In our last blog, we discussed the variety of what constitutes “smart” home technology systems (including lighting and shading control, whole home audio and video distribution, home theaters and media rooms, energy management, surveillance, networking, video conferencing and much more), and said we’d be dedicating 2 blog editions to helping you find the right smart home expert.

In that edition, we presented the importance of starting with a plan, doing your research online, and recommended appraising the work of the firms with which you might be partnering. Again, if you live in the West Michigan area or beyond, we hope to have the opportunity to work on your custom electronics project. But, even if you work with someone besides Automation Design + Entertainment, we still want to make sure you are armed with the information required to make the best hire. Once you have a number of prospective integration firms, it’s time to dig a little deeper:

At Automation Design + Entertainment, we greatly enjoy working with homeowners to help make their automated technology dreams come true. But what about the office?

So much of today’s connectivity and automation can be incorporated into your life at the office, not integrating these solutions is taking a chance on clients leaving with the impression that you’re out of touch. When you partner with Automation Design + Entertainment, your modern office guarantees you’ll make the best first impression every time.

Home technology systems have quickly grown in scale and complexity. Whether remodelling an existing space or constructing a new Michigan home (and maybe home theater), you’re going to want to work with a personal technology professional who is adept at collaborating with interior designers, architects, electricians and more. Why? AD+E has a few reasons why it’s important to you to hire, as well as why it’s enormously important to us to BE, a CEDIA-certified electronics firm…