These days modern homeowners are looking for their new properties to have smart technology incorporated into the build.  And if you’re an architect or designer, that might seem a bit daunting to take on.

What does smart home automation mean for you?  If your clients are looking for these smart solutions in their homes, then it’s vital you learn about these features and how you can include them in your constructions and plans.

In this blog, we’ll go through the basics of home automation, and how you can bring this tech to your Bergen County, NJ clients.

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The season for warmer weather is here, which means (hopefully) more time spent outside enjoying the reprieve from the harsh cold of New Jersey. And what better way to enjoy it than with smart technology to make your property luxurious, convenient and efficient?

Home automation can turn a house into a home — a smart home at that. So what exactly does that mean? As a Control4 certified showroom dealer, you can see for yourself in any of our showrooms as we participate in the #C4Yourself event on May 31 (RSVP below).

In this blog, we’ll look at what exactly smart home technology is capable of, what home automation can do for your property when set up correctly, and the importance of working with a Control4 certified showroom dealer.

Open-concept floor plans have definitely hit it big in recent years. Homes and businesses are saying no to walls and yes to open-concept. If you’re a builder or architect in the Manhattan, NY area, you’ve likely already adjusted your building plans to accommodate this trend, but have you put plenty of thought into the result?

The result of open-concept layouts is, simply put, noise. Without walls to muffle sound, the noise from electronics, footsteps and most importantly, speech, are all amplified within the space.

So what can builders and architects do to deliver home and office building designs that your customers will love for years to come? Incorporate acoustics into construction (in this case, sound masking in particular).

Motorized shades are definitely hitting it big in Manhattan lately. It’s quickly going from a rare sight to something I see in most properties.

You know what else I see a lot? Smart shading installations done the wrong way.

You don’t want to look back at your installed window treatments and wish you could have a do-over. So let’s avoid the time machine and dig into the most common problems I see on a regular basis – if you know what they are upfront, you can take steps to avoid them!