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Forge – the new name for the combined Emerald Expo-Questex venture – is barely a few weeks old, but CEO Paul Miller is already doing the rounds to check out portions of the new and much-expanded portfolio. That included a stop at CEDIA Expo in Denver, where we had the chance to sit down with…

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Aug 2026

Podcast Video

Kinetics Noise Control on Making Rooms Sound as Good as They Look

Jason Ehrlich, business development manager of room acoustics in the home market at Kinetics Noise Control, sits down with us for a conversation about why acoustics deserve a much earlier place in the design process.

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Aug 2026

Podcast Video

Phoenix Marketing Group is Bringing Technology Further Upstream in Design Discussions

Bret Jacob at Phoenix Marketing Group discusses how the company is helping bridge the gap between integrators and the design-build community. The conversation explores why integrators need to be brought into projects earlier, how builders and designers can better understand technology’s role in luxury homes, and the tools Phoenix is building to support those relationships.

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Aug 2026

Industry News

Jason McGraw Previews CEDIA Expo 2026

With CEDIA Expo 2026 now just weeks away, the residential technology channel is once again preparing for its annual gathering of integrators, manufacturers, designers, builders, and industry partners. For Jason McGraw, group vice president for CEDIA Expo, the final countdown is busy, detailed, and full of momentum. In a conversation with Connected Design, McGraw said…

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Aug 2026

Podcast Video

Why Builder-Integrator Relationships Matter in the Modern Custom Home

Jason Bourg, owner of Bourg Builders + Design in North Central Arkansas, sits down to discuss how technology has become a natural part of his custom homebuilding process. Bourg shares his path from medicine to construction, how his lifelong interest in building shaped his company, and why home automation has become central to the way…

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Aug 2026

Podcast Video

Mitch Klein Looks Back on CEDIA, Design-Build Progress and the Channel’s Next Chapter

Mitch Klein joins the Connected Design Podcast to reflect on more than three decades in the custom integration industry and his long-running work with CEDIA.

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Aug 2026

Podcast Video

The Death of the Touch Panel is Highly Overstated

The touchscreen has taken a few shots lately, as design and technology conversations swing back toward buttons, switches, and voice control. But for Crestron’s Giles Sutton and Michael Short, the question is not whether one interface wins. The real story is how the right mix of touch, tactile control, voice, sensing, and automation makes a…

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Jul 2026

Podcast Video

Jeremy Rasti on Building and Evolving Crescendo, and Protecting Client Trust

For Jeremy Rasti, the path into custom integration started long before Crescendo Automation Audio Video opened its doors in Baton Rouge. Rasti talks about building Crescendo into a maturing integration firm, expanding from AV into lighting design, shades, and networking, and using peer groups and training to keep the business moving forward. The conversation also…

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Jul 2026

Industry News Video

HTSA Board President Talks Leadership Search, Next Chapter for the Group

HTSA has officially opened its search for a new Managing Director, beginning a planned leadership transition that will continue through the end of the year and mark the organization’s first major leadership change in more than a decade. Current Executive Director Jon Robbins, who has led HTSA since December 2015, will remain in place through…

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Jul 2026

Podcast Video

SureBright Explores How Whole-System Coverage Improves the Integrator’s Offering

Warranty programs have their own connotations that they carry. But, traditionally, they’re seen as single-product programs that are there in the event of a product failure to protect the consumer. For custom integrators, who install products in myriad rooms and across a variety of categories and price points, the idea of attaching a warranty to…

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Forge CEO Talks Future of CEDIA Expo and More

Kinetics Noise Control on Making Rooms Sound as Good as They Look

Phoenix Marketing Group is Bringing Technology Further Upstream in Design Discussions

Jason McGraw Previews CEDIA Expo 2026

Why Builder-Integrator Relationships Matter in the Modern Custom Home

Mitch Klein Looks Back on CEDIA, Design-Build Progress and the Channel’s Next Chapter

The Death of the Touch Panel is Highly Overstated

Jeremy Rasti on Building and Evolving Crescendo, and Protecting Client Trust

HTSA Board President Talks Leadership Search, Next Chapter for the Group

SureBright Explores How Whole-System Coverage Improves the Integrator’s Offering

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