The Integrated Home

Instagram is a key social media platform for integrators but how can they make best use of it for their business? After hosting a Social Media for Integrators class at ISE 2024, we grabbed 15 minutes with Amanda Wildman from TruMedia Home and Jenn Mallett from Level Up Automation to find out how they approach Instagram, the tools they use and the best advice that they have for integrators on how t...

In the latest episode, we sit down with Wendy Griffiths from CEDIA to hear about the Association's plans for 2024 with news on its NextGen initiative, the CEDIA Awards and membership growth and development. Recorded at ISE 2024. Thanks to our series supporter, DbM. We support Together for Cinema.  

We’re delighted to bring you the voice of a client and an influencer for the very first time on the show, with Louise Boyce joining the show, better known on Instagram as Mamastillgotit. We find out her views on home technology, how they’ve changed and how technology has been deployed on her project, Home of Boyce. We also hear from her integrator, Adam Wolfe of Art of Integration about his experi...

How and why do takeovers happen? What challenges do they produce? And how do you deal with them? We're joined by Paul Mcken of Electric Frog, and Durgesh Sinh of Nucleus AV as they delve into the world of takeover projects. Learn how they expertly navigate the difficult paths of ‘Hostile Takeovers’ in this episode of The Integrated Home podcast. We thank our partners, DbM and Integrated Systems Eu...

How does adding a magician to the project team influence the home automation for a property? Find out in this episode from Rob Hulse, Design Manager at London-based integrator, SMC, as we discuss their CEDIA award-winning project, The IO House.  Learn how this scheme frequently raised the bar for SMC and the technology that they employed to meet a particularly exacting brief.    We thank our partn...

In this episode, we talk AI and its implications for the smart home integration community with two luminaries from the CEDIA Tech Council, Peter Aylett and Rich Green.  Listen in to find out what they think about AI, what it means for home technology professionals and which Hollywood movie they believe most accurately describes our AI future.  We thank our partners AWE Europe, Sony and DbM for the...

Health and wellness continue to be top priorities in residential design, according to the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). ASID’s 2023 Trends Outlook report identifies a growth towards holistic healthy living, and interior design that addresses both the mind and body. As part of this evolution, what role does home technology have to play in delivering a comfortable, healthier and moo...

In this episode we hear all about RP22, the new Recommended Practice from CEDIA for the design of immersive audio within private entertainment spaces. We sit down with Walt Zerbe, Senior Director of Technology and Standards at CEDIA to look in detail at RP22, how its principles can be applied to the real world and what its impact will be for integrators and their clients. Zerbe believes it will ce...

In this episode, we are joined by Keith Jones from design service specialist, designflow, and James Taylor from integration firm, CEAV. They are here to discuss the importance of design and documentation in smart home technology projects.  Keith and James shed light on why the design process is valued differently by clients and some integrators in the industry and explain the benefits of professio...

We're in Bristol to experience the new showroom of Cinemaworks.  Business owner, Owen Maddock, talks us through the design of this impressive space, the challenges he faced in building and opening the cinema and how his collaboration with Fraser Besant Lighting works in practice.  Thanks to AWE Europe, Sony and DbM for their support. We support Together For Cinema.     

We caught up with Ben Pratt from B Electrical and White Onyx Automation to hear about his journey from electrical contracting into the world of home automation installation and social media influencing.  Recorded at ISE 2023.  Thanks to AWE Europe, Sony and DbM for their support. We support Together For Cinema.     

We're at Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona to hear all about the winner of the Best Integrated Home Level IV in the CEDIA Awards 2022, House BE.  Jan Martins from multi-award-winning integrator, Woelf, talks with Jeff about the background to the project and how the company brings together KNX and Control4 technologies to deliver a stunning, contemporary home with an emphasis on comfort, conve...

In this episode we get to hear the inside story of another CEDIA Award winner with the help of Stephen Nevison from Intuitive Homes. The company’s Cooper House project won the Best Integrated Home Level II Award at the CEDIA EMEA Awards 2022 as well as scooping the Excellence in Lighting, Life Lived Best at Home and Technology Meets Design categories too. We are supported by AWE Europe, Sony and D...

In this episode, recorded at ISE 2023 in Barcelona, we sit down with Daryl Friedman, Global President and CEO of CEDIA to find out how the organisation is supporting the industry with new initiatives on advocacy, connection and education.  We're grateful to our series partners AWE Europe, Sony and Distributed by Meridian for their backing. We support Together For Cinema. 

Presenter Shereen Russell talks with Katy Bradshaw and Barry Sheldrick from podcast partner, Distributed By Meridian (DbM), in this New Year edition to kick off our sixth series. Katy and Barry look forward to the year ahead for the brands DbM represents and the prospects for more industry growth in 2023.  We support Together For Cinema.  

In an end-of-year special, we’re joined by Stuart Tickle from podcast partner, AWE Europe, who casts an eye over 2022 and shares his thoughts on what’s in store for 2023, including the return of AWE’s Motorsport Sensation promotion. We support Together For Cinema. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our listeners. See you in 2023!

In this episode, we’ll be taking a round of Crazy Golf – that’s the name of the project – in the company of James Ratcliffe from Surrey-based integrator, Homeplay  as we find out what it takes to win the Best Media Room category in the CEDIA EMEA Awards as well as the prestigious Best Media Room Global title. We're grateful to our series partners AWE Europe, Sony and Distributed by Meridian for th...

What's happened to industry supply chains and how can integrators deal with the issues they're facing? We talk to David Smith of SMC and Tom Williamson of Element 29 for their views on the current situation and advice on how to manage it.   We're grateful to our series partners AWE Europe, Sony and Distributed by Meridian for their backing. We support Together For Cinema. 

In this episode, we take another look at the demo space with two businesses who are re-imagining how it works for their clients and their business.  We’re delighted to spend time first with Alex Jones and Gavin Baker of The Smart Home Garden and then we talk with Owen Maddock of Cinemaworks about his new cinema showroom in Bristol.     We're grateful to our series partners AWE Europe, Sony and Dis...

We take a close look at The Arabian in this episode - a South African project which secured top prize in the Best Media Room Level II category in the CEDIA Awards 2021 as well as the prestigious Global accolade for Best Media Room.   Nick Caripis from Joburg-based integrator, BNC Technology, tells us the story of this amazing project. We learn about the various installation challenges, how BNC suc...

In this show, we explore what’s new, exciting and also, just sometimes, a little bit mad in the world of garden entertainment.    We talk with two people from the industry who have a passion for how technology can transform the outdoor as well as the indoor experience - Simon Clarke from Clarke Infinity and James Brown from The Cinema Company. We're grateful to our series partners Farnell, AWE Eur...

From the home of Integrated Systems Europe 2022 in Barcelona, we bring an international dimension to this episode as we learn all about a very special home cinema, indeed, a winner of the Best Home Cinema Level II in the CEDIA Awards 2021. We talk with Marc-Etienne Huneau from Lyon-based multi-award-winning integrator, Dark Side of the Room (DSR), to hear about the brief, the challenges and the so...

Government figures state that 19% of the UK population was aged 65 or over in 2019, that’s around 12.3 million people, with those in this age bracket, making up 24% of the population by 2043 (17.4 million people). Can smart home technology help support independent living for longer for people in this age group and those who are less able? Is our industry even capable of delivering these solutions?...

In this show, we look at the user experience.  With CEDIA having just launched a new Programming Specialist Pathway, we talk to Hassan Ahouiek from Unity Technology and Marcus Jackson Baker from the Integrated Experience to examine the state of programming in our industry and learn how we can improve that all-important user experience.   We're grateful to our series partners AWE Europe, Sony and D...

In this show, we take an in-depth look at an impressive project from the 2021 CEDIA EMEA Awards. A winner of the Best Integrated Home Level III and Best Media Room Level II categories, Clink Wharf is an impressive whole-home scheme from London integration firm, Cornflake, featuring a Dolby Atmos cinema and a hi-powered Media Room.    We're joined by Cornflake’s Ben Rodrick for a tour of this fanta...