We design and specify distributed audio, lighting control, shading, and climate integration for Charlotte-area homes, unified into a single intuitive control experience, coordinated with your architect and electrician from the earliest planning stages.
Start a ProjectMost homes end up with audio, lighting, shading, and climate controlled by different apps, different remotes, and different installers, none of which talk to each other. We specify these as one coordinated system from the start, so a single "movie night" or "goodnight" scene can dim the lights, lower the shades, and start the music at once.
For new builds and renovations, that means flagging the wiring, panel, and rough-in needs before drywall, alongside your architect and electrician. For homes that are already finished, we lean on wireless and minimally invasive approaches to deliver the same experience.
The result is a system that's simple for anyone in the house to use day to day, and serviceable and upgradeable years down the road.
People often use the terms interchangeably. In practice, home automation is the systems doing the work (lighting, shading, climate, audio), and a smart home is what you get when those systems are unified into one intuitive control experience instead of five separate apps.
In most cases, yes. We find wireless and minimally invasive approaches for retrofits, and reserve more invasive wiring for situations where it's genuinely worth it.
We specify equipment based on what's right for the project and budget rather than pushing one brand. We'll walk through the options and tradeoffs as part of the design process.
No. Climate and shading control are typically specified as part of the same system, so everything responds to one set of schedules and scenes instead of being managed independently.