HOMETECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY HOME GUIDE GUIDE
A guide specifiers integrating technology A guide forfor specifiers onon integrating technology in the modern home in the modern home
meeting meetingthe thechallenges challenges of oftomorrow… tomorrow…today today As aAs professional a professional in the in the building building industry industry youyou will will appreciate appreciate the the need need for synergy for synergy across across a project. a project. It’s not It’s not onlyonly the the ability ability to combine to combine materials materials andand designs designs thatthat work work in unity in unity – the – the key key is toiscreate to create an environment an environment thatthat is practical, is practical, functional functional andand aesthetically aesthetically pleasing. pleasing. YourYour design design influences influences howhow people people live,live, howhow theythey interact interact andand even even theirtheir mood. mood. It is more It is more thanthan just ajust skill, a skill, it’s ait’s talent. a talent. So when So when it comes it comes to technology, to technology, shouldn’t shouldn’t you partner you partner with with someone someone who who has the hasability the ability to deliver to deliver youryour vision vision with with the same the same levellevel of commitment, of commitment, professionalism professionalism and passion? and passion? Technology Technology can be cana be standout a standout feature feature in a space, in a space, or blend or blend transparently transparently into into the environment the environment so that so that it doesn’t it doesn’t detract detract fromfrom the flow the flow of the ofdesign. the design. Either Either way, way, a CEDIA a CEDIA member member will ensure will ensure that that the integrity the integrity of your of your project project is never is never compromised compromised and the andtechnology the technology is seamlessly is seamlessly integrated. integrated. It doesn’t It doesn’t stop stop with with the visual the visual aspect aspect of the ofinstallation. the installation. A CEDIA A CEDIA member member will deliver will deliver a solution a solution that that is both is both feature feature rich and rich user-friendly, and user-friendly, ensuring ensuring youryour clients clients achieve achieve the greatest the greatest levellevel of enjoyment of enjoyment and feel and they feel they are getting are getting tangible tangible lifestyle lifestyle benefits benefits and value and value for money. for money. By using By using a CEDIA a CEDIA member, member, not only not only will you will have you have one point one point of contact of contact for for youryour technology technology requirements, requirements, but you’ll but you’ll also also be working be working with with someone someone who who understands understands youryour needs needs and those and those of your of your clients. clients. A CEDIA A CEDIA member member is able is able to gain to gain an insight an insight into the intoobjectives the objectives and needs and needs of your of your client. client. FromFrom therethere they they will work will work with with you to you design to design a customised a customised solution solution that that will exceed will exceed bothboth youryour expectations expectations and the andclient’s. the client’s.
who who is is cedia? cedia? CEDIA CEDIA is theisleading the leading global global authority authority in the inhome the home technology technology industry. industry. CEDIA CEDIA represents represents 3,700 3,700 member member companies companies worldwide worldwide and serves and serves moremore thanthan 22,000 22,000 industry industry professionals professionals that that manufacture, manufacture, design design and integrate and integrate goods goods and services and services for the for the connected connected home. home. CEDIA CEDIA members members workwork with with architects, architects, specifiers, specifiers, interior interior designers, designers, developers developers and and M&EM&E consultants consultants to design to design suitable suitable systems systems and install and install products; products; either either at new at new buildbuild or or refurbishment refurbishment stage. stage. Through Through education education and training, and training, our our members members are best are best equipped equipped to provide to provide advice advice on the onmost the most relevant relevant solutions solutions available available to suit to suit the clients’ the clients’ needs. needs. Discover Discover moremore at www.cedia.org at www.cedia.org
Working Working With With cedia cedia CEDIA CEDIA is working is working hardhard to raise to raise awareness awareness of the ofhome the home technology technology industry industry to every to every stakeholder stakeholder across across the residential the residential building building sector. sector. We We currently currently offeroffer two RIBA two RIBA accredited accredited CPDCPD presentations, presentations, and have and have a team a team of trained of trained presenters presenters who who are able are able to to deliver deliver these these across across the EMEA the EMEA region. region. CEDIA CEDIA has also has also partnered partnered with with the the NHBC NHBC to produce to produce a guide a guide to the to the connected connected home. home. We are Wealso are also working working towards towards producing producing a BSIa PAS BSI PAS tackling tackling the issue the issue of correct of correct wiring wiring infrastructure infrastructure for the forconnected the connected home. home.
Designing Designing Integrated Integrated Future-Ready Future-Ready Homes Homes This This CEDIA CEDIA CPDCPD course course is aimed is aimed at design at design professionals professionals enabling enabling you you to expand to expand youryour knowledge knowledge of residential of residential home home technology technology installation; installation; exploring exploring the processes the processes involved involved and the andadvantages the advantages of working of working with with a professional a professional integrator integrator at the atstart the start of a project. of a project. This This CPDCPD has been has been accredited accredited by RIBA by RIBA sincesince 2006; 2006; as new as new trends trends emerge emerge these these are are incorporated incorporated into into the CPD. the CPD. The course The course offers offers you the youopportunity the opportunity to to discover discover how how to integrate to integrate home home technologies technologies for now for now and the andfuture. the future.
Smart Smart home home cabling cabling requirements requirements for for the the modern modern Home Home This This CEDIA CEDIA CPDCPD has been has been created created to spread to spread the awareness the awareness of the ofneed the need for afor professional a professional grade grade infrastructure infrastructure for extra for extra low voltage low voltage cabling. cabling. The The requirements requirements of modern of modern technology technology will soon will soon outgrow outgrow wireless wireless only only network, network, and the andmost the most expensive expensive cable cable to install to install is theisone the you one forget you forget the the first first timetime round! round! This This course course - accredited - accredited by various by various bodies bodies - will- explain will explain how how to ensure to ensure that that the necessary the necessary infrastructure infrastructure is in is place in place to meet to meet the the needs needs of a modern of a modern day connected day connected home. home.
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the the connected connected home home report report CEDIA CEDIA has worked has worked in partnership in partnership with with the NHBC the NHBC to create to create a guide a guide to the to the connected connected home. home. This This document document is designed is designed to help to help all stakeholders all stakeholders in the in the building building process process to understand to understand the current the current and future and future needs needs of the ofsmart the smart and connected and connected property, property, and how and how this can this affect can affect the building the building process process itself.itself. Covering Covering topics topics fromfrom entertainment, entertainment, to energy, to energy, to assisted to assisted living, living, this this guide guide is a must-have is a must-have resource resource for any for buildings any buildings professional professional looking looking to to understand understand the smart the smart home. home.
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