
Crestron dealers are world-class integrators and system designers, installing the most impressive integrated solutions in the world. We thank everyone who took the time from their busy schedules to showcase their passion, hard work and dedication to their clients.
We received more than 200 entries - double the amount from last year - from 26 states, the UK, Australia, Canada, and Mexico, representing millions of dollars worth of equipment. Choosing just one winner for each category was very difficult. The winners are truly the best of the best.
It is inspiring to see what is being done with our technology out in the field and the awesome projects that resulted. Each year exceeds the previous, and you consistently perform at the highest levels. We appreciate all your hard work, dedication and creativity, which were essential to both your success and ours this year, and we look forward to seeing the amazing new projects you'll have for us next year.
This luxury penthouse offers nearly 6,000 square feet of unique and renovated Georgian-style architecture, large windows, and spectacular aerial views of the breathtaking Salt Lake. The biggest challenge was transforming the family room with floor-to-ceiling windows into an entertainment room, without ruining the ambiance.
A 7.2 surround sound system was placed in the ceiling and a 50" plasma display was installed on a swing mount hidden in the ceiling. With the press of one button on the TPMC-8L touchpanel, the ceiling opens to reveal the TV, which unfolds and rests right above the fireplace. The shades are programmed to move automatically throughout the day to manage the abundance of natural light.
An Adagio Entertainment System beautifully integrates whole-house audio, video and shades. Crestron 8" touchpanels, 12-key keypads, and ML-600 remotes are sprinkled throughout the residence to provide complete and convenient whole house control of this visual paradise.
This ski-in/out vacation home in Park City's exclusive "Colony" development takes advantage of the natural mountain beauty, making it perfect for apres' ski entertainment. Providing exactly what the homeowner wanted, three BIPAD8 Audio Distribution Processors deliver 24 zones of distributed audio through the expansive property. A custom "Global Audio/Video" page on the TPMC-8X touchpanel displays all AV zones on one page to monitor the entire property with at-a-glance convenience.
A unique "Send To" features enables any audio or video source to be sent to any part of the house, room by room or in groups of rooms, right from the touchpanel. Volume controls are programmed to ramp up smoothly from zero to 40% to avoid startling guests. In addition to this awesome audio design, HVAC and seven zones of video is seamlessly controlled through multiple touchpanels and from any Web browser utilizing XPanel.
Just a few blocks from Independence Hall in historic Old City Philadelphia, two adjacent townhouses built in the 1800s were completely stripped down and combined to form this one spacious, stately and best engineered residence. Integrated Crestron technology includes seven video zones, 13 audio zones, and 15 HVAC zones. A Crestron Green LightĘ lighting control system utilizes independent and fail safe backup processing, while reigning in 165 individual lighting loads.
Creative wiring and a variety of strategically located user interfaces, including TPS-6L in-wall touchpanels, wireless TPMC- 8X's and TPMC-4XG handhelds streamlines control of all this system has to offer, while meeting the challenge of blending new technology into a 19th century structure.
This oceanfront residence in Malibu was completely remodeled into a modern entertainment paradise with spectacular views of the Pacific ocean. Having spent time in a luxury suite at an exclusive Vegas hotel, the owner, also an avid sports fan, wanted the same level of intuitive control in the new residence, while maintaining a clean, contemporary aesthetic in every room.
Featuring 18 zones of distributed audio and 11 zones of video, the fully integrated Crestron system controls whole home entertainment, lighting, shades, HVAC systems, and security from any room.
This lakefront oasis in Garza Garcia, Mexico features distributed audio and multi-zone lighting control throughout lush gardens, including 7 ponds, a man-made river, pool and patio with a bar/grill area.
One of the first 103" plasma displays in Mexico highlights the media room, and WiFi throughout the grounds allows outdoor control of all systems from multiple touchpanels. Totally connected inside and out, the integrated Crestron system controls HVAC, entertainment and lighting across this expansive lush property.
This Beverly Hills home screams big and bad, with 23 distributed HD TV displays delivering 12 sources per TV, 29 zones of audio, including underwater speakers in the pool, 54 zones of lighting indoors and out, 7 HVAC zones, 16 CCTV cameras and 18 touchpanels. The project was a huge retrofit, which made non-evasive connectivity options a huge challenge.
Implementing infiNET wireless solutions, including keypads, dimmers and switches, this home now serves as the dealer's best testimonial.
What began as a sports and recreation center for the family soon morphed into a semi-public multi-use facility. This sports complex with a residential feel includes a full-size gymnasium which also serves as a presentation hall, heated outdoor tennis court, billiards room, a brilliant kitchen, large home theater, and full-service sports bar.
Using a combination of Crestron residential and commercial lighting and shade control systems, with 90 lighting loads in 12 zones, the challenges of lighting this diverse and open floor plan were easily overcome.
When the previous integrator abruptly vacated the project on a 3-floor penthouse in this historic100 year old Boston brownstone, Maverick was called in to pick up the pieces. With four different contractors installing disparate controls for A/V, HVAC, Lighting/Shade and security control, Crestron technology and some very creative GUI design was implemented at the 11th hour to turn an integration nightmare into a streamlined, easy-to-use whole home dream system.
The highly intuitive user interface provides relevant and constant feedback of all home systems, the sophisticated alarm system, and interfaces seamlessly with EMS, Police & Fire Departments.
A private basketball court and pool on the roof are just a few cool features of this luxury hi-rise Manhattan penthouse. With a full blown Crestron integration of home theater, distriubuted audio and video, lighting/shades, and security, this penthouse leaves nothing to your imagination.
The rooftop bar and outdoor home theater provide the perfect party environment, while the 12' anamorphic screen and DVPHD-Quad digital video processor in the media room enables the sports fanatic owner to monitor four baseball games, in high definition, at once.
Elevator control, wind speed monitoring, and moisture sensing sound like something reserved only for NASA engineers. Or, when Crestron innovation is at work. This high rise penthouse on Central Park is smarter than most homeowners.
When a car arrives, the system sends a voice annunciation to a touchpanel indicating which car has arrived, and allowing the homeowner to open the door downstairs. When the wind blows above 20mph, the motorized awnings retract, and a message sent to the house manager.
Moisture sensors near HVAC units, sinks, tubs and refrigerators send an email message to the building super if water is detected in those areas. This just scratches the surface of what the home is capable of thanks to this innovative design.
This 1-acre beach haven on Key Biscayne (FL) features one of the first ever residential installations of Crestron DigitalMedia (DM) technology. The challenge was integrating and distributing multiple high definition and analog media sources, and a 16-channel CCTV security system that covered the entire property, into a single, property-wide managed solution.
Solving both long distance issues and HD signal management for various types of signals - including two AppleTV boxes, Blu-ray, a media server, multiple Direct TV feeds, and PS3 game consoles - were critical to meeting the homeowners expectations and delivering a fully integrated system. Using the DM-MD16x16 DigitalMedia switcher, high performance multi-room signal distribution was effortlessly accomplished, and the long distances required for the security cameras across the expansive property were promptly and permanently solved.
A unique 32" touchpanel, created by the TPS-GA-TPI Touchpanel Interface, plus Crestron Intercom Audio and Video Distribution Processors, Crestron thermostats and CEN-IDOCs highlight this whole home and distinctive DM implementation, automating security, entertainment, HVAC and lighting control.
This Trump Tower condo received an extreme upgrade to its existing home technology system, complementing the plush interior design and spectacular midtown Manhattan views. Adding new wireless TPMC-8X touchpanels and relocating existing panels, provides whole house Internet access and streaming video, in addition to seamless control of all lighting, shades, and distributed audio and video.
Leveraging WiFi and Web browsing capabilities of TPMC-8X to suit the Wall Street trader, all GUIs were customized to access real time financial market data and financial websites. A unique alarm clock feature activates preferred music, lighting, and shade settings at preset times. This extreme makeover exemplifies the scalability and investment value of Crestron technology, without having to scrap an existing system and start from scratch.
When a Billboard Top 100 blues artist is interested in a property-wide, multi-building integration of all home technology, you can bet a recording studio will be included. Four buildings include the main residence, guest house, garage/studio and pool house and are interconnected with multimode fiber and gigabit Ethernet switches.
The compound features a combined 33 distributed zones of video, 43 zones central music zones, six surround sound systems, 25 HVAC zones, a snowmelt system, 64 cameras and 90 lighting control zones.
In addition to the panoramic ocean and bay views, the finest trim and detailed millwork, and 30' ceilings, this ultimate connected home features 26 zones of distributed audio for the music loving owners, 18 heating and cooling zones, five distributed video zones, 180 zones of Crestron Green Light® lighting control, with wired and wireless computer networks. Sixty-five Crestron keypads, seven touchpanels and a browser-based GUI provide one-touch control of this architectural gem from literally anywhere.