The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has honored 45 of its members for excellence in the design and installation of electronic systems. CEDIA's Electronic Lifestyles® Designer Awards are considered the most prestigious awards program for the $10 billion residential electronic systems industry.
Work submitted for the Electronic Lifestyles® Designer Awards is completed in consumer homes around the world in the following categories: home theaters, integrated homes, media rooms, hidden installations and more. Submissions range from $40,000 single-room projects to whole-house integration systems that carry price tags topping $3 million.
Winners were selected by two qualified panels which evaluated submissions based on both the technical merits and the design/aesthetics. The technical panel consisted of five CEDIA residential electronic systems contractor members and the design panel included members from the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Interior Designers.
All of the submissions are published in the Electronic Lifestyles® Designer Awards Book with color images and essay explanations of the projects' challenges and products used. Award Books are available for $10 for CEDIA Members and $15 for non members at www.cedia.org/store, beginning Monday, Sept. 17.
The award winners will also be featured in an issue of CEDIA'sElectronic Lifestyles® magazine later this year. Electronic Lifestyles® magazine is a high quality publication that provides architects, builders and interior designers as well as consumers a great resource to learn about residential electronic systems.
Following is a list of all of the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Designer Awards winners.
EDITOR'S NOTES: The Entry# appearing next to each winning company name corresponds with the Entry# in the Electronic Lifestyles® Designer Awards Book and ~FM~ represents a Founding Member of CEDIA.
Best Large Home TheaterLarge Home Theater Level I Large Home Theater Level III$56K-$85K $120K-$143KLevel I Gold Technical Design Level III Gold Technical Design All Around Technology Starr Systems Design (Entry# LHT7) (Entry# LHT13) Rockville, MD Baltimore, MD www.allaroundtech.com www.starrsystems.net Level I Silver Technical Design Level III Silver Technical Design Howell & Associates Inc. Audio Video Interiors (Entry# LHT4) (Entry# LHT15) Burlington, ONT, Canada Medina, OH www.HowellandAssociates.com www.audiovideointeriors.net Level I Bronze Technical Design Level III Bronze Technical Design Connected Technologies La Scala (Entry# LHT1) (Entry# LHT16) Colorado Springs, CO Vancouver, BC, Canada www.connected-technologies.com www.lascala.ca Large Home Theater Level II Large Home Theater Level IV$98.5K-$115K $146K-$200KLevel II Gold Technical Design Level IV Gold Technical Design Media Design Associates, Inc. Creative Media Designs (Entry# LHT9) (Entry# LHT18) Ft. Lauderdale, FL Boca Raton, FL www.mda-usa.com www.creativemediadesigns.com Level II Silver Technical Design Level IV Silver Technical Design Home Technology Systems, Inc. Media Rooms Inc. (Entry# LHT10) (Entry# LHT21) Wichita, KS West Chester, PA www.hometechnologysys.com www.mediaroomsinc.com Level II Bronze Technical Design Level IV Bronze Technical Design Schlabach Security & Sound, Inc. Union Place Inc. (Entry# LHT12) (Entry# LHT20) Lecanto, FL Excelsior, MN www.sssonline.biz www.unionplaceav.com Large Home Theater Level V Large Home Theater Level VII$201K-$270K $550K-$815KLevel V Gold Technical Design Level VII Gold Technical Design Image Tech HTS Frankentek, Inc. (Entry# LHT27) (Entry# LHT33) Worchester, MA Medford, NJ www.hometheatersystems.com www.frankentek.com Level V Silver Technical Design Level VII Silver Technical Design Image Tech HTS Future Home ~FM~(Entry# LHT25) (Entry# LHT35) Worchester, MA Los Angeles, CA www.hometheatersystems.com www.futurehometheater.com Level V Bronze Technical Design Level VII Bronze Technical Design Land & Sea Entertainment Design Cinema Privee Inc. (Entry# LHT23) (Entry# LHT32) San Diego, CA Smyrna, GA www.sterryo.com www.designcinema.com Large Home Theater Level VI Best Overall Large Home Theater$347K-$415K Winner (Two winners were selected by the judges) Level VI Gold Technical Design Level VII Gold Technical Design Audio Video Design, Inc. Frankentek, Inc. (Entry# LHT29) (Entry# LHT33) Mission Viejo, CA Medford, NJ www.avdinc.com www.frankentek.com Level VI Silver Technical Design Level VII Silver Technical Design Electronics Design Group, Inc. Future Home ~FM~(Entry# LHT28) (Entry# LHT35) Piscataway, NJ Los Angeles, CA www.edgonline.com www.futurehometheater.com Level VI Bronze Technical DesignBest Theme TheaterCreative Media Designs (Entry# LHT30) Gold Technical Design Boca Raton, FL Audio Advisors, Inc. www.creativemediadesigns.com (Entry# TT1) West Palm Beach, FL www.audioadvisors.comBest Overall Theme TheaterGold Technical Design Audio Advisors, Inc. (Entry# TT1) West Palm Beach, FL www.audioadvisors.com Best Integrated HomeIntegrated Home Level I Integrated Home Level III$60K-$110K $270K-$355KLevel I Gold Technical Design Level III Gold Technical Design Genesis Home Technologies, Inc. Station Earth (Entry# IH2) (Entry# IH11) Beaverton, OR Fergus, ONT, Canada www.genesishometech.com www.stationearth.com Level I Silver Technical Design Level III Silver Technical Design Interior Technologies Custom Audio Video, LLC (Entry# IH4) (Entry# IH8) Redondo Beach, CA Bluffton, SC interior-technologies.com/ www.custom-audio-video.com Level I Bronze Technical Design Level III Bronze Technical Design Monaco Entertainment Solutions, Howell & Associates Inc. Inc. (Entry# IH3) (Entry# IH10) Newport Beach, CA Burlington, ONT, Canada www.MonacoAV.com www.HowellandAssociates.com Integrated Home Level II Integrated Home Level IV$145K-$245K $370K-$445KLevel II Gold Technical Design Level IV Gold Technical Design Ambiance Systems Electronics Design Group, Inc. (Entry# IH7) (Entry# IH13) Clifton Park, NY Piscataway, NJ www.ambiancesystems.com www.edgonline.com Level II Silver Technical Design Level IV Silver Technical Design NTX SA de CV Audio Warehouse ~FM~(Entry# IH6) (Entry# IH14) Col. Polanco, Mexico Charleston, SC www.ntx.com.mx www.theaudiowarehouse.com Level II Bronze Technical Design Level IV Bronze Technical Design Dantech, Inc. Home Waves Inc. (Entry# IH5) (Entry# IH15) Lutherville, MD Cumming, GA www.outofsighthometheater.com www.homewaves.com Integrated Home Level V Integrated Home Level VII$450K-$545K $1,000,001-$3,000,000Level V Gold Technical Design Level VII Gold Technical Design La Scala Audio One Sound and Video Inc. (Entry# IH18) (Entry# IH24) Vancouver, BC, Canada Sunny Isles Beach, FL www.lascala.ca www.audio-one.com Level V Silver Technical Design Level VII Silver Technical Design Innerspace Electronics, Inc. Ambleside Logic (Entry# IH19) (Entry# IH23) Port Chester, NY Hillsborough, CA www.innerspaceelectronics.com www.al.net Level V Bronze Technical DesignBest Overall Integrated HomeAVL Pro, Inc. (Entry# IH16) Level V Gold Technical Design Naples, FL La Scala www.avlpro.com (Entry# IH18) Vancouver, BC, Canada Integrated Home Level VI www.lascala.ca $800K-$1,000,000Best Media RoomLevel VI Gold Technical Design Engineered Environments Gold Technical Design (Entry# IH21) Engineered Environments Alameda, CA (Entry# MR9) www.engenv.com Alameda, CA www.engenv.com Level VI Silver Technical Design Sound Solutions/SEi Silver Technical Design (Entry# IH20) Hometronics, Inc. Culver City, CA (Entry# MR6) www.soundsolutions.com Dallas, TX www.hometronics.com Level VI Bronze Technical Design Howell & Associates Inc. Bronze Technical Design (Entry# IH22) Audio Command Systems Inc. Burlington, ONT, Canada (Entry# MR10) www.HowellandAssociates.com Westbury, NY www.audiocommand.comBest Overall Media RoomEngineered Environments (Entry# MR9) Alameda, CA www.engenv.com Best Hidden InstallationBest Dressed System TechnicalTechnical DesignDesignGold Technical Design Gold Technical Design Winner HeAVi, LLC Audio One Sound and Video Inc. (Entry# HI6) (Entry# DS4) Charleston, SC Sunny Isles Beach, FL www.HeAVi.tv www.audio-one.com Silver Technical Design Silver Technical Design Winner Bekins, Inc. Audio One Sound and Video Inc. (Entry# HI3) (Entry# DS3) Grand Haven, MI Sunny Isles Beach, FL www.realcoolstore.com www.audio-one.com Bronze Technical Design Bronze Technical Design Winner Audio Input Ambleside Logic (Entry# HI1) (Entry# DS2) Joplin, MO Hillsborough, CA www.audioinput.com www.al.net Best Special Project TechnicalDesignGold Technical Design Winner Engineered Environments (Entry# SP4) Alameda, CA www.engenv.com Silver Technical Design Winner Media Design Associates Inc. (Entry# SP3) Fort Lauderdale, FL www.mda-usa.com Bronze Technical Design Winner All Around Technology (Entry# SP1) Rockville, MD www.allaroundtech.com
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA Members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association's Web site at www.cedia.org.
