HVAC/IAQ

‘Refreshing’ Business Model Takes Off with Millennials, Realtors

Refresh Smart Home displays installation prices for packages of equipment based around Nest for ‘Healthy Homes,’ ‘Secure Homes’ and ‘Energy-Efficient Homes.’

Oct 12, 2016

Inside Basalte’s CEDIA 2016 Booth: Deseo HVAC Control Panel

Take the Basalte CEDIA booth tour. Deseo is a touch-sensitive HVAC control panel that works with Lutron HomeWorks QS and Crestron home automation systems.

Sep 27, 2016

Inside Lutron’s CEDIA 2016 Booth: Alexa, Sonos, LED Lighting and More

CEDIA 2016: Lutron expanded its integration capabilities in a big way this year. Also on display was Lutron's Ivalo high-performance LED lighting fixture line, including its Finire LED recessed lighting. Check out the booth tour.

Sep 21, 2016

L.A. Integrator Uses Robust Nest App to Target Power Users of Technology

BCG Concepts in Van Nuys, Calif., has more than tripled revenues in two years by focusing on young, successful, tech-savvy clientele who are drawn to the name recognition and powerful UI of Nest.

Sep 02, 2016

Who’da Thunk? Indoor Air Quality as a Category is Actually Kind of Interesting

It’s not exactly 4K or RGB lighting, but IAQ gives dealers something interesting to talk about: wrecked hardwood floors, asthma, mold, nose bleeds, home warranties … and profit.

Jul 27, 2016

Smart HVAC Pioneer Ecovent Targets Custom Installation Channel

Ecovent sees world with no thermostats at all, instead supplanted by smart HVAC registers sold via custom integrators.

Jul 20, 2016