Tomorrow is the last day of Home Improvement Month. We don’t know about you, but at CEA we’ve been quite busy. We collaborated with HGTV, which constructed the HGTV Smart Home 2013, a beautiful house that complies with CEA’s TechHome Rating System. We’ve also shared resources all month long about technology in the home. Take a look at all of our home technology stories right here on the blog.   To celebrate the end of Home Improvement Month 2013...

Earlier this month we featured the HGTV Smart Home, built-in collaboration with CEA’s TechHome Division and TechHome Rating System (THRS). As Home Improvement Month continues, we are giving you an inside look at Smart Home 2013 as well as some tips on how you can integrate technology into your patio or backyard for the summer. electronic House featured the HGTV Smart Home 2013 and the partnership between HGTV and CEA that aided the development of Smart Home 2013. Smart...

May is home improvement month, and CEA has great resources for customers looking for home technology integrators, as well as do-it-yourself tips for technology integrations. Be sure to follow @CEA on Twitter for the latest in TechHome news throughout Home Improvement Month. CEA’s website features a Home Technology Installer Locator. This tool allows homeowners to plug in their zip code and get a list of retailers in their area that can install home technology. Check it out and get...

Spring is in the air and National Remodeling Month has arrived. This month-long celebration in May takes place around the time of year when homeowners tend to inch towards remodeling their homes rather than moving. Although the housing market has a brightening outlook, consumers are choosing to improve the comfort and value of their home through remodeling rather than moving to a new home. Some consumers are venturing into creating a connected living home as their remodel project.  ...

May is National Home Improvement Month and is the perfect time for homeowners to equip their homes with the most innovative home technology.  Throughout this month, follow @CEA on Twitter for the latest news in smart homes and tech home innovation.  Check out this week’s featured articles:CEA’s TechHome Rating System Created by CEA’s TechHome Division, the TechHome Rating System (THRS) is a new nationally-recognized specification for residential technology...

For years, we've been hearing about smart homes, but such discussions are usually highly abstract. What is a smart home? What kind of technology does it have?   Look no further than to HGTV Smart Home 2013 in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., as an amazing example of what a smart home looks like.   Using CEA’s TechHome Rating System, HGTV built the first ever high-tech smart home that meets consumers demand for anytime, anywhere access, meeting the wiring requirements...