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Ron Rimawi, President of Digital Interiors, talks with guest speaker Bob Black, CAPS instructor for the NAHB at the 2nd Annual Atlanta Housing Summit
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he 2nd Annual Atlanta Housing Summit brought together some of Atlanta’s best architects, interior designers, realtors and home builders.
The Maturing Population As Americans age, so too should our homes. Bob Black, instructor of the Certified Aging in Place specialist program for the NAHB, talked about designing homes with that in mind.
“We need to build homes that last lifetimes, not just decades,” - Bob Black on Aging in Place. Most people want to live in their homes as long as they can, he said. Aging in Place designs let them do that longer, by designing houses that grow and mature with their owners’ needs. Bob recommended using integrated technologies and monitoring systems like GrandCare. “Technologies such as lighting controls, thermostat automation and
easy to use AV controls contribute to accessibility and visitability,” adds George Ide, Digital Interiors.
Universal Design “What you design for Shaquille O’Neal is not what you design for Mini Me,” said Bob. Accessibility and visitability were two of the housing design trends highlighted. Everyone will have different needs. It’s about comfort, familiarity and security. For more info on Aging in Place, visit nahb.org or aarp.org. q
IN THIS ISSUE Digital Interiors Housing Summit: Faces in the Crowd ...................2 News & Notes.............................2 Spotlight: Summit Winners ......3 Partner Spotlight: Summit Vendors............3 Calendar: ................................4
2010 Atlanta Housing Summit
Faces in the Crowd
“We look forward to seeing this event grow with no end in sight,” says Chuck Schlick, citing a positive outlook for 2011 and beyond for Atlanta’s housing market. More than 60 of Atlanta’s architects, designers, home builders and realtors attended the networking event. Photo captions: Top Right: Andy Isakson won the first raffle basket from Digital Interiors. Carol Smith was the second winner. Top Left: Scott Shaffer (left) with Klipsch and George Ide (right), vice president of Digital Interiors. Bottom Left: Randi Destefano (left), Authentic Living ASID designer with Mark Hardy (right) Digital Interiors
News & Notes • For the second year in a row CE Pro, the leading consumer electronics trade publication, selected Ron Rimawi of Digital Interiors, as one of only 100 invited VIP guests for the 2010 CE Pro 100 Integrators Summit in Los Angeles. Ron will be the only home theater and home electronics architect from the Atlanta area. • Digital Interiors was recently featured online by CNBC and Yahoo! Real Estate in “Top 10 Coolest Home Upgrades” and Atlanta Home Improvement, Nov. 2010 issue. Articles include comments from Ron Rimawi. • George Ide, Vice President of Digital Interiors and CEDIA Registered Outreach instructor, presented “Planning for Residential Electronic Systems” at the 2010 CEDIA EXPO at the Georgia World Congress Center. • Digital Interiors is now a certified GrandCare Health Systems installer and Generac power generators dealer.
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Partner Spotlight:
Vendors Big Part of Housing Summit
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Top 5 Moments from the 2nd Atlanta Housing Summit 1. Great Networking 2. Aging in Place presentation 3. Raffle and Auction 4. Good food, hand-crafted beer 5. Raising money for CHOA
What Is It? Invisible Speakers: Just like it sounds,
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designed to provide audiophile quality sound yet fit seamlessly in their surroundings. Live-Wall speakers are designed like traditional speakers, spring-mounted to be flush in the walls and invisible, heard behind paint, plaster or wallpaper.
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igital Interiors would like to thank everyone who helped make the 2nd Atlanta Housing Rebound Summit event a success. Special thanks go to vendors Crestron Klipsch and Lutron, and Atlanta CareGiver magazine. We couldn’t have done it without you. Other thanks to: • Bob Black, CAPS instructor for the NAHB • Frank Marengo, Klipsch • Nita Stallard, Atlanta CareGiver • Tyler Dupont, Lutron • Joe Laurin, Crestron Thanks everyone. You rock! q Vendors: Nita Stallard from Atlanta CareGiver and Frank Marengo from Klipsch
Charity Auction Winners
DII Raises Money for CHOA
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uring the Atlanta Housing Rebound Summit, Digital Interiors raffled off several prizes in a silent auction to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. On the auction block: • A fun weekend in a vacation villa on Tybee Island, won by Dan Weidmann • An iPod Nano was won by Bill Edwards • 27” LED TV, Scott Shaffer • BluRay player, Carol Smith • Klipsch Outdoor Speakers, top bidder was Larry Hoffmann • 3-year security monitoring, top bidder Carol Smith • Denon home theater receiver, winning bidder was Steve Feldman
Digital Interiors hosted a silent auction at the Atlanta Housing Rebound Summit, with all donations going to CHOA Carol Smith nabbed two items on the auction block, and won a gift basket raffle
Digital Interiors donated $1,000 to Children’s Healthcare. For more information on how you can help CHOA, please visit their website at www.choa.org. q
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Lutron: RadioRA2
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he Lutron RadioRA2 system offers more than lighting control. Tyler Dupont, residential system sales for the Southeast explains:
Energy Savings. Integrating lighting control, occupancy sensors, automated shades, and the thermostat, gives homeowners control over about 60% of the energy-using devices.
The three key benefits of the system Security: Simple controls, so no one walks into a dark house, plus lighting can be random while on vacation.
With the introduction of RadioRA2 Plug-in Devices, small appliances like heaters, lamps, printers, can be added to the system. All of these can now be turned of by pushing just one button.
Affordability: RadioRA2 brings integrated lighting controls to more homes than ever by being more affordable.
There’s an App For That Lutron introduces iPhone/iPad App: In the past month or two, they came out with a FREE RadioRA2 iPhone app that allows homeowners to control the system conveniently from via iPhone. The iPad app will be coming out shortly. For more info, visit lutron.com. q The RadioRA2 system from Lutron
DII hosts Lunch and Learns, offering CEUs. These seminars are a great way for builders and architects to learn more about integrated home technologies. For more details, contact Chuck Schlick at 770-844-5800. Look for your next issue of DigitalInk.