Features
- Getting Brilliant!
- Arguably the most popular home tech feature is controlled lighting. After all, even if you aren't building an ultra-luxurious custom home, and your homebuyer isn't going for "the works," they still entertain and want lifestyle enhancement in the home. Tech home builders and lighting control experts share their thoughts on how to package lighting control features to every price bracket.
- Taking Net Profits to the Extreme
- Nearly every homebuilder now has a Web site to advertise their business. But truly Web savvy builders are making their Web site an interactive and critical part of their marketing, sales and lead generation process. In the process, they are improving sales and leads dramatically, not by 20 percent or 40 percent, but often by several hundred percent.
- Do Flat TVs Alter Home Design?
- Consumers want high-definition plasma or LCD televisions in a big way. In fact, plasmas and LCDs now top most homebuyer wish lists for consumer electronics. But incorporating plasmas or LCDs into your construction plan can affect ceiling height, room size, wiring configurations and soundproofing needs.
- Conquering Customer Service
- Builders are geared to producing homes, not getting warm and fuzzy with their customers, let alone servicing them after the fact. But effective customer service is critical to success, especially in a highly competitive market. Fortunately, a variety of advances in technology products and software applications is making the process of communicating with and serving your homebuyers easier than ever.
- The Wired NextGen Home
- The NextGen demonstration home has become a staple at the International Builders' Show, and this year is no exception. But builders touring the home definitely have some changes in store this time out. The house is now packed with advanced electronics, tying to its theme of "Safe and Sound."
- The tecHOMExpo Events
- In this issue we bring you the complete lineup of keynote and breakout sessions, and panel discussions for the tecHOMExpo, part of the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla., along with the complete guide to exhibitors and map of the show floor.
Departments
- Guide to the tecHOMExpo
- The International Builders' Show has moved to Orlando, Fla. this year, and with the change in scenery comes increased interest by builders in home technology issues. With the building market enjoying record level years, competition is at an all-time high. Which makes it critical to distinguish yourself from other builders in your market, and to improve efficiency, challenges that are at the heart of the tecHOMExpo show within the IBS.
- Technology Products & Services
- Aerial Acoustics; AxisPointe, Inc.; BeHomeWise; BenQ; Boston Acousticsl; Graphisoft U.S.; Humax; Kenwood; Samsung Electronics; SpeakerCraft, Inc.; Toshiba America Consumer Products; Trelligence; Vantage Point; Vutec Corp.