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How Control4 Creates the Smart Home of Your Dreams

As a new year unfolds, smart homes are having a significant impact on the market, shifting from a luxury to a necessity, with many homebuyers placing smart technology in the must-have category. 

One of the leaders in this arena is Control4, a smart home automation platform that transforms homes into an interconnected ecosystem. As the brain behind these intelligent homes, it manages lighting, window coverings, climate, security systems, home entertainment, and more. Not only do these devices connect to the Control4 platform, but they also connect to each other, creating an ideal environment for all life’s activities and moods. The shades lower, the lights dim, the doors lock, and the OLED TV appears from behind custom paneling, all because you pressed “Movie Night.”

Here, we’ll take an in-depth look at what it’s like to live in a Control4 smart home and the impact it has on everyday life. 

The Benefits of Partnering with an Integrator During a New Build or Full Remodel

Are you a specifier in the process of a new build or a full remodel? If so, now’s the time to integrate one of the world's most advanced lighting systems, Lutron’s Ketra. This high-performance LED lighting system is controlled by Lutron, the world's number one lighting control company. Together, they’re changing the look and feel of homes and the well-being of those who live there. 

The timing for this integration is essential. Ideally, it’s incorporated during the design phase before the walls are up. Working with an integration partner who knows the system, is a certified dealer, and has undergone comprehensive training for Ketra’s advanced lighting system ensures the best outcome and experience for your clients. 

Here, we’ll explore what it takes to install this lighting system and why specifiers are turning to Elite Automation to do the job. 

Intuitive, Intelligent, and Beautiful

There was a time when lighting control consisted of pull cords, switches, and dimmers, even in the most luxurious of homes. Today, those devices have been replaced by elegant custom-engraved keypads, high-resolution touchscreens, universal remotes, and voice commands. 

Beyond stylish remotes, intelligent lighting automation systems learn your routines and respond to your preferences. In time, your home’s lighting begins to adjust on its own according to your schedule. 

Do you prefer the kitchen lights to welcome you in the morning with a soft, dawn-like illumination? Do you want your home’s living room, entryway, and landscape lights to brighten when you pull into the driveway at night, creating a sense of safety and peace? 

Today, there are no limitations on what lighting systems can do or the beauty they bring to homes. Here, we’ll explore the latest in lighting control and the role of a professional smart home integrator in personalizing this once static concept. 

Why Specifiers Partner with Elite Automation During the Design Phase

As technology advances and whole-home lighting design evolves from selecting fixtures and placement to advanced LED illumination integrated with smart home automation, the role of the technology integrator has undergone significant changes. 

Lighting has become increasingly complex, with tunable full-spectrum and white light allowing designers to adjust the color, intensity, and hue. In turn, the integrator’s role has also adapted. Part lighting designer and part technology expert, they collaborate with specifiers and the design team to ensure optimum functionality that enhances the home's aesthetics.

Here, we’ll explore the role that home automation integrators, such as Elite Automation, play and the importance of partnering with them during the design process.