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CEDIA Opens Call for Education Proposals for ISE 2027

We're just a few weeks away from CEDIA Expo singing its swan song in the Mile High City, but that hasn't slowed the CEDIA the association from looking ahead to the next big event on the custom integration industry's calendar. CEDIA, this week, opened its call for education session proposals for Integrated Systems Europe 2027,…

ByConnected DesignJuly 16, 20260Comments

Coastal Source Expands Lighting, Audio Options for Designed Outdoor Spaces

Coastal Source is broadening its outdoor lighting and audio portfolio with several additions aimed at giving designers, builders, and integrators more control over how technology disappears into the built environment. The company’s latest updates are led by two new EVO architectural lighting fixtures: the EVO Press Fit Shielded Surface Light and the EVO Press Fit…

ByConnected DesignJuly 15, 20260Comments

Industry News

Integrators Have an Identity Problem

This whole thing started with one of those silly mailers. You know the kind, it lists out all the local home services you could possibly need. This one in particular is put together by a company called Best Pick Reports. Like any homeowner who has stared down a project list, I flipped through it. HVAC?…

ByRob StottJuly 14, 20261Comment

Podcast Video

Loewe Brings Its Luxury Electronics Vision to the North American Market

Loewe North America General Manager Jeff Costello discusses the brand’s methodical launch in the U.S. market.

ByRob StottJuly 13, 20260Comments

Industry Events Industry News

CEDIA to Offer RP32 Audio Verification Training at CEDIA Expo

CEDIA will host the first North American workshop for its RP32: Audio System Measurement and Verification Recommended Practice at CEDIA Expo 2026, bringing hands-on training around a standard that could have meaningful implications for how integrators, designers, and builders define, verify, and communicate audio performance. The full-day RP32: Audio System Measurement and Verification Workshop will take place Monday, Aug.…

ByRob StottJuly 10, 20260Comments

Commercial Lighting & Shading

Royal Albert Hall’s Flexible Lighting Upgrade

A demanding global performance calendar at Royal Albert Hall calls for a house rig that can move from orchestral work and spoken-word events to rock, pop, broadcast, and immersive visual moments.

ByConnected DesignJuly 9, 20260Comments

Audio & Video Industry News

ZION Luxury TV Brings Video Walls Outdoors

Imported by selective design, the Spain-built Micro-LED line leans into large-format outdoor performance, architectural flexibility, and luxury customization for residential and marine projects.

ByRob StottJuly 8, 20260Comments

Lighting & Shading

Constrained Creativity: Navigating the Maze

Creativity does not require unlimited freedom. This reflection explores how constraints shape better design, from lighting and technology to client experience.

ByBruce ClarkJuly 8, 20260Comments

Industry News Smart Home

Matter is Improving. Should Integrators Worry?

The Matter platform has always carried a rather powerful promise. Smart home devices should just work. Getting multiple products to talk to one another shouldn’t require the homeowner to become a part-time systems engineer. A smart light switch should be able to work with any voice assistant. A connected thermostat shouldn’t be hindered just because…

ByRob StottJuly 7, 20260Comments

Podcast Video

Chris Oram Leads Audio Advice Expansion Into Las Vegas

Chris is in the midst of a unique journey helping the Audio Advice team open its sixth showroom, and first this far West as the brand enters Las Vegas. As the General Manager of the location, he’s got his hands full planning and executing the build-out, while also introducing the brand to a new crop…

ByConnected DesignJuly 6, 20260Comments

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