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September 17, 2009

Crestron Dealers Dominate Prestigious Electronic Lifestyles Awards at CEDIA EXPO

Three out of Four Designer Award Winners, Which Recognize the Best of the Best, Are Crestron Integrators

The annual Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) Electronic Lifestyles® Awards has become the industry standard for excellence in the art and science of home technology design and integration. When the judges announced the winners in more than 30 categories at CEDIA EXPO 2009 in Atlanta, GA., 75% of the winning projects featured Crestron home technology solutions. Entries were evaluated by two panels consisting of members from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), American Institute of Architects (AIA), and CEDIA and scored on technical merit and design/aesthetics, ensuring the very best projects were recognized.

The Designer Awards competition, which recognizes integrators in high profile categories including Best Large Home Theater, Best Media Room, Integrated Home and Technical Design, produced 58 total medal winners. Seventy-five percent of those winners are Crestron dealers. Even more notable, seven out of eight, or nearly 90% of the 25 first place winners were Crestron integrators. In the Industry Awards competition, the Electronic Systems Contractor of the Year, Electronic Systems Technician of the Year and Residential Electronic Systems Contractor Volunteer of the Year awards were also taken home by Crestron dealers.

"Crestron congratulates each one of the winners in all of the categories, and we applaud their hard work, dedication and innovation in driving our industry forward," said Crestron Executive Vice President, Randy Klein. "We are especially proud to have contributed once again to the success of so many of the dealers who were honored this year."

Here is a list of the Gold Level winning installations featuring Crestron. For a complete list of winners and project details go to CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Award Winners.

Electronic Systems Contractor of the Year
S.E.A.L. Solutions Inc., Sound Beach, NY

Electronic Systems Technician of the Year
Jason Spence, Audio Video Interiors, Medina, OH

Residential Electronic Systems Contractor Volunteer of the Year
Michael Creeden, M+R Digital Innovations, Inc., Spring Grove, IL

Best Large Home Theater Overall Winner
La Scala, Vancouver, BC

Best Integrated Home Overall Winner
T & T Automation (N.A) Ltd. Burnaby, BC

Large Home Theater Level II $75,000 - $150,000
DSI Entertainment Systems, Van Nuys, CA

Large Home Theater Level III $151,000 - $210,000
Erskine Group LLC, Smyrna, GA

Large Home Theater Level IV $211,000 - $290,000
Electronics Design Group, Piscataway, NJ

Large Home Theater Level V $291,000 - $390,000
Graytek Solutions Ltd, Coquitlam, BC

Large Home Theater Level VI $391,000 - $670,000
La Scala, Vancouver, BC

Large Home Theater Level VII $700,000+
OPUS Audio/Video/Control, North Haven, CT

Integrated Home Level II $100,000 - $215,000
Ambleside Logic, Hillsborough, CA

Integrated Home Level IV $261,000 - $450,000
Architectural Electronics, Inc., Winter Park , FL

Integrated Home Level V $451,000 - $500,000
Genesis Audio & Video ~FM~- Irvine, CA

Integrated Home Level VI $501,000 - $600,000
Graytek Solutions Ltd, Coquitlam, BC

Integrated Home Level VII $601,000 - $800,000
Innerspace Electronics, Inc., Port Chester, NY

Integrated Home Level VIII $801,000 - $1,000,000
La Scala-Yes, Vancouver, BC

Integrated Home Level IX $1,000,001 - $1,400,000
Audio Video Interiors, Medina, OH

Integrated Home Level X $1,400,001+
T & T Automation (N.A.) Ltd., Burnaby, BC

Media Room Technical Design
Genesis Audio & Video ~FM~, Irvine, CA

Special Project - Technical Design
DSI Entertainment Systems, Inc., Van Nuys, CA

Best Dressed System
Audio One Sound and Video Inc., N. Miami Beach, FL

Best Showroom
AudioVisions, Inc., Lake Forest, CA

Green Business Practices Recognition
Aurant, Salt Lake City, UT

Best Documentation
La Scala, Vancouver, BC

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