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Lighting Design Do’s and Don’ts
By Mike Libman, Sales Vice President, Custom Integrators, DMF Lighting Many interior designers, builders, and even clients still operate with outdated assumptions about lighting. When missteps occur, they can lead to glare-filled rooms, clunky controls, or even costly rework. To help integrators strengthen partnerships and streamline project outcomes, we’ve compiled essential “do’s and don’ts” drawn from the experience of DMF Lighting’s design experts.
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CEDIA Expo Update
ADI | Snap One gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 exhibit.
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Josh Willits, COO at Portal gives Residential Systems readers a sneak peek at what the company is planning for its CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 exhibit.
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Demo partners include Seymour-Screen Excellence, Digital Projection, NextLevel Acoustics, Trinnov, SPEAKERPOWER, and Valencia Theater Seating.
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The awards ceremony is sponsored by Lutron and will take place during CEDIA Expo on Friday, Sept. 5.
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The 90A is the world’s first soundbar to support AURO-3D.
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The new CBOX-HA streamlines system management by operating in any one of three modes, including MXnet 1G, MXnet 10G, or Dante Controller mode.
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The range builds on LED Studio’s 15 years of experience in commercial LED display technology.
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New products complete the Control 400 Ceiling Speaker Family’s 21-model lineup.
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The Unseen Engine of Operational Excellence
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By Jason Griffing If a person is a mass of individual habits, then a company is a living ecosystem of shared habits. These habits may go by different names; we call them processes, procedures, workflows, or simply “the way we do things here.” However you refer to them, these are the repeated actions that quietly shape your company’s future. They are the subtle, often unconscious, routines that drive the quality of your work, the efficiency of your operations, and the strength of your brand.
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