After announcing the finalists in late August, CEDIA has revealed the winners of the 2024 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas. The awards honor integrators, manufacturers, and influential individuals who have made significant contributions to the industry over the past year, delivering stunning projects, launching market-leading products, and providing invaluable volunteer efforts.
The CEDIA Smart Home Awards entries were reviewed by a number of judging panels. The full list of judges can be found here. The remaining regional award ceremonies will take place in EMEA on October 18 and APAC on October 23.
“The CEDIA Smart Home Awards are a testament to the innovation and dedication that define our industry,” said Daryl Friedman, Global President and CEO of CEDIA.
“This year’s event was a remarkable success, with a full house of over 350 attendees. We came together to recognize the extraordinary talent and groundbreaking achievements that are driving the future of smart home technology.”
The Winners of the 2024 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas
Announced last week at CEDIA Expo 2024, the awards opened with an exclusive members reception outside the Mile High Ballroom at the Colorado Convention Center as the CE Pro All Star Band set the backdrop, building excitement for the nominees and attendees.
Toni Sabatino, a renowned interior designer and construction consultant, served as the evening’s host. CEDIA selected Toni to showcase the importance of fostering strong partnerships between the smart home professional industry and designers, along with other key industries.
Additionally, the awards this year were sponsored by Lutron, AWOL Vision, and Kaleidescape.
The winners of the 2024 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas are as follows:
INTEGRATOR CATEGORIES
Best Media Room
- Winner: Global Wave Integration – June St Media Room
Best Home Cinema
- Winner: AKTIVA – Cristiani Residence Home Cinema
- Honorable Mention: Nerve Inc – Park City Home Retreat
Best Integrated Home Level 1
- Winner: La Scala – Seamless
Best Integrated Home Level 2
- Winner: SmartTouchUSA – Menlo Integrated Home
Excellence in Lighting
- Winner: AKTIVA – Lara Lopez Rio Dulce
Excellence in Documentation
- Winner: La Scala – Seamless
Technology Meets Design
- Winner: La Scala – Seamless
Global Home Cinema
- Honorable Mention: AKTIVA – Cristiani Residence Home Cinema
BUSINESS CATEGORIES
Excellence in Business – Home Technology Integrator
- Winner: Barrett’s Technology SolutionsÂ
Best Showroom / Experience Center – Home Technology Integrator
- Winner: Design Lab
- Honorable Mention: Hanson Audio Video
Excellence in Business – Manufacturer, Manufacturer Representative and/or Distributor
- Winner: Sonance
GLOBAL MANUFACTURER CATEGORIES
Best New Hardware
- Winner: Coastal Source – Evolution Lighting System (EVO)
- Winner: DMF Lighting – DMF Artafex Line
- Winner: Kaleidescape – Strato V Movie Player
- Winner: Lutron – Ketra D2
- Winner: Modern Atomics – Modern Atomics
- Winner: Paradigm – Anthem MRX SLM
- Winner: Polar Bear – Ursium Pro Thermostat
- Winner: Quantum Media Systems – Extreme LED Wall System-XDR – Pro Video
- Winner: Sonance – Visual Experience Series with Quadratech
Best New Software
- Winner: Josh AI – Josh AI OS
- Winner: Lutron – Luxury Experience App
- Winner: Savant – Smart Budget
Product Hall of Fame:
- Inductee: Coastal Source – 10.0 3-Way Ellipse Bollard Speaker
- Inductee: Just Add Power – 2G+4+ Tiling Transmitter
- Inductee: Lutron Electronics – Palladiom Keypad
- Inductee: Rako Controls – Wireless Dimmer Module
- Inductee: THX Ltd – THX® Certification
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Best Sales Representative
- Recipient: Jacqueline Abrams – ecobee
Certification Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient: Jonathan Frye (America)
Design & Build Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient: Regan Webb (Australia)
Education Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient: Leslie Shiner (America)
New Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient: Hailey Daly (Australia)
Standards Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient: John Bishop (America)
Volunteer of the Year
- Recipient: Matt Manalis (Australia)
Fellow
- Recipient: Michael Cogbill – REV2 Consulting, LLC
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Recipient: Rich Green – Rich Green Design
To find out more about the Americas winning projects, visit cedia.org/awards.
