About the Author
John Galante is president of AE Ventures, producers of the TecHome Builder Summits. Prior to founding AE Ventures, Galante headed EH Media’s events division and contributed to the development of its publications and online media. Read more...
TecHome Brilliance Awards 2021
Announcing 2021 TecHome Builder Awards Winners New home technology products and excellent service from home industry professionals are driving the TecHome dream forward, fundamentally improving the way Americans live. Seventeen products were chosen by a panel of top homebuilder judges who evaluated the level of innovation, value and excellence evident in the entry. These entries...
TecHome Builder Celebrates 20th Anniversary at Kickoff of Seattle Summit
Event and information resource helped builders and tech vendors make extraordinary progress on home and builder tech, positioning the industry for rapid growth as technologies and the market mature. Launched as a tabloid-sized print publication in 2001 at the apex of the dot com bubble and transformed into a market-moving hosted style event and online...
20 Years Later—A Lot of Change, But Our Mission Endures
2001 was launch year for TecHome Builder, the print magazine, which arrived as the official publication sponsor of the TecHOMExpo pavilion at the International Builders Show. Home tech was so much less than it is today. For builders, it was pretty much just a structured wiring can, homerun wiring and multimedia outlets and maybe a...
Arc of Achievement Winners Make Big Strides in Home Technology
On August 17th at the TecHome Builder Summit in Louisville, eighteen champions of home tech were honored for their outstanding efforts and positive impact on the industry. The Arc of Achievement Awards recognizes individuals and companies that have driven extraordinary progress in the application of technology in new homes and homebuilder businesses. "This is the...
Luxury Finland Home Combines Control and Comfort
Innovative home features an indoor pool with a nature-mimicking skylight, golf simulator, and whole-home audio and video. When leading Finnish electronics integration firm Digisähkö was hired to outfit a brand new luxury home with the latest smart home technologies without making it look like a technology store, they knew right away that Control4 would be central to providing an exceptional and reliable user experience. “This client had a couple...
TecHome Builder Summit Amazes, Astounds and Reaffirms a Return to In-Person in Louisville
Event connects tech leaders from builders and multifamily companies representing $111 billion in 2021 revenue to innovative vendors after 20 months in suspended animation. It was a long and hazardous road to the TecHome Builder Summit, August 17-19, but purpose, perseverance, spontaneous creative problem-solving and a spirit of collegial understanding made for an amazing event...
TecHome Builder Arc of Achievement Awards 2021
Announcing 2021 Recipients The TecHome Builder Arc of Achievement Awards recognizes individuals and companies that have driven extraordinary progress in the application of technology in new homes and homebuilder businesses. The following honorees were recognized at the TecHome Builders Summit in Louisville on August 17th, 2021 for their outstanding efforts and positive impact on the...
New TecHome Advisors Appearing in Louisville Next Week!
Last week, AE Ventures announced the exciting strategy and business planning game-changer for product suppliers, builders, and integrators, TecHome Advisors. Our principal, Joe Lautner, is looking forward to being in Louisville next week for the official launch of the new initiative. “Our purpose is to help develop practical, well-researched strategies to help offer home technology on...
The #1 MUST-HAVE for Multifamily Communities to Attract Today’s New Residents!
Millennials have had their spot in the rental market limelight for some time. However, with the oldest millennials now turning 40, the focus is beginning to shift to the fast-emerging Gen-Z cohort heading into their mid-20’s. These digital-born natives grew up with iPads in hand. Digital convenience is what they are used to, and they...
Control4 Smart Technology Powers Luxury Condos in Charlotte’s Opus Myers Park
The new condos feature high-end Episode speakers and the latest technology for maximum security, access control, and surveillance When Developer Jim Gross first acquired the corner lot of a now demolished university dormitory in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Myles Park neighborhood, he was sure what he was going to do with it. As one of...