Smart Home Day is just around the corner, and as the day of recognition draws near, industry associations such as CEDIA are preparing a series of activations meant to both celebrate the industry, as well as provide a means of brining integrators and design build professionals together under a unified banner.
“Smart Home Day 2026 is particularly special as it’s CEDIA’s first with a dedicated design and build department in place,” said CEDIA Global President and CEO, Daryl Friedman.
“With that, we’re bringing a fresh focus to the intersection of technology and design. I look forward to seeing this year’s Smart Home Day build on last year’s momentum and bring even more people together who are shaping the future of the home.”
“As a designer who now has the privilege of working within the CEDIA channel on a daily basis, every day feels a little like Smart Home Day to me. But I know that’s not the case for every designer,” said CEDIA Design and Build Director, Andrea Harvey.
“Having a dedicated day on the calendar makes design and tech collaboration impossible to ignore and gives us an opportunity to bring more people into the conversation.”
This year, Smart Home Day will take place on November 3, and throughout the day, CEDIA will be hosting two webinars, one with the NKBA and KBIS titled Home Theaters & Media Rooms: A Design-Forward Approach (12 p.m. ET) and one with RIBA titled Designing the Connected Home (11 a.m. GMT).
Featured blog posts and articles on the topic of technology and design will also be published throughout the day.
Participating in Smart Home Day as an integrator
The association is also encouraging its members to join in on the festivities by hosting events in their showrooms, connecting with design–build professionals and promoting the day on social media.
To help with this, CEDIA is sharing a toolkit with customizable campaign assets, including social media graphics and captions, logos, ads and a press release template in addition to publishing an inspiration gallery of CEDIA Award-winning homes showcasing the latest trends. (Stay tuned to CE Pro’s socials as well as we continue to highlight the winners of this year’s Home of the Year Awards).
More information about Smart Home Day 2026 can be found at https://smarthomeday.com.
