High-end residential lighting design presents a major opportunity for integrators, especially given the lack of dedicated lighting experts on most projects. Unlike other smart home technologies, great lighting has an immediate, visible impact that homeowners easily value, making it a compelling offering. However, success in this space demands a deep skill set, including CAD proficiency, thorough documentation, and the ability to integrate with interior design. In this episode, we’re joined by Vanessa Macedo from John Cullen Lighting, Dan Griffiths from the Lighting Industry Association, Daniel Hughes from Lutron and James Ratcliffe from Homeplay to share their insights and experience.

Recorded at the CEDIA Tech + Business Summit in London.

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In this special episode, we take you inside WOWhouse!

WOWhouse! is a pop-up showhouse at the Design Centre in Chelsea Harbour open for the month of June into early July and featuring 22 rooms and outdoor spaces, each one created by a different interior design studio.

What makes WOWHouse! 2025 so interesting is the role that technology is playing in realising a number of these designs.

We’ll be hearing from Alex Dauley of Alex Dauley Design, Durgesh Sinh of Nucleus AV who have created the first Media Room at WOWhouse! and Abby Fox of LC-AV who has collaborated with Peter Mikic on the Dining Room. Then, we catch up with Clèmence Pirajean and James Lees of Pirajean Lees who have a unique take on adding music to the Library they have designed at WOWhouse!. All share stories of their involvement, and their thinking on the interface between technology and interior design.

Find out more about WOWhouse! at www.dcch.co.uk.

Thanks to our series partners, DbM.

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Everyone’s journey in the smart home industry is a winding path of triumphs, detours, and the occasional spectacular failure. These moments often hold the most valuable insights. In this candid discussion, we unpack the real, raw lessons that only experience can teach with the help of Ben Pratt from White Onyx Automation and Stuart Lillis from Limitless Automation.

Recorded at the CEDIA Tech + Business Summit in Edinburgh in front of a live audience.

Thanks to our podcast partners, DbM, for their support.

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With the CEDIA Awards deadline fast approaching, we bring you a special episode focused on the event of the year for the smart home sector. We find out what it takes to win a project award in a conversation with Rob Sutherland of Inspired Dwellings, Rob shares the inside story of their fantastic Cavendish Square project, winner of the Best MDU category at the CEDIA EMEA Awards 2024. Then, we hear from Jenn McGuire, CEDIA’s Senior Membership Manager with all the news on deadlines and categories for the CEDIA EMEA Awards 2025.

Thanks to our partner, DbM, for their support. We support Together For Cinema.

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We’re at the CEDIA Tech + Business Summit in Bristol in front of a live audience with renowned industry guru, Steve Moore to look at a new Smart Home Assurance scheme from CEDIA. What is the scheme all about? How will it benefit property developers and their homebuyers? And what can CEDIA members do to get involved as an assessor for the scheme? Join us in this episode to find out the answers to these questions and more. 

Thanks to our partner, DbM, for their support.   

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Smart home technology is crossing over from residential to commercial, hospitality and other applications. In this episode, we find out how it can enhance and personalise the customer experience and look at where business opportunities exist for integrators with the help of Kevin Wilton from SMC, Jack Cornish of Tateside and Stephen Rhead of Sonos.

This discussion was part of the CEDIA Stage Talks programme at ISE 2025. 

Thanks to our supporters, Sonos and DbM. We support Together For Cinemas.  

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For this episode, we're joined by Giff and Melanie Malcolm of Bespoke Home Cinemas and Roddy Abbott from Cinemabuild Systems as we discuss how best to identify the right client for your business. How do you pitch professional home cinema design and installation, what is the process of setting expectations with your customer and what are the clues to look for when embarking on a project.

Thanks to our partners Integrated Systems Europe and Distributed by Meridian.

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We sit down with Kyri Androu from smart home automation company, Electricus to find out how he moved from working as an electrical contractor to building a successful smart home business and sharing his expertise with others at the start of their careers. What motivates him about the smart home industry, how did he grow his knowledge and where does he see the future for those who want to be integrators in the future? Thanks to our partners Integrated Systems Europe and DbM. We support Together For Cinema.  

In this special show, we look ahead to Integrated Systems Europe, the premier event for smart home professionals, taking place at the Fira in Barcelona from 4-7 February 2025.

Host Jeff Hayward sits down with Mike Blackman, Managing Director of Integrated Systems Events and Daryl Friedman, CEO of CEDIA, a co-owner of the show, to find out why next year’s event will be a must-attend for the smart home community. We also hear from Paul Dolenc, CEDIA’s VP of Education & Training about the CEDIA Smart Home Technology Conference taking place at ISE 2025 - CEDIA’s biggest in-person education programme ever at ISE.

Thanks to our series partner Integrated Systems Europe for their support.

In this episode, we visit the recently re-designed L-Acoustics showroom in Highgate which now features HYRISS, an immersive sound system capable of adapting perfectly to any listening space for any purpose within the home or yacht.  Nick Fichte from L-Acoustics talks us through the technology and how integrators can bring customers the ultimate, versatile, high-performance audio experience. Thanks to our partners Integrated Systems Europe and DbM. We support Together For Cinema.