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Image representing a firewall to showcase what custom integrators are looking for when purchasing a firewall product for their smart home networks.

An Open Letter to Firewall Manufacturers Looking to Enter the Home Integration Market

As home networks grow more connected and more exposed, WhyReboot’s Bjørn Jensen calls on manufacturers to simplify security…

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Lighting & Shading Deep Dive 2026

Custom lighting installation inside fancy luxury walk-in closet with shades

Lighting and Shading Are the Darlings of the CI Channel. Do They Have Any Downside?

Man shopping for lighting fixtures as a metaphor for price pressure and value proposition when selling lighting and shading

Are Feelings of Price Pressure in Lighting & Shading Really Just an Education Issue?

Power and energy management system concept showcasing criticality of proper integration with lighting and shading systems.

Power and Energy Systems Remain Sparse on Lighting Projects (Despite Their Importance)

Cleerline LGX Splice Cassette

Cleerline HD Splice Cassettes for LGX Fiber

Draper At Home Elevate cordless shades

Draper At Home Elevate Cordless Shades

Cleerline Fiber Patch Cord

Cleerline SSF and Bendsafe Patch Cords

Loewe Jacob & Co Noir Rainbow

Loewe Technology Noir Rainbow and Ice Diamond Headphones

Shelly Plug Gen4

Shelly Plug Gen4

Wide view of a luxury smart home living room in Palo Alto California featuring concealed television integration behind architectural millwork, installed as part of a whole-home Savant and Lutron HomeWorks automation system by AudioVisions

More than a Weekend House: Inside a Smart Home Designed for Retirement

Gulf Front Estate Marathon, Florida

Systems Forged in Sun and Salt: How This Marathon Waterfront Estate Became an Outdoor Resort

Wide view of luxury private cinema seating in a subterranean home theater in Dallas Texas, with transparent acoustic baffles revealing in-ceiling JBL Synthesis speaker installations as part of a 28-driver Dolby Atmos system designed and integrated by Elliston Systems & Design

This Subterranean Cinema Beneath a Dallas Estate Has Been 30 Years in the Making

Nighttime view of a luxury residential pool illuminated by FX Luminaire landscape lighting, with architectural pathway lights and ambient uplighting by Innovative Sight & Sound, Cumming Georgia

Innovative Sight & Sound Helped Build this Georgia Home Around Its Lighting System

The Right Ingredients: A World-Renowned Chef’s Precision-Crafted Smart Kitchen

Strategy & Planning Series

Strategy & Planning Series

Strategy & Planning Series

Strategy & Planning Series

Strategy & Planning Series

Strategy & Planning Series