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5 NEED TO KNOWS Get started on designing your smart home Built T o laST Finding control after tragedy Taking on Autism How can a toy train and a touch screen help change a life?

A publication FALL 2011 CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE

What does control mean to you? More organization? More power? More BRODy VS. AuTISm discipline? Whatever your answer, it’s no secret that we could ALL use 7 more control in our lives. Now what does HOME control mean to you? Meet Mark Buzzard, his wife Robin, Better lighting? The right music? Effi cient use of energy? Well-behaved and Brody, their three-and-a half- children? We’ve recently entered the era where all of this is possible. Well, year-old son with autism. A not-so- 50 almost all of it. ordinary family doing extraordinary That’s exactly what drew me to Control4 Corporation—a company that things with control. believes in the power of possibility. Its philosophy is simple and compelling: Life’s better when everything works together. With my previous company, I helped introduce the idea of “TV your way” to the world—a brand-new NEW DIGS fOR concept at the time. Nowadays, nobody watches live TV; they decide when 14KEVIN ROSE and how they watch it. Control4 takes this idea and multiplies it by infi nity. yes, we dig! Internet entrepreneur you can watch what you want, when you want, but also tap a button that Kevin Rose is building a new home in dims the lights, closes the shades, stops the music, raises or lowers the San Francisco and owning it with his temperature, locks the doors—basically creates your unique, individual and unique brand of control. absolutely perfect viewing environment. But that’s just in the living room. Wait’ll you see what’s possible in the kitchen, upstairs in the kids’ room, in the backyard, at the front door, even in your downtown offi ce, but I digress. The intention of this inaugural issue of Home Smart Home is to bring this 25RESCuE REmODEL 21st century concept of control to life by illustrating how it’s making things A playful push into a pool left a little easier in today’s increasingly complex world. We’ll show you how Rachelle Friedman paralyzed at her home control is transforming both people and places all over the world. In short, we’re telling the truth about “control” in a vibrant and visual way. very own bachelorette party. But it Shanan M. Carney The result, we hope, will surprise, delight, inform and inspire you to think [email protected] didn’t dent her spirit. See how she’s about what control means to yOu. Control4 Creative Director in control of her life. I’ll look forward to hearing your stories. Editor, Home Smart Home

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SpOTLIGHT ON THE 29 Smart Homelife under control 44OLD VICARAGE A Control4® dealer receives his most Editor Shanan Carney Control4 Corporation special thanks to: challenging—and most rewarding— Corporate Offi ces John Anthony Foley, Melissa Lane, Mark, Design Jenny Duff 11734 S. Election Road, Suite 200 project when a client calls him to the Robin & Brody Buzzard, Rachelle and Chris Lauren Hemingway Draper, uT 84020 outskirts of yorkshire, England to Chapman, Mark Masters of Neuwave Systems, Sean Toland of Engineered Lifestyles and Dave outfi t AND retrofi t a uniquely vintage Copyright 2011 Control4 Corporation. All rights reserved. Control4, the Control4 logo, and the 4-ball Hicks of MAX AV in the uK for your invaluable logo, are registered trademarks or trademarks of Control4 Corporation in the united states and/ historical home. or other countries. All other names and brands may be claimed as the property of their respective contributions, research, time and knowledge. companies. All speciﬁ cations subject to change without notice.

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Paul Williams, VP of a long day. turning off lights or locking doors, you’ve got from anywhere in your home. you Support Services, fi ve remotes can even automate many events answers your questions. in front of to happen in one button push: all you and lights go off , doors lock, alarm What is home control and now need is armed, and the thermostat Q.why the buzz? to fi gure dials back to an energy-effi cient out which setting as you exit the house. The In a nutshell, home control buttons possibilites are endless. A.is taking technology that to press So why all the buzz? The idea of already exists in the home and in what home control has been around for Why Do making it all work together so it’s sequence all in order to do what? ages, but now it’s more aff ordable simple and easy to use. Today, Relax? and accessible than ever. And with i Need a more than ever, we bring all kinds Home control transforms that the ability to use all your favor- of electronic gadgetry into our experience by giving you one easy- ite tablets and smart phones to homes with the hope of enhancing to-use remote that makes it simple control your home, we’ve offi cially Control4 our lifestyle, but oftentimes, it to control not just your home reached the tipping point. But the leads to frustration. Take for theater setup, but also manage MOST exciting part? This is all just Dealer? example, watching TV at the end of other devices at home, too, like the beginning!

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www.yalerealliving.com 6 Yale Locks & Hardware,100 Yale Avenue, Lenoir City, TN 37771 7 An ASSA ABLOY Group brand and-a-half-year-old Brody a little easier. One-touch buttons and pre- programmed scenes do everything from help him start his day with a smile, engage harmoniously with his therapist and one creative application has even helped curb a new development of Brody leaving the house unannounced. “I’ve seen many implementations of our products,” says Control4 sales manager Mike Woods. “But the way Mark uses the system for his son is the most inspiring and thoughtful use case I’ve ever seen.”

Brody Buzzard

Brody was born with autism as well as apraxia, a speech disorder that makes it difficult for him to articulate what he wants. Consistency and established cues are vital to his routine; any disruption or change to that routine come at him like an emotional curveball. Work never limits time with this family. Mark, Brody and Robin Buzzard love everything outdoors and When Brody started pre-school take advantage Northern California’s many local adventures along the Sierra region. this year, the earlier wake-up time proved to cause what the Buzzard wants to stay cozy. Thomas the “Various types of technology, from family calls “meltdowns.” “It was a Train gradually wakes him up and ‘low’ tech to ‘high’ tech, should be nightmare,” recalls his father. “He lets him do that. It helps him feel incorporated into every aspect of would throw a fit. He would throw ready for the day at his own pace.” daily living in order to improve the his binky on the floor. His face Likewise, Brody can fall asleep functional capabilities of children would turn red; tears would stream to his favorite TV shows. Mark has with autism.” down his face. He would slam his it set up so that he can remotely Along with a TV, Mark made an head against the floor and almost turn off the television and the iPad available in a dock at Brody’s injure himself. As a parent you learn lights in his son’s room so it’s not height, so he can take it anywhere patience, but this almost brought necessary to enter and exit his with him in the house. Mark’s vision us to a breaking point.” room. Additionally, Mark set up the is to have a visual cue of each of Three months later, the scene is Control4 system to run playlists in Brody’s routines—bath time, play totally different. Mark activated the the therapy room so his therapist time, outside time, haircut time, Control4 feature Wakeup Agent, can interact with Brody through his etc—to run on either the TV or which programs things such as favorite music and songs. the iPad possibly accompanied lighting and music to turn on at with text. This would help Brody certain times. Now, at exactly Speaking Visually both prepare for that activity and the same time every day, Brody transition into it. is gently roused by his favorite Susan Stokes, a researcher and Typically, children with autism cartoon, Thomas the Train. autism consultant working for the have an easier time processing “He loves it,” says Mark. “When Wisconsin Department of Public visual information than auditory he wakes up in the morning, he Instruction, believes strongly that information. This makes cartoons

8 9 on a television or visual prompts chairman of Quest Inc., who is developers’ conference to on an iPad a powerful tool, as AuTISm: A NATIONAL also father of a son with autism. coordinate eff orts with the it informs them through their puBLIC HEALTH CRISIS “Parents are always looking for new latest software release and Flash strongest processing area. strategies to engage their children architecture. He’s currently Autism is a complex “Communicating with speech is with the people and world around working on getting the coding neurobiological disorder hard for Brody and he can’t read them and technology has so much to work. He admits it’s hard, but that aff ects communication TM emotion,” explains Mark. “He sees potential to do that.” he’s determined. the world visually and literally.” skills and the ability to “For so long I thought, ‘I have develop social relationships. THE fuTuRE: ENDLESS to fi x him,’” says Mark of his son. SAfETy, SECuRITy AND Additionally, children who pOSSIBILITIES “And I didn’t accept that he was SNEAKING OuT have autism often struggle diff erent and not typical. Now, I with behavioral challenges. Mark’s latest vision for his recognize that he is unique and has Recently, the home security While fairly uncommon company, Liberty Bell Alarm & unique gifts. He just has diff erent system alerted Mark that the before the late eighties, the Home Theater, is to create an app needs for developing them and front door to the house had been Centers for Disease Control for Control4 systems that emulates expressing them.” opened. What he discovered would and Prevention have now the iPod/iPad version of iPrompts Mark pauses for a moment before keep him up at night. Brody, for from HandHold Adaptive, which adding, “Children with autism have declared autism a national the fi rst time, had managed to use visual prompting templates such a narrow focus. I know Brody public health crisis. Autism unlock both his bedroom door and to help the user transition from is going to grow up to just be so spectrum disorders are the front door, letting himself out one activity to the next, make smart,” says Mark. “Whether he’s an of the house—something many currently being diagnosed in This toddler can take on any touch screen! decisions, be ready for the next artist or a Google programmer, he’s one in every 110 children in the Brody especially loves the iPad, which he toddlers eventually learn to do, but can easily take with him room to room. task and focus on the current one. going to be an amazing adult. And Brody is more stealthy than others. united States. As staggering To that end, Mark sent Liberty’s as our child, he’s already a perfectly “That really scared me,” recalls as that number is, it’s even top programmer to a Control4 amazing gift just the way he is.” ■ Mark. “He’s smart; he knows how higher in boys: One in 70 boys to unlock doors, and his room is on is diagnosed with autism. the other side of the house.” Overall, autism has increased In short order, Mark set the 600 percent in the past two Control4 system up with time decades. Both its cause and parameters, motion sensors cure remain a mystery. For and speakers in every room. He more info, search “uC Davis integrated an IP camera in Brody’s MIND Institute” online. room, so that he and his wife could monitor Brody’s playtime and therapy sessions. Now, if Brody tries to sneak out of his room or Gogh and Mozart. the house, Control4 sends email While their predecessors and text alerts to his parents, and may have used the piano, the activates a whole-house audio paintbrush and physics, for children announcement: “Brody has left the with autism growing up today, building!” technologies such as the iPad are “I have total peace of mind now,” signifi cant game-changers. says Mark. “So many individuals with autism who struggle with verbal EINSTEIN, VAN GOGH, communication are able to open mOzART AND BRODy up new doors to social interaction TM when they are able to use tools It’s commonly believed that such as touch applications,” some of our greatest minds and explained David Canora, principal contributors to society were people technology specialist at Walt with autism, including Einstein, Van Disney Parks and Resorts, and

10 11 For big laughs & > 41 iNCHes BITS & pIECES little-did-you-knows or larger. that’s the 2062 screen size that’s seen in That was the timeframe us living rooms as of late. HDtV sets have increased of Hanna Barbera’s The average American 26.9% and lCD ﬂ at $241 billion animated series, screens are up 48.2% from household has four That’s how much consumers The Jetsons. The Q3 2008 to Q2 2010. remotes, according to spend each year on energy show rocketed into souRCe: NielseN, 2010 for home use. Energy primetime TV in the Consumer Electronics effi ciency improvements 1962 and could cut this number by well Association. (Control4® was set over half. “100 years dealers usually count 7.) SOuRCE: HTTP://HES.LBL.GOV/CONSuMER/LEARN into the future.”

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Revenues from Penetration of Pike Research shipments of home smart phones says the smart automation systems is more than We will make will grow from $2.3 appliance market “ 40% in Western electricity so billion in 2010 to europe and will hit $26.1 cheap that only $9.5 billion in 2015 38% in the u.s. billion by 2019. “the rich will burn SOuRCE: BERG INSIGHT SOuRCE: NIELSEN candles, and that The introduction In 1962, the “Automatic Dialer” only for show. of electricity into was introduced as 21st century homes could be technology that would “dial considered the more quickly and easily than you —thomas edison, when asked beginning of can do for yourself.” Numbers what his light bulb would were pre-punched into a card to mean for the the future of the modern home insert into the phone, and voila! candle industry. automation.

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THOMAS EDISON Barely in his thirties, Rose has been featured on the cover of Inc. Magazine, Business- Week, and RedHerring. Kevin was named a “Top 25 Angel Investors (#14)” by Bloom- berg, “Top 25 Web Celebri- ties” by Forbes, “Top 25 Most New digs for Influential People on the Web” by Time and BusinessWeek magazines, and one of MITs Kevin Rose “Top 35 Innovators under 35.” He’s smart, successful and building his dream home. He can push our buttons any time.

hen self-proclaimed says this about Control4: “I knew geek and industry- that a lot of these things were proven Internet guru possible, but I didn’t know that it Kevin Rose bought was available in a single system. I aW new home in San Francisco’s assumed it was coming, but I had Mission District, he knew he no idea it was already here.” wanted home automation to play We caught up with Kevin at Café its part. With Control4® already Gratitude in San Francisco to hear on his radar, he announced his more about his current projects intent to talk to someone at the and—even though his new home is company on Twitter, where his still in the design and construction followers well surpass the million- phases—his thoughts on what life mark. The level of response and in a “one button does all” world

passion that came back caught might be like. him off guard. “I didn’t realize how many people out there already What are you up to

had home automation,” recounts Q. these days? Kevin. “It’s been a whole other I’m still actively doing world diving into this stuff.” A. technology angel investing. Control4 was quick to respond That’s an ongoing thing. I se “ o

and Kevin was quick to connect have a small incubator here in R I assumed it was with local Control4 dealer Sean San Francisco called Milk. It’s

Toland of Engineered Lifestyles to essentially a mobile application kevin coming, but I y get into all of the geeky details. company, so we build iPhone rtes

After discussing everything from apps, and eventually will do them u had no idea it co mutli-room music and security to for Android, too. We haven’t “was already here. having heated bathroom floors to announced any of our apps yet, hotos

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14 15 that includes having custom music play when I enter my house and @Control4 Would love to chat w/someone having a certain station play in my at your company re: home automation! bathroom when I wake up in the —Kevin Rose morning. Really stupid things, but I think they’re fun and cool. When I found out I could control every part of the house from these diff erent touchpads—and they’re three apps a year right now. Mostly store mean a lot to me. I saw that all programmable—for a geek, social things. Control4 had hundreds of reviews that’s paradise. and they were all very highly rated. Why the name Milk? Which means that a lot of people Did anything surprise you Q. had installed the product, played Q.about home automation? We are big fans of minimal with it and thought that it was yeah, there are defi nitely a A.design—the idea that less awesome! A.few things that I was pretty is more. There’s something about Then I started researching how impressed were even possible. Like milk being clean and silky. It’s one much a system like this would cost. the idea that it can understand of those things where we were There are a lot of very expensive when the sun is rising and hitting brainstorming ideas and we landed high-end systems out there and this certain windows at certain times, on that. Just something fun. We was something that was reasonably and automatically bring the shades have little milk cartons and bottles priced and had all the features that down instead of triggering the air around the offi ce. It makes for wanted—so it just made sense. conditioning. Knowing the right cool cocktail parties—milk-themed times of day to lower and raise parties and what not. People turn to home the shades? That’s pretty amazing Q. automation for diﬀ erent to me. When you tweeted about reasons—security, comfort, to you always hear about diff erent Q.Control4, what was the entertain in a certain way. What pieces of technology that people response like? was the draw for you? have, like diff erent apps that can It was a mixture of people It’s all of the above. I’m a open your front door or monitor A.who are absolutely A.geek and I like to do anything your baby room—but to have it all passionate about Control4 and and everything that is geeky. Part of tied together into one system is then there were people who had pretty fascinating. seen the even lower-end stuff and I was pleasantly surprised to fi nd didn’t know that this existed and out that it’s all available today. were curious about the next level. Some of the stuff out there you’ll As you were putting your look at and think, “Wow, you can Q.automation plan together, do that for $99?” and then you did your girlfriend have separate realize, yeah, that’s cool for what it concerns or requests? is, but it’s not really “next level.” Not really, she’s a geek, A.too. When I told her what Why did you ultimately was possible, she thought it Q. select Control4? was awesome. We have Sonos I’m heavily dependent on throughout our house right now, A.Apple products in my house. a great music playback system for So when I saw that there was a streaming music, which she uses all solution out there that would let the time, she loves it. So, when she me control things from an iPad and found out that this was like Sonos, iPhone, I was in. but with all these extra things you Also, the reviews on the iTunes can do, she was like, “Wow, we can

16 17 do that from an iPad?” She was tracks just by pushing the buttons. totally in. The speakers run throughout the What entire home. So, no matter where Any advice for someone you are, you’ll never have to fumble is your Q.considering home around wondering how you can favorite... automation? Features they change the track or wonder where should start with? the remote is. You can just walk Time of day: WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT? That’s a good question. up to any wall outlet, where it will Evening What got me hooked initially be illuminated in a certain color: A. Room in house: was the multi-room music thing. Hit it and it takes you to the next Den Being able to play your music in track or the previous one. You can every room, even different music, control the volume from there, too. Meal: simultaneously. It’s pretty neat that what was The food at bar Jules once used to control a light just a Music: Describe walking through moment before can now control All types, really Q.the front door once the music. everything’s installed. Movie or TV show: In an ideal world, it’ll know Love the new TRON the time of day, and change A. Gadget: the mood according to what’s going on. For example, if I’m iPhone coming home late at night, it won’t One-touch button: blast the lights at me, but have Party mode them dimmed instead. I also plan on programming buttons for things like dinner mode, where it drops the lights down in the dining room and plays something chill like jazz.

Do you have an Q.entrance song? I’m thinking about A.doing a Darth Vader theme-type thing. Digitally store your entire DVD & Blu-ray collection Actually, I thought it would be really cool to program it so that Stream with Netflix, Pandora, YouTube and more when family members or different people come over, you have their Watch any movie instantly, anywhere in the home favorite channel or favorite song play when they enter. Access music & photos from other computers Kevin’s favorite meal is the food at bar Jules in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco, Calif. During a party at your Q.house, what would most What would most impress system so I can manage and

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18 19 The ONLY Movie Server with a Certified Two-way Control4 Driver! a disposable code to get into the the morning wakeup routine. heaters and start my music system will know that and will friends who are building out their

house for a certain amount of When I have to wake up, the playlist in the master bathroom. automatically shut off the heater places now. time or only access the facility Control4 system knows to And things like turning on CNBC if we’re not there. It knows once you start you know Tom from MySpace during certain hours or days automatically bring the and other details I want to track, whether or not we’re in the house, —he started MySpace, and was

of the week. The notifi cations temperature up a so that when I walk downstairs in so if I forgot to turn off the air explaining everyone’s fi rst MySpace friend? are also pretty cool. you can be few degrees, the morning, I can see my stocks conditioning, and I’m away in He is building out his home alerted if there are any weird turn on the or any reviews on the television. L.A., I know that I can pull up my what you can in Vegas right now and he’s doors opening. That kind of stuff fl oor Little things that aren’t essential phone and instantly make that “ installing a bunch of Control4 is pretty sweet. to life, but are pretty cool. happen. “do, they’re like, in there. I was just talking to Also, my house is solar- That kind of stuff is amazing oh my gosh, i him about it. It’s interesting to your grandmother? powered. I love the idea of being and there’s something fun about see how many geeks really get Q. to able to have as much the game of fi guring out how to need to have excited about this stuff . Once you The oven we’re having automation of the power save as much money on power start explaining what you can do, A.installed. It has an internal controls as possible. consumption as possible. I always this system. they’re like, “oh my gosh, I need thermometer that will monitor So, for example, thought it would be fun to have to have this system.” the turkey you’re cooking and if one of the an app that would allow you to A lot of people just don’t know make sure it stays at a certain windows is track your power usage versus about it. It’s one of those things temperature. It’s awesome! open, the your friends’. Then make it like Any parting thoughts? that hasn’t quite tipped yet—and alarm a game, so that you get more Q. that people just assume is going What about you? points throughout the week and Just that I’m excited to get to cost so much money. And when Q. it encourages you to shut down A.it all installed and working. they fi nd out that it’s a lot more The feature I’m most certain things in your house at I’m telling a lot of my friends aff ordable than they thought, A.excited about has to be certain times, use less, etc. about it. I have a handful of suddenly it’s really attractive. ■

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This is a controller—it’s the brain of your smart home. It makes it possible for you to control virtually any electronic device or appliance or system in your home.

With touch screens throughout the house, you can You can control things in your smart always keep home with a remote, touch screen, tablet, an ear on the smart phone or computer. You decide. baby.

You can monitor and control your smart home even when you're not there. Get text alerts if your garage door was left open or be notiﬁed the minute your kids get home.

Cameras and smart locks give you With just one single remote, peace of mind that your treasures enjoy control over your TV, inside are safe and sound. receiver, DVR, media player, CD changer or virtually any system in your home theater setup. Welcome to your smart kitchen. Appliances tell you how to be more energy ecient. Start with one area of control. It's Music and lighting match your cooking One-touch party button automatically dims easy to add more features or rooms style. Recipes, accessible on any screen. the lights and starts the jazz for your dinner over time, or as your budget allows. guests. Plus, enjoy your entire music collection from any room in the house.

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LIST Introducing… The Chapmans! Rachelle and Chris fi nally tied the knot on July 22, 2011, in Raleigh, NC.

A playful-turned-tragic push into a pool kept this bride from walking down the aisle. But nothing will break Rachelle’s spirit as she ﬁ nds new ways to take more control every day.

year ago, Rachelle Friedman worked as a We were living the American dream.” A freak accident dance and aerobics instructor at a nonprofi t. at her bachelorette party would change everything. She was engaged to the man she loved, Rachelle would be paralyzed from the chest down; Chris Chapman, who worked as a middle her two-story home would suddenly be inaccessible to schoolA teacher. “We were a young couple. We were her; she would no longer be able to perform her job; healthy. We were in love,” recounts Rachelle. “Even on she wouldn’t be able to marry Chris without losing her our small salaries, we bought a home that we loved. Medicaid benefi t. And while her fi ancé would never

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BlackWire-Magazine-Ad-RevB.indd 1 8/11/11 1:06:48 AM waver in his devotion to her, she Someone donated a TV. It was When asked about his favorite would lose something else that just amazing.” feature, Chris explains that it was as close to her heart—her They worked around the clock doesn’t boil down to any one independence. to transform the two-story home. specific aspect for him: “It’s the While the couple was facing In exactly twelve days, the all- whole concept. At the end of the Savvy Dealers... the prospect of exhausting their volunteer cast turned Rachelle and day, you just want to crawl into entire savings just to make their Chris’s home into a completely bed, and if you forgot something, bathroom handicap-friendly, an automated, wheelchair-accessible like the lights downstairs or the unexpected gift transformed their living space. thermostat, you can just turn it off Put MORE home and restored an invaluable The project was revealed during a from bed.” Body temperature is degree of Rachelle’s independence. live episode of NBC’s Today show a big issue for Rachelle, so being Automation And it happened on live television. on February 22, 2011. The behind- able to control the thermostat the-scenes transformation was remotely is extremely handy. in You never think it’s featured during the April 2 episode When asked to list the single going to be you of NBC’s George to the Rescue. biggest difference home Home “We knew they were updating automation has made for her, It was just a month before the house,” says Rachelle. “But we Rachelle replies without hesitating: Automation her wedding day, during her figured it would just be helping us “Independence.” The Remodelers Council worked around the bachelorette party, that Rachelle’s clock from Feb. 10-22, 2011 to remodel the get to our bedroom upstairs. We best friend playfully pushed her couple’s two story home and transform it into had our bedroom downstairs in Changing someone’s life a wheelchair accessible living space. The reveal ► Smart Garage Automation into the swimming pool. “I heard was during a live episode of the Today show. the living room, essentially behind my neck crack and my entire body a curtain, so we had very little Mark believes that the reason ► Smart Lighting Control stiffened,” recalls Rachelle. “I just be able to demo it before they privacy. We had no idea it would be there was such an outpour ► ZigBee Extender Technology went numb.” handed it over to the young couple. everything it turned out to be!” of support is that everyone She had hit her C6 spinal They had to trust that it was just “We had no idea—at all,” agrees recognized that they had an ► And More... vertebrae and was instantly going to work. Chris. “We are so appreciative of opportunity to change someone’s paralyzed from the chest down. Mark and his electricians joined everything. Insurance doesn’t pay life. He says this really hit home She would never walk or stand a team of 112 companies and over for things like this. It’s just been when he got a call from Rachelle again, or fully use her fingers. 200 volunteers who donated their incredible.” the day prior to the big reveal on Says Rachelle, “You see people in time, labor, products and services the Today show. wheelchairs and you don’t ever HBA asked Mark what he could for the rescue remodel project. y A n all-sTAR Because the Rhapsody nt u

think that’s going to be you.” recommend or contribute to help At the project’s onset, it was o all-inclusive system subscription was in her name, Upon hearing the bride’s tragic make the couple’s Knightdale only supposed to include an C Rachelle—a huge country music story, Control4® dealer Mark Masters home accessible and functional for elevator and a makeover of the ake The all-inclusive Control4 system fan—accidently received a W of Neuwave Systems in Raleigh, Rachelle. “I reached out to Control4 master suite. But the tidal wave of - setup in Rachelle and Chris’s home notification. She called up the North Carolina, thought to himself, to see what we could do from a support and generosity broadened includes a slew of one-touch number listed, which was Mark’s aleigh

“She’s a very independent person charitable donation standpoint,” the project to include, among R features. For example, on a three- number at Neuwave Systems, and of who is suddenly handicapped. Right says Mark. “They were already other things, a new deck with an button keypad by the entrance, a said, “I don’t know who you are.

off the bat, home automation is an thinking about it. We [Neuwave accessible ramp and a full upgrade tion welcome-home button fires up all But thank you so much. You don’t obvious answer.” Systems] were prepared to step in, to the kitchen and upstairs the lights, starts a playlist in her know what this means to me.”

Shortly thereafter, he was but Control4 totally stepped up to second bathroom. ssocia bedroom and turns the TV on to “We talk about these things, contacted by The Remodelers the plate. It was pretty neat.” “It was awesome,” says Mark. A ESPN, Rachelle’s favorite channel. but we rarely get a chance to act Council of the Home Builders “George is usually in and out. But By the time she gets up to the on them,” he mused. “Yes, we can Association of Raleigh-Wake 12 Days, 112 companies, the outpour of support from the ilders bedroom on the second floor, enhance people’s lives. We can Bu County (HBA). NBC’s TODAY show 200 volunteers local council and HBA turned it Rachelle enters a home tuned to all help them turn on music from their and George to the Rescue, a home into a complete project. We took ome her preferences. bathtubs. We can install luxury yH improvement television show, The pressure was on. A fully out the extra bedroom and turned “I had only ever seen home items. But this was completely rtes were coordinating a surprise home functional system needed to be it into a walk-in closet. We did 10 u control in the MTV Cribs episodes,” different. What we installed for co renovation project for Rachelle and installed and tested within a week. dimmers and switches with outlet laughs Rachelle. “I didn’t think that young lady made a profound Chris. They tapped HBA to be the Walls were only going to be down dimmers and three keypads. I put average people could have difference for her—it changed her hotos

certified experts. for half a day. They wouldn’t even together the master light plan. P these things.” day-to-day life.” ■

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magine waking up in the smile as everything powers down— morning, not to the glaring the lights, the TVs, the audio—even blare of an alarm clock, but to the thermostat dials back to more one remote your favorite song streaming energy-effi cient setting. The alarm Ithrough speakers in the ceiling, as arms, the garage door closes comes in your blinds slowly open to reveal and every door in the house gets many forms: the morning sun. Touch one button locked. Automatically. by your bed and the lights in the It might sound like the ultimate your iPhone, a hallway turn on so you can safely in luxury, but really, having a home navigate to the kitchen where automation system today is a very tablet, a touch the TV is already tuned into your aff ordable reality. Plus, not only favorite morning news program. does it make life a little easier, it can screen, even

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36 37 How’s this possible? Imagine to get ideas around the sort of You’ll want to get specific a sophisticated, but ridiculously automation system you’d like to 3 about what you think you easy-to-use universal remote see for you and your family. want to control. that controls all of your home’s otherwise disconnected electronic You’ll need the help of a “Think” is the operative word, systems and devices. With 2 professional—and that’s a because once you share some this one mighty remote, you good thing. ideas with your dealer, your wish can control everything from list may expand, change or get entertainment systems to heating While Control4 home automation increasingly personalized. You’ll and air conditioning, lights, shades, solutions will be easy for everyone probably be surprised to hear that garage doors, security systems, in your house to use, your system your Control4 system can do all the exterior door locks, and so on. will be a complex design, linking magnificent little things it can do. Better still, this one remote comes multiple devices in your home One way to approach this in many different forms: the to make it possible for them to is to ask yourself what sort of traditional wand that you’re used communicate over a network. automated solutions would make to wielding in the family room Naturally, this is the kind of work your life easier or help you worry but also, with Control4®, you can that requires a professional. We less in your everyday activities. Do control everything in the house call this professional a Control4 you want all of the lights in your from virtually every screen in the dealer. Certified by Control4 after house to go off when you leave for house—your iPhone, a tablet, a rigorous training, your dealer is work? No problem. While you’re touch screen, even your laptop. equipped to work closely with you, at work, do you worry about when And once you’ve got your house from the planning and installing of your kids get home from school? “under control,” there’s no going your system to teaching everyone We can eliminate that concern back. But before you take the in the house how to use it to giving by making sure you get a text plunge, here are a few need-to- ongoing support and upgrades message the instant they walk knows that will come in handy as after the system is up and running. through the door. Want the lights you journey to the “other side.” It’s possible that you will work to turn on and off at certain times, together for years to come. so it looks like you’re home, even You’ll want to read, If you don’t yet have a dealer, at when you’re not? With a Control4 www.control4.com you’ll notice a system, it’s easy to automate 1 research, and revel in You can see who—or what—is at your front door from almost any screen in the house. A Control4 system is compatible with many of your favorite devices. the possibilities. “Ready to buy?” link. There, you (or randomize) any event, day can enter your zip code and find or night, and even switch it up Aside from the articles in this a few local options. Make some depending on the seasons. And some money. Here are just a few system to help you monitor your more control down the road as magazine, which give some great calls or visit the dealer showrooms. remember, you can automate your possibilities. Your dealer can give energy use. time or budget allow. real-life examples of everyday A good dealer will be happy to swimming pool or spa, outside you other suggestions, too. No matter what kind of automation, the Control4 web site show you sample systems at his/ lights, electronic gate, sprinkling • Use Control4 dimmers, Definitely dream big. And money you plan to spend, try (www.control4.com) is a great her place of business, or perhaps system, garage door opener, inside switches and keypads to lower the 5start small. to brainstorm all of your ideas place to more deeply familiarize even take you on a tour of existing lights, music, movies, TV, heating, light levels throughout the home by upfront, and just like you would yourself with the concept of home installations (with the owner’s security system, IP cameras, 20%. Family members won’t even Many homeowners probably approach a building or remodeling control and the endless possibilities permission, of course). Ask and whew! You see where we’re notice the difference, but this small never give any serious thought to project, develop a priority list. you have to personalize it anything and everything about going here... adjustment can save a lot of money automating their homes because When you’re ready to share it with according to your lifestyle. Spend home control. Take advantage of on your monthly electricity bill. they think it’s cost-prohibitive. But your dealer, he or she can help some time reading over the site your time with an expert. You can expect some • Install and program a Control4 the truth is that home automation you develop a plan, timeline and a 4 wonderful unexpected thermostat to automatically adjust is far more affordable than most budget to build your dream system benefits. to more energy-efficient settings people think. Control4 makes over time. when you go to bed or leave for it possible to design a home Even if it turns out that you have What if my house is “old”? As soon as your new home work. This can quickly add up automation system to match your to wait to implement a few of your automation system is in place, to significant money and energy budget, big or small, right out of favorite ideas, you will have a solid It can still learn new tricks. Control4 home automation works equally you might notice there are savings. the gate. You can start with a very foundation of a smart home that well in homes from 1-100+ years old. opportunities to reduce your • Ask your dealer about apps basic system—just automating a can easily get smarter and smarter energy usage and hey—maybe save you can download to your Control4 family room, for example—and add over time. ■

38 39 BRINGING CONTROL TO CHINA How one cutting-edge company on the other side of the world makes its employees feel very much at home.

estled by the beautiful yang Cheng Lake in the middle of the yangtze River Delta is China’s leading digital intelligence company and home automation specialist, Suzhou JINWO Intelligent Technology. But inside this Nimpressive building, JINWO employees aren’t just working out of an offi ce that sells smart home products: They’ve designed the offi ce

to look, feel, and “work” like home, even when they’re not there. INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGy JINWO COuRTESy PHOTO

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SZ-W Cedia Ad 8-11outline type.indd 1 8/10/11 9:54:36 AM The sleek new offi ces are home Instead, they use their own iPhone to a staff of thirty-fi ve and include or iPad to control everything— No striNGs AttACheD eight rooms: a conference room, from the lights to the music to the theater, design shop, training curtains. The last person leaving Ever since man got his cave, engineer the right strings and ideas of automation have pulleys (or CAT-5 Ethernet facilities, the restroom and three the offi ce powers down everything evolved accordingly, with cables as the case may be). executive suites. At 17,760 square in the expansive offi ce with one imagination and technology With the aff ordability and feet, this offi ce is one of the largest easy tap. driving both wild ideas and ease-of-use of products in China to incorporate home “They enjoy the work style real innovation. Thanks to today, virtually everyone can automation. here,” says Henry Ho, director of both, we’re lucky enough automate their home with using Control4® keypads, wireless international business in KOMSA. to have hit the sweet spot. wireless technology. So don’t switches and dimmers, and touch Even in many diff erent languages, the Control4 “They are relaxed and feel fantastic In the 21st century, home even think about tearing down screens, it’s very easy for any interface is always exactly the same. working in this offi ce, just as if they automation isn’t just a reality walls or reconstruction. unless team member to demonstrate the were at home.” for the ultra-wealthy or the that is, you’re in search of a control of lights, home appliances, Samsung TV, which they also enjoy “We love this system because tech-savvy who know how to whole new cave altogether. heating, and air conditioning to for a little downtime. it makes our life convenient and their customers, no matter where And absolutely everything works safe,” says yang, general manager, they are in the building. They can together. With many of the staff JINWO Suzhou City offi ce. “We can Control4 uses ZigBee technology because it’s also demonstrate multi-room music being big Apple fans, they were check the status of diff erent things an aff ordable, retrofi ttable, no-new-wires system and audio with the integration of especially delighted to learn that in real time—even when we are far that connects all devices within the home. It also many products, including iPod they could use their iPad or iPhone away—and we love how easy it is makes it possible to start with the control of just a few products and it’s easily add more over time. docks, an iPod, and a Denon mobile device to control the offi ce. to use. Meanwhile, we don’t need Amplifi er. The home theater When employees leave at the to worry if we forget to turn off any incorporates a Pioneer Blu-Ray end of the day, they don’t have to of the appliances as we can do that Illustrated in the late 1800s, this comic depicts

DVD player, BenQ Projector and a fumble with keys or access cards. remotely, too. It’s great!” ■ INC. CO. LANGuAGE THE COMPuTER 1981-2011 (C) ENCyCLOPEDIA DESKTOP REPRODuCED FROM COMPuTER a Victorian-era fantasy of automated dining.

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Screening room incognito, left. Can you spot the TV? It’s in the shot, but out of sight. The Old Vicarage, right, proudly fl aunting its SpOTLIGHT new ultra-modern wing. ON THE OLD VICARAGE What was once shelter for the faithful and devoted is now home to the newly converted.

ave Hicks is a certifi ed old coach house and stables, and Control4® dealer working use the space to build a new wing. out of MAX AV in the The coach house became a two- uK. “The Old Vicarage” level gymnasium/offi ce, and they Dis how he fondly refers to one of connected it to the main house the more challenging projects with a lengthy barn-shaped garden that he, alongside his head design room that stands where the stables engineer, Daniel White, took on in once were. recent months. Picture this: In a remote WALL SpAT location, out in the far reaches of yorkshire sits a large 3-story brick Anyone who has experience house built in 1873. It was once with a redesign understands that used to accommodate a small disagreement, at some point in the congregation of devout clergy in its process, is inevitable. One of the seven bedrooms. The original plans more delicate situations in which were consented to and signed by MAX AV found themselves was the man of the none other than the Archbishop when the clients diverged with of york. Eventually, it fell into the regards to the garden room. Its house, of course, realm of private residence, and its design is long, clean, and serene, wants a tV in current owners have been making and the décor is minimalist and some most impressive changes by modern. One of its walls is all glass, the room. transitioning it into our most recent providing a gorgeous view of the century, while still preserving grassy, tree-lined grounds. And its past. that’s just the reason the lady of Because an unused portion of the house wants to maintain the the property had grown decrepit, room’s peaceful feng shui. To that

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The Garden Room, left, with painting raised and hidden TV revealed. Original 1873 Chamber Plan for the The Old Vicarage, above, signed by the Archbishop of York (center right).

The man of the house, of course, music, curtains—MAX AV installed automate the new wing, but they © 2011 MechoShade Systems, Inc. Trademarks and registrations are the exclusive property of MechoShade Systems Inc. wants a TV in the room. Sure, it something special, something also wanted to retrofit the older doesn’t always have to be on, but unexpected. A painting. It depicts part of the house with the highest they’re good to have around. In a cluster of trees sitting atop a caliber of music, home theater, the middle of the room sits an mountain under a vast orange sky. lighting, and security solutions. extended five-segment L-shaped And at the tap of a Control4 touch Every Control4 dealer knows couch. When not gazing out the screen, that painting raises itself that retrofitting a house of any window, the man of the house another three feet up the wall, age is hardly an issue, but The If you’re not including motorized figures, one can check on a few revealing the 60” plasma TV that’s Old Vicarage is not just any older window coverings in your sports scores. He felt pretty perfectly positioned behind it: art house. For instance, the client home-integration installations, strongly about that. and technology converge. wanted to be able to work from your program is incomplete. Division of MechoShade Systems, Inc. The lady of the house did not home. A common practice and not T: +1 (718) 371-1140 back down. This room was to be an From Pull-Strings to usually a problem, but this house is Our window-covering systems: F: +1 (718) 729-2941 escape from blaring screens. Touch Screens located in a far removed area that • Seamlessly integrate with all E: [email protected] y Dave and Daniel looked back and has spotty broadband coverage at home-automation and W: MechoShadeHomeSystems.com forth between the two clients and For Dave and Daniel, The Old best. Add to that the thick walls of lighting-control systems. then at each other. This is kind of Vicarage was an especially fun stone that form the bones of the tograph • Make it possible for home dispute that can stall the process project, because not only did it house, and you’ve got yourself one ho P owners effectively to control indefinitely. Then an idea formed give them the chance to outfit a tricky Wi-Fi situation. their environment. in Dave’s head. He proposed a magnificent, historical home with Dave had to test a good number liver • Appreciably reduce energy costs. creative suggestion to his clients a full menu of Control4 features, of wireless access points before y O

nd • Offer an opportunity to increase that delighted them both, and the but it also gave them a full menu finding the ideal set-up. He had to y A your sales. b project could proceed. of interesting puzzles to solve and also install fallback routers in case In addition to the Control4 obstacles to overcome. the primary Internet line ever went So don’t miss out on a profitable hotos basics—lighting, temperature, Not only did the couple want to down. Though it took time to figure P window of opportunity.

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complementary to a full Control4 package. Performance. The gymnasium, with its big glass wall, looks out at the garden. The décor is minimal. The gym equipment rests on a clean Beautiful. hardwood floor, and the walls are bare except for a 50” LG television, the Control4 home screen on display when it’s not in use. In- ceiling speakers blend in perfectly, and play whatever satellite radio best helps them sweat. Above the gymnasium is Dave’s favorite room in the house—the office. It too has a glass wall, offering a view of the garden from above. The A-shaped rafters in the peaked ceiling provide organized clean lines, a repeated motif found

The office, located directly above the gym. Productivity is easiest when you have all the bells and in every room in the new wing. whistles of home automation in such a calm and natural setting. Everything in the office is wood—floors, cabinetry, desk, rafters—yet it’s all sanded fine, not out, this networked infrastructure including a 50” 3D TV retrofitted a splinter in sight. Clear surfaces, shines as one of his proudest into a very large fireplace. simple decor, natural light, and achievements in this project. When asked if there were any the airy spaciousness make this The owners had no interest unusual features of automation in home office truly ideal. It’s easy whatsoever in stripping The Old this install, Dave chuckles: Indeed, to think straight in here. And if Vicarage of its charm. On the the man of the house also had a you get temporarily overwhelmed contrary, they requested the period particular idiosyncrasy that needed by a hectic day of work, simply fixtures and fittings be retained. to be accommodated—he could step onto the balcony outside This includes a pull-string system, not sleep with any light or glow in with its commanding view of the used by the original owners to the room. As head design engineer, estate for a breath of fresh air. call the servants from any room in Daniel was the one to program It’s an environment exceedingly the house—how’s that for an early the master bedroom to give the conducive to peace of mind. example of home automation! client just what he wanted, pitch The clients are thoroughly MAX AV succeeded in preserving black. At the touch of a screen, satisfied with their newly the vintage brass light switches. everything goes dark—all screens, automated 138-year-old home. Daniel hooked them up to inline all switches. The client himself had They mentioned that they take y dimmers hidden out of sight in even constructed a wall in front of pride in bringing their house to the rafters. Likewise, a tower of his bedroom window to block the life during their annual Christmas

hardware— receivers, players, and a morning sunlight, and nighttime parties. Now, in its first year as tograph cutting edge HDMI matrix—does its moonlight. a Control4 smart home, with its ho P MOTORIZED thing out of sight, tucked away in a programmable lighting and music,

liver SHADES hidden closet. Home Office Hideaway the house is in prime shape to What is NOT tucked away host its most joyous Noël yet. It y O FOR FINE in a hidden closet are the new In contrast to the old part of makes Dave Hicks proud to see nd RESIDENCES y A b Panasonic and LG televisions reliant the house, the new wing required the owners of The Old Vicarage on said HDMI matrix. They have no retrofitting. Its ultra-modern embracing and enjoying their new Visit our kiosk in

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That’s what one yelp reviewer said of the ability to control lighting, drapes, audio and more from the small touch screen on his nightstand at the Aria Resort and Casino at CityCenter Las Vegas. Turns out a Control4® automation system gives you control of nearly everything in your room—from wake-up to room service. “Even some of our older, less-technology-savvy customers get it. It’s easier than running a computer at home,” resort President Bill

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Home control comes in many forms. But now you can enjoy them all from your favorite device with the Control4® MyHome app. Close your garage door with your iPhone® mobile device. Orchestrate whole-house music from your tablet. See who’s at the door from your TV screen. Turn off every light in the house, right from your bed. The possibilites? Endless. What do you want to control?

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