As the LED has become the mandated choice for light sources in luminaires it has changed dramatically how we design, specify, install, program, and interact with lighting systems. This transformative change has opened new opportunities for the CEDIA integrator: lighting can become an important part the business model for our industry. This workshop will discuss the impact solid state light sources have on the future of lighting including technologies like LED, Laser LED and OLED. Explore functionality like warm dimming, tuneable white, and warm white; expert selection and control of these sources in an occupancy can have a positive impact on those individuals living and working in the space. Discover how new powering technologies are impacting the use and consumption of electrical energy. Uncover how the new “Luminaire Level Lighting Controls” (LLLC) technology is changing the way we control and manage light in a space. The workshop will use case studies and real-life calculations. To create a sample lighting schedule and a lighting control detail, all through the lens of a CEDIA Smart Home Professional. Highlights: - Incandescent to Solid State, how lights sources have evolved. - A brief comparison of the luminous efficacy of the new lamps - Load calculations and lighting schedules - New powering options for lighting - New control and management technologies - How these changes will benefit the CEDIA integrator and the customer

CEDIA CEU Credit - 3

The CEDIA Design Build Training Course is an exclusive opportunity for CEDIA members to position themselves as trusted educators and industry leaders within the design and build community. This course is designed to empower members to deliver continuing education to architects, interior designers, builders, and other design and construction professionals—helping to foster valuable business-to-business relationships while elevating the profile of the smart home industry. Upon completion, participants become CEDIA Smart Home Continuing Education Instructors, gaining access to a robust library of approved educational content. This enables them to host professional development sessions for their local design and build partners, driving awareness of CEDIA, its members, and the integrated technology solutions that define modern smart homes. This programme is exclusively available to CEDIA members, offering a unique platform to build credibility, enhance industry influence, and grow your business through strategic education and engagement.

As technology becomes a fundamental part of every built environment, it’s essential that designers and architects understand how to accurately represent low voltage systems on construction documents. This class will provide a practical introduction to the newly updated J-STD-710 standard symbol set designed to bring clarity and consistency to drawings that include AV, networking, lighting control, and other integrated technologies. In this session, you’ll learn: the purpose and value of using low voltage symbols and plans in design, engineering, and construction documentation, how to interpret and apply the updated J-STD-710 symbols in your drawings, best practices for coordinating with integrators and other stakeholders during the design phase.

Real-world examples of how clear documentation improves outcomes, reduces change orders, and enhances collaboration. Whether you're working on residential or commercial projects, this course will give you the foundation to confidently incorporate connected technology into your plans—and improve communication across every stakeholder in the project.

This one hour educational presentation covers the technology ecosystem for homebound patients, including sensor networks, voice and switch access, environmental controls, medication and fall monitoring, telehealth integration, and privacy preserving monitoring strategies. The session balances clinical goals (safety, adherence, independence) with installation realities (interoperability, wiring, power, network resilience) and includes real world case studies and retrofit vs. new build decision criteria. Evidence and design patterns from ambient assisted living research and industry practice inform recommended workflows. 

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1

  Older homes have character, history, and charm — but they weren't built with smart lighting, whole-home audio, or high-speed networking in mind. This panel explores the unique challenges and creative solutions that come with retrofitting legacy properties for modern technology, from working within existing architecture and avoiding costly structural changes to setting realistic client expectations and pricing retrofit projects profitably. Whether it's a mid-century modern in the hills or a historic estate, integrators who master the retrofit will never run out of work.

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1

Homeowners are increasingly asking for “circadian lighting,” “human centric lighting,” or “healthy lighting”—but the marketplace is full of conflicting claims. This panel brings together lighting researchers, integrators, and manufacturers to debunk common myths and provide evidence based guidance. Panelists will explain the fundamentals of circadian effective lighting, discuss real world performance versus expectations, and outline practical design and installation strategies that work in residential environments. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to deliver healthy home lighting solutions that are scientifically grounded, aesthetically pleasing, and technically achievable.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:
1. Differentiate fact from fiction regarding circadian lighting claims and marketing language.
2. Explain the science behind circadian effective lighting and its relationship to sleep, mood, and daily rhythms.
3. Identify practical design strategies for implementing tunable white, spectral tuning, and time based lighting schedules.
4. Evaluate products and platforms for accuracy, controllability, interoperability, and long term reliability.
5. Communicate realistic outcomes to clients and avoid overpromising results.
6. Leverage healthy lighting solutions as a business differentiator in the growing wellness focused home market.

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1

Light is not just for seeing. It is biological information. Modern humans spend around 90% of life indoors, yet most smart homes optimise for brightness, scenes and energy codes - not human biology. We automate convenience while ignoring circadian timing, glare stress and spectral balance. This session reframes light as a nutrient for the indoor species. Drawing on neuroscience and photobiology, it explains how light regulates sleep, alertness, mood and recovery - and how poor design can create chronic visual and neural load. Attendees will learn how to apply circadian-aware scheduling, reduce glare, and integrate biologically informed lighting into residential control systems - turning smart homes into environments that actively support human performance and wellbeing.

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1.5

Design is all about the end user, your customer. Peter Aylett and Rich Green will change how you think about the true needs of your clients and give crisp, concrete examples of the Design Thinking Process. You will leave with new insights for improving your sales, design and operations.

CEDIA CEU Credit - 3.5

Out of sight—but never out of impact. For a matching curated tour that supports this course, visit Technology Designer for information regarding tickets and daily schedule here. In today’s most elegant spaces, the best technology is often the kind you don’t see. Invisible Innovation explores how cutting-edge solutions like hidden speakers, motorized lifts, architectural lighting, concealed screens, and flush-mount devices can seamlessly blend into any design without sacrificing performance. This course is designed for the design-build community—architects, designers, builders, and integrators—who want to create cleaner aesthetics and smarter spaces. Attendees will learn why early collaboration is key to making hidden technology work, what products and systems are available, and how to plan for the structural, electrical, and system considerations these discreet solutions demand. When planned right from the start, invisible tech enhances the experience without ever disrupting the design. 

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1.5

The Sound of Wellness explores how sound influences mood, focus, comfort, and overall well-being, and why it deserves a place in every design conversation. Rather than focusing on products, this engaging panel examines how interior designers, technology integrators, and manufacturers can work together to create homes that sound as beautiful as they look. Through real-world examples and practical insights, attendees will discover how intentional soundscapes, thoughtful collaboration, and design-friendly technology contribute to healthier, more emotionally supportive living environments and exceptional client experiences

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1.5

 An estimated 15–20% of the global population is neurodivergent — including individuals with autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, dyslexia, sensory processing differences, and other neurological variations. For residential integrators, that translates to a massive, underserved market hiding in plain sight: clients and family members who live in homes that were never designed with their brains in mind.
The problem? Most smart home designs default to neurotypical assumptions. Complex touchscreen interfaces with dozens of options. Automation routines that fire unpredictably. Lighting scenes that shift without warning. For neurodivergent residents, these “features” aren’t conveniences — they’re barriers. They create sensory overload, erode predictability, and undermine the sense of safety and control that a home should provide.
This session equips integrators with practical, actionable strategies for designing neuroinclusive smart home environments. Attendees will learn how to specify sensory-friendly lighting with tunable white and flicker-free drivers, implement soundproofing and acoustic management for noise-sensitive residents, simplify user interfaces to reduce cognitive load, build routine-based automation sequences that prioritize reliability over novelty, and tailor environmental controls — HVAC, air purification, temperature zones — to individual sensory profiles.
But this isn’t just about doing the right thing. It’s smart business. Neuroinclusive design principles benefit all residents — the same techniques that help a child with autism also create calmer, more intuitive homes for every occupant. Integrators who embrace this approach differentiate themselves from competitors, unlock new referral channels through healthcare providers and occupational therapists, and position themselves for growth in accessibility-focused markets including assisted living and therapeutic environments.
This session bridges the gap between clinical understanding and technical implementation, giving integrators the vocabulary, frameworks, and confidence to consult with neurodivergent clients and their families — and to deliver homes that truly work for every brain.

CEDIA CEU Credit - 1