For the last two years, technology integration firm Eco High Fidelity and local partner Bailey & Sons Electric have been remodeling a luxury Southern Maui residence to include home automation, integrated lighting, and cutting-edge audio and video. At first, the goal of the project was to build a sophisticated yet seamless system that integrated an […]
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10 Things to Ask Amazon Alexa to do at Your House
Voice. It’s the ultimate way to interact with smart home products. You just speak your mind and your home listens, thanks to products like Amazon Echo and its Alexa voice assistant technology. The Echo and Dot listen and pass along your wishes to products including light switches and thermostats to garage door openers and complete […]
Get the GuideSmart Home Stretches 36,000 Square Feet but Still Simple to Manage
When a high net worth CEO builds a 36,000-square-foot home, one of the first realizations is that such a large residence can be very difficult to manage and maintain. It’s a fact that inspired the South African businessman to ask the technology experts at Cinema Synergy to design and install a home automation system that […]
Get the GuideLutron Scores Best Lighting Product Award from Consumer Technology Association
Each year, Electronic House’s sister publication CEPro joins with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) to select winners of its annual Mark of Excellence Awards program. This year nearly 160 manufacturers of smart home products and designers of smart home projects entered the contest. Winners in a variety of categories were selected by an expert panel […]
Get the GuideInvisible Automation Marries Style and Smarts in a Manhattan Townhouse
When the team at Rich AV Design started working on a seven-story townhouse in Manhattan, New York, about three years ago, the client didn’t give any budget restrictions. This enabled the whole crew to really stretch its limits for smart home automation design. Rich AV Design had completed a smart home installation for the client […]
Get the Guide5 New Apple HomeKit-compatible Products–Just a Few of the Many at CES 2017
The goal of home automation is having devices work seamlessly together as one cohesive unit. It’s been the holy grail of the smart home industry, and one that many companies have been working diligently over the years to achieve. One of these “let’s all work together” solutions is Apple HomeKit, and based on observations of […]
Get the GuideCountry Craftsmanship Melds with Modern Technology
There’s something very appealing about an American country house. Maybe it’s the spaciousness, the comfort, the down-to-earth charm of many of these homes. Such was the case with the gracious country mansion that entrepreneur Patrick O’Rahilly and his then-fiancée Cathy passed every time they played golf on the outskirts of St. Charles, Ill., a far […]
Get the GuideNapa Valley Home Earns Region’s First Residential LEED Platinum Status
The owners of this beautiful three-bedroom, three full and two half-bath, 4,600-square-foot home wanted it to be the first residence in Napa Valley, Calif., to achieve LEED Platinum status. To accomplish this, it would take some serious focus on sustainability and energy efficiency — so that’s just what they did. “To my knowledge, no other […]
Get the GuideCondo Gets Outfitted with Automated Cutting-Edge Electronic Systems
At a retrofit installation in Little Rock, Ark., residents were looking to implement a solution that would provide their 2,430-square-foot condo with a customized automation experience where scenes could automatically adjust systems such as lighting, security, shading, and a wide range of A/V components. To bring this vision to life, the home systems integration team […]
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Each year the editorial staff at Electronic House reviews hundreds of submissions to its Home of the Year contest. The entries submitted by home systems integrators represent some of the smartest, most innovative home tech projects on the planet. Here, you’ll see our picks for the Best Smart Homes, less than $150,000 in high-tech equipment. […]
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