Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, carbon footprint, crestron, Equipment Racks, green, home automation
Smart Home? How about Green Home We’re in the dog days of summer, and the temperature isn’t the only thing rising. Blasting the AC may keep your home cool, but it can take a toll on your energy bill. What if you could take total control of your utility usage and...
Jan 27, 2012 | Audio Distribution, crestron, Digital Media, Equipment Racks, HD, home theater, Installation, Money Savings, Project Management, Speakers, Video Distribution
One of the most important phases of a large, custom audio-visual installation is the in-house testing. When Kiwi Audio Visual moved into its new building in Carlsbad, one of the first tasks was to get a test lab designed and wired so that future projects can be...
Jun 15, 2011 | Audio Distribution, Builder, Contractor, Digital Media, Display, Equipment Racks, HD, Installation
Builders have the often thankless job of dealing with multiple contractors in order to ensure smooth project completion for a homeowner. For a builder, knowing everything about each trade that comes into a home is an impossibility, and one of the more complicated...
May 23, 2011 | Builder, Contractor, crestron, Digital Media, Display, Equipment Racks, HD, home automation, Home Owners, Installation, Project Management
Being a homebuilder is no easy task. Aside from managing the concerns of a new homeowner, you have to deal with each and every one of the contractors that comes into the home. For better or worse, you’re the face of the home, and that means that if something...
Apr 26, 2011 | Builder, Contractor, Equipment Racks, Home Owners, Installation, Money Savings, Project Management
As a builder, when you’re completing a large and complicated home, you have more than a few things to worry about, but coordinating the work of various subcontractors ranks high on the list. Clients sometimes hire contractors on their own, which can disrupt a...
Dec 22, 2010 | Builder, Equipment Racks, home automation, Home Owners, Installation
Creating a home theater system for a custom-built home is equal parts skill, knowledge and creative drive for an electronic systems contractor. With high-quality products from lines like Crestron, Prodigy, Genesis and Runco, owners have a wide range of options to...
