All Articles Tagged Architects

Tom LeBlanc | 10/08 05:29 AM, 4 Comments

Each week, we aim to provide an informative - yet colorful - profile of one of your fellow CE pros. Interested in being featured yourself? See below. How would you use Twitter to describe what your company does (140 character limit)? I would use the recent reference we got from a renowned architect we work with who called us the only integration company they have worked with who thinks like an architect. After you complete a project, what do you think your typical client tells his friend about the experience?… View this story

Steve Crowe | 07/26 07:27 AM, 7 Comments

Updated on July 26, 2010 at 10:20 a.m. EDT: New in-progress pictures posted Mark Sipe's ambitious $20 million, 28,000-square-foot home installation has been one of our most - perhaps, the most - popular feature over the last few months. From near disaster to the architect shutting down to finalizing the design and talking about service contracts, this installation has just about everything you could ask for. Since this is such a large project, we've decided to track the install in photos. This photo gallery will be constantly updated as more… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 07/23 09:57 AM, 5 Comments

We already know that TRUFIG mounting solutions look awesome when used on Sheetrock. They make electrical outlets, dimmers, touchscreens and other electronic gear practically disappear into the wall. But what if the wall is wood or granite or some other hard surface? Now there’s a TRUFIG for that. Like the original product, the new TRUFIG Solid Surface Solutions do a great job of hiding in-wall electronics on unconventional surfaces. Installation, however, is more challenging than a straightforward Sheetrock job – not least because a depth-adjustment tool must be brought into… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 05/24 06:22 AM, 0 Comments

Integration companies often look to forge relationships with builders and design firms in an effort to stimulate referrals. System 7 has taken that a step further - it has become roommates with a design-build firm. System 7 recently moved 25 miles south of its already impressive Topsfield, Mass. office and showroom to a building in Winchester, Mass. owned by Lee Kimball design-build firm. Upon walking in the door, Lee Kimball is on the left and System 7 is on the right. The two companies already had a strong relationship, says… View this story

Tom LeBlanc | 03/20 07:50 AM, 1 Comment

Gambling analogies spring to mind when thinking about what Harman International is doing — doubling down, upping its ante, putting its money where its mouth is. The makers of Revel, Mark Levinson, Lexicon and JBL Synthesis began talking about an aggressive marketing effort aimed at expanding its client base during the depths of the recession. That’s a gamble. “We did double-down. We saw a huge opportunity and invested in it. We took the opportunity while others retreated,” says Marc Kellom, VP marketing for Harman High-Performance Audio/Video. Harman’s goal was to… View this story