HTA Update - 06/17/2009 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
Builders and Electronic Systems Contractors: Overcoming Challenges to Working Together
Creating Solutions Together: Custom Builder Symposium + Design Institute
NAHB to Pilot a New Home Integration Course at Custom Builder Symposium/Design Institute
HTA Spring Meeting Brings Changes, New Faces
CEDIA Member Highlight: Ambleside Logic
Save 15% on NAHB Safety Products at BuilderBooks During National Safety Month
Building Green Provides Unanticipated Benefits
Here's Your Chance to Make a Difference: Sign Up to Serve on NAHB Committees
Homing in on Home Technology
CEDIA Courses Offered as NAHB Continuing Education
New Horizons: Trends in Home Technology
Keeping Up with Technology

CEDIA Member Highlight: Ambleside Logic

Designing for multiple different lifestyles and personalities is a technique CEDIA members are experts with. The wife and husband in this household had very different expectations. He’s interested in state-of-the-art technology: high-definition video distribution, secure, wireless access throughout (including outside, by the pool), and energy management. She’s focused on user experience, streamlining family life and ensuring that their young children can control what they need to without disrupting the rest of the house. Ambleside Logic integrated an extensive system in this 13,000-square-foot estate that was flexible, easy to use and energy efficient. A plasma in the master bedroom is stored in a vaulted ceiling, rotates down and swivels, and can be viewed from the bed, chaise or bathroom.

A Crestron control system is distributed across five processors, 90 keypads, 12 hand-held remotes and 18 touchpanels. Keypads control 500+ fixtures in the home and grounds including lights, shades, drapes and windows. Of course, the children have limited control over the system, such as maximum volume levels, lighting scenes and pre-sets for turning on parentally approved content.

Residential Electronic Systems Contractor/CEDIA member:

Ambleside Logic
Hillsborough, Calif.
www.al.net

Architect:

Gumbinger Avram Architects Inc.
San Mateo, Calif.

Builder:

Peninsula Custom Home
Foster City, Calif.

Interior Designer:

Leslie Emlay Interiors
San Mateo, Calif.

Equipment from the following manufacturers was used in this project: Activated Decore, Active Thermal Management, Ashly, Brivo, Canare, Chief, Crestron, Denon, Extron, Furman, GE Security, Holovision, Kaleidescape, Leviton, Liberty Cable, Linksys, Middle Atlantic, Monster, NEC, OnQ, Panasonic, Panel Crafters, Qsc, Sonance, Speco, TiVo, Toshiba, Triad, Tripp Lite, Wavetrend, and Yamaha.

Time and Expertise:

Client Interviews: 200
Electronic Design and Engineering: 1200
Proposal and System Documentation Preparation: 100
Project Management: 600
Pre-wire/Rough-in: 400
Trim-out: 1200

CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA Members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s Web site at www.cedia.org.