Planning for Home Technology Systems

All of us interact with technology every day, from using the Internet, streaming TV shows & movies, streaming music & podcasts, arming our alarm systems, and adjusting our home’s environment for convenience (climate, lighting, shading, etc.). It is no longer a question of if a home will have technology in it, the only question is…how much will it have? This brief though vital presentation will discuss the many benefits of addressing the clients’ and home’s technology needs early; before getting framing, electrical, and HVAC bids. Not only will you minimize change orders and project delays, but your clients will also thank you!

You will learn:

• The variety of home technology systems most integrators design & install
• The increasingly important role of the Home Technology Integrator to the proper functioning of the home
• Why early technology design minimizes change orders from framers, electricians, and HVAC contractors
• The importance of proper prewiring, even in a “wireless” world
• The information qualified integrators can share with you so you are able to get accurate quotes from framers, electricians, and HVAC contractors
• How to create your own technology system estimates with a free and easy online tool
• How to find the most qualified home technology integrators A one-page Project Technology

Assessment ‘checklist’ form will be provided to all attendees. It is designed to share with prospective clients. It includes a menu of the different technologies that integrators install, allowing you to run through the gamut with your client, learn what technologies the client is interested in, and then use to engage a qualified technology integrator.

BIO

Josh has been a technology enthusiast since a child, working hard to earn straight A’s as a 6th-grade student so he could get the loudspeakers and turntable he wanted so badly. Straight A’s were earned, his parents bought him the stereo he was promised, and he has never looked back! Josh entered the electronics industry in 1995 as a salesperson at an electronics retail store in Thousand Oaks, CA. He then joined a home technology integration firm in late 1998, where he helped the firm grow into one of the largest custom AV installation, home theater, and home automation companies until the company was later merged. In 2015 Josh joined a low-voltage technology consultant firm specializing in the design and engineering of home technology systems, serving as a technology designer to architects, interior designers, and general contractors. Josh is an experienced educator, teaching at the annual CEDIA Expo from 2002 to 2006, and has delivered dozens of industry outreach presentations to some of the top architects, general contractors, and interior designers in the USA. In serving several different roles, as a technology salesperson, a marketing specialist to the design & build trades, an industry outreach liaison, and as a technology consultant, Josh brings years of experience and perspective to the Home Technology Association. Josh’s goal has always been to deliver exceptional technology experiences to clients, and in his role as CEO of the HTA, he is able to expand on that goal as he identifies the top home technology installation firms and brings them the recognition and differentiation they so badly deserve.