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WHOLE-HOUSE SMART HOME UNDER $150K | SILVER + BRONZE
Systems Design
& Installation
Advanced Integrated
Controls
Bluffton, S.C.
Engineering Cable Runs Central to Retrofit
A lot of coordination beTHE
SCOPE OF this
retrofit project was to
offer the clients seamless
integration of the entertainment,
security and HVAC
features of their house. The
" seamless " part of that was
most difficult for Advanced
Integration Controls in
dealing with a post-construction
house in which it
needed to create conduit
feeds in the crawlspace
among other things.
tween the team, builders, and
designers was required to ensure
that every feature of the
house from the pool to the
home theater could correctly
land back to one hub and be
easily configured into a new
system, AIC explains.
The company used Elan to
control the multiple subsystems.
Among the installed
tech are 14 4K video zones
using an Elan 16 Channel Ultra
Matrix and a dozen high-res
audio zones powered by Parasound
Halo amplifiers. The
multiple outdoor audio zones
are paired with SpeakerCraft
hardscape subwoofers to
bump up bass.
AIC implemented an Access
Networks / Ruckus Wi-Fi
backbone and used Bluebolt
technology to monitor
the entire system 24/7. The
camera system includes Elan
4MP Outdoor Turret cameras
with full analytics; Elan
Thermostats with humidity
control help reduce overall
wall clutter. CE Pro
Systems & Equipment
Elan controls * Lutron
lighting * Sony, SunBrite
displays * KEF, Elan speakers
* SpeakerCraft, JL Audio subs
* Parasound, Yamaha audio *
Stewart Filmscreen screen *
Middle Atlantic racks
Systems Design
& Installation
Audio Breakthroughs
Manhasset, N.Y.
Summer Home Living's a Breeze
THIS PROJECT
redefined what Audio
Breakthroughs thought was
possible in terms of balancing
decor, performance and ease
of use, the integrator says.
The home theater system
sounds amazing and offers
perfect daytime/nighttime
viewing options while blending
into the open floor plan.
The lighting system provides
a minimal aesthetic while still
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offering robust control.
Through Control4, Audio
Breakthroughs integrated
Lutron lighting/shades,
August door locks, Lifx LED
strip lighting, Honeywell
alarm, Aprilaire thermostats,
Nest thermostats, Luma
surveillance, Hydrawise
irrigation, Sonos audio and
motorized projection in the
theater.
" We created the program
to minimize the time a
client would have to spend
performing mundane tasks.
A great example of this is
the arrival scene which was
designed after reviewing
what the client normally
does/wants when they arrive
to their summer home, " says
Audio Breakthrough's Spencer
Clark. The scene disables
the alarm, opens the garage,
unlocks the mudroom door,
turns on lights inside after
sunset, turns on relaxing music
in the public rooms, opens
shades, enables the selection
of certain scenes when the
client is home and adjusts
the pool temperature. CE Pro
Systems & Equipment
Control4 controls * Lutron
lighting, shades * Samsung
displays * Sonos audio * Luma
surveillance * Wattbox power
* Access Networks network
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