
Earlier this month, the CEA had narrowed down its short list for the 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards. Now, we have a few winners to congratulate.
The awards were developed to “recognize outstanding achievement and innovation in custom home electronics products, services and installation.” The winners were announced at a reception at last week’s Electronic House Expo (EHX) 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
Aside from the category announcements, Roland Graham, founder and president of HDHomes.tv, received the TechHome Leadership Award. Graham is also the co-founder and former president of AVDMedia.
Here is a list of other award recipients, the winners of the 2011 Mark of Excellence Awards:
SYSTEM INTEGRATOR
Custom Home of the Year (installed price between $50,000 - $150,000)
Home of the Year (installed price up to $50,000)
Home Theater/Media Room Project of the Year
Innovation Award
Integrated Security Project of the Year
Luxury Home of the Year (installed price between $150,000- $300,000)
Multi-Room Audio Video Project of the Year
Retrofit Project of the Year over $100,000
Retrofit Project of the Year under $100,000
Specialty Project of the Year
Ultimate Home of the Year (installed price above $300,000)
Universal Design Project of the Year
TECHHOME INTEGRATOR
TechHome Integrator of the Year
TRAINING AND SUPPORT
Training and Support Program of the Year
SUPPLIER
Audio Product of the Year
Control System Product of the Year
Green Product of the Year
Human Interface Product of the Year
Installation Product of the Year
Media Server of the Year
Multi-Room Audio/Video Product of the Year
Security Product of the Year
Software Application of the Year
Speaker of the Year
Structured Wiring Product of the Year
Video Product of the Year
Wireless Product of the Year

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