For the third holiday season running, Crestron is donating Bombas socks — and for the second year in a row, the socks the company purchases go to frontline healthcare workers. Bombas matches those donations by giving a pair of socks to homeless shelters for every pair Crestron buys.

The options for home audio can be overwhelming: amps, speakers, sources ­— how does a consumer make sense of it all? What are the right systems for music and movies? What factors play into these decisions — such as sources, room types, and so on? And how can a homeowner be assured that they’re specifying quality gear?

As a home automation professional, you know (almost) everything there is to know about luminaire, Kelvin, light output, dimming, lighting control, up lighters, chandeliers, and everything in between. So, it’s easy to forget that the best form of light is daylight. Well unless you recently had the experience I had while on vacation!

Working from home will remain an option in many organizations. In fact, some of the world’s largest companies plan to keep remote work as a long-term business strategy, causing homeowners to have to evaluate the best setup for their home office space. Architects and developers are designing homes with dedicated home office spaces and more flexible designs to accommodate working and learning from home. This is true for both new builds, as well as retrofits where a home office space had not been necessary before. 

As Crestron expands its line of motorized shading options, there’s been a lot of attention paid to the materials that go into these products — including the fabrics and styles. There’s been a tremendous amount of input from the design/build community to create top-notch solutions — solutions that really need to be experienced firsthand by your clients.