Custom integration industry association CEDIA has announced the winning integrators and products of the organization’s Smart Home Awards in the Americas region.

The winners, announced during an awards ceremony at last week’s CEDIA Expo, were judged by a panel of EMEA-based integrators, architects and interior designers, including: Angus Murray (New Wave AV), Ben Goff (Cinema Lusso), Chris Morley (Cyberhomes), Geoff Meads (Presto), Owen Maddock (CinemaWorks), Doug King (King Contracting), and Matthew Freeman (Freeman Studio). The product entries were reviewed by a global judging panel including Chris McCormick (McCormick Concepts), Ian Williams (Aspire Audio Video Solutions), Jan Martens (Woelf), Jools Browning (BrownHen Solutions), Ken Irvine (Premier Group), Luke Crutcher (Living Home Tech), Mike Thul (Xssentials), and Paul Bochner (ECNY).

The awards were sponsored by Barco, DMF Lighting, Lutron, NETGEAR, ProSource, Ring, Somfy, and SurgeX.

According to CEDIA, submissions to the awards program were their highest since 2018.

“The honorees in this year’s CEDIA Smart Home Awards represent the utmost innovation and technical excellence in our industry,” CEDIA Global President and CEO Daryl Friedman says. “I’m proud of the ongoing expansion of the CEDIA Smart Home Awards and how they consistently bring value to our members.”

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The winners of the 2023 CEDIA Smart Home Awards are:

Best Home Cinema

• Drive in Theater – Audio Images

Best Integrated Home

• Luxury: As we Sat Above the Shore – La Scala
• Ultra Luxury: Qualia – Wenner
• Luxury, Highly Commended: Beyond Reproach – La Scala

Best Media Room

• Teatro Agape – Cantara Design

Best Multi Dwelling Unit

• The Aerie Project – AUDIOVISIONS

Subcategories

• Excellence in Documentation: Moonlight Basin – SAV Digital Environments
• Excellence in Lighting: Historic Music Room, Boston – TSP Smart Spaces
• Excellence in Lighting: Loving the Landscape – ETC Florida
• Excellence in Rack Building and Design: Even C3-PO Would be Impressed – Atlanta Home Theater
• Excellence in Innovation: As we Sat Above the Shore – La Scala
• Excellence in Documentation, Highly Commended: Beyond Reproach – La Scala

Architectural Categories

• Technology Meets Design: Harmonia – Maxicon, LLC
• Life Lived Best at Home: Harmonia – Maxicon, LLC
• Technology Meets Design, Highly Commended: The Star Destroyer of Home Theaters – Atlanta Home Theater

Best New Hardware

• 2N IP Verso 2.0 (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• Barco Nerthus (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• Coastal Source Razor (Americas)
• DMF Luxury Exclusive Portfolio Line of Lighting Products (Americas)
• Lutron Lightbar Slim Uniform Lens (Americas)
• madVR Envy Extreme MK2 (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• Meridian DSP9 (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• RoseWater Energy Hub40 Energy Management and Storage System (Americas)
• Samsung The Terrace Full Sun 85” Outdoor QLED 4K Smart TV (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• Savant Power Storage (Americas)
• SnapOne Luma X20 Family (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• StormAudio ISR Fusion (Americas, APAC, EMEA)

Best New Software

• Blackwire Designs Blacklight (Americas)
• Janus Technology BMS Monitor (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• Sonance Design Gallery (Americas, APAC, EMEA)
• Trinnov Audio WaveForming (Americas, APAC, EMEA)

CEDIA’s Product Hall of Fame consists of products that have had a significant, positive impact on the industry and have entered the market a minimum of seven years ago.

Product Hall of Fame

• 2N Verso IP Intercom
• Autonomic Mirage Media Server
• Just Add Power 3G 718 AVP Transmitter
• Lutron Triathlon Smart Roller Shades
• Meridian DSP8000
• Snap One Control4 OS2
• Snap One OvrC
• Trinnov Audio Altitude32
• Wisdom Audio Sage Cinema Line Source Modules

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