With the proliferation of smart home technologies that seem to have a solution to any potential condition in the home, how hard could it be to find...
Living in Place Technology for the Home Professional
Developing Better Living in Place Solutions By now the news has been sounded. The Baby Boomer generation, the largest generation of people in the...
Sourcing Window Treatments with Confidence
Interior designers have known for decades that window treatments are the secret finishing touch. However, for the typical consumer, these functional...
The Impact of an Older Population on the Custom Electronics Industry
For more than a decade ‘transformation’ has been used to describe many societal shifts. However, for this author, and authors who have been more...
Are You Discussing Radon Monitoring with Your Clients?
When you think of an invisible threat lurking in the air, you probably think viruses, mold or carbon monoxide (CO). However, there is another...
Swidget is a Modular Wall Outlet Bursting with Potential
KBIS was a whirlwind. Case in point: it has taken me nearly a month after its events to sit down and write this article. Let me make it clear,...
What Is Well Washing? And How Our Home Technology Industry Can Combat It
When a product or service becomes popular, it is not uncommon for opportunists to make attempts to “cash in.” Often, as soon as a trend becomes a...
How Do 150 Wellness Markets from Around the Globe Stack Up?
Right now, the size of the United States wellness market doubles that of any other nation. However, would it surprise you to know Switzerland spends...
Sell Human Centric Lighting with Confidence
If you’re a custom integrator you’ve probably heard the term ‘human centric lighting’ (HCL) quite a bit in the past few years. Following that,...
Could Integrators Tap into ‘Smart Water as a Service’ for Residential?
The ‘as-a-service’ model has become a regular facet of consumers lives. From Netflix to Spotify, even down to coffee and groceries, the...