wide variety of smart devices to be installed flush with wall and ceiling surfaces recently introduced a custom-designed and engineered solution for Lutron’s popular Pico keypad. Intended for installation during home construction, the design-friendly mount can be recessed into any wall material, including drywall and solid surfaces like concrete,…
Executive director of PowerHouse Alliance discusses the advantages of outdoor technology and the keys to creating the full experience for homeowners.
As I write this, I am sitting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., it is snowing – making it hard to believe that it’s nearly spring! As the snow melts and the flowers begin to bloom, it’s time to begin enjoying our outdoor spaces. Pools are being readied for the season, BBQ’s are being scrubbed clean and awaiting that sizzle, and outdoor…
Imagine a modern residential design that is provocative, yet simple and minimal, and maintains elegance via traditional cues at the same time. This would be a tough mixture for any designer to balance. Yet, this is exactly what architect Robert Gurney of Robert Gurney Architect created with this modern brick home in Washington, D.C. With the design bar set so…
Bespoke is a technology consulting division of Convergence Partners to help educate luxury homeowners on the technology solutions available to them.
After the owner of a rebuilt multimillion-dollar home in the Royal Palm community in Boca Raton, Fla. conducted what he described to TYM Home Theaters and Smart Homes President Matt Montgomery as a “scholarly level of research” on home integration and networking technology, he tasked the Utah-based integrator with that technology’s execution. The home includes a USAI lighting system that…
Wyckoff, N.J.-based technology integration firm Restrepo Innovations was called upon by a local builder to “upsmart” a $1.5 million renovated home situated in the town of Ridgewood, N.J., an affluent haven for daily commuters to New York City. The property was being readied by the contractor as a spec home, and selected Restrepo principal Mike Restrepo and his team to…
Sun Valley Lighting, a leading American brand of traditional area and street lighting from U.S. Pole Company, introduces its Mission Revival Bell luminaire that embodies the Mission Revival architectural style with the latest LED technology and the unsurpassed PLED engineered lighting control for area lighting. Mission Revival Bell is designed to offer simple, solid and austere architectural elements for downtown…