Smart Home Enthusiasts Nationwide to Celebrate Smart Home Day on November 3, as Performed by CEDIA
CEDIA, the leading organisation for the custom electronics industry, has announced the key opportunities for design & build professionals and integrators during Smart Home Day 2025. The event, scheduled for November 3, 2025, aims to strengthen collaboration between integrators and design/build trades, integrating smart home technology early in the design process to benefit clients with seamless, aesthetically integrated technology solutions.
Opportunities for Design & Build Professionals
Design & build professionals can look forward to a range of engaging activities during Smart Home Day 2025. These include:
- Access to webinars and video demonstrations on current smart home technologies and the benefits of specifying a CEDIA member.
- Participation in community workshops and demo sessions to interact directly with smart home solutions and meet local integrators.
- Insights from joint research by CEDIA and the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA)/Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) on smart technology integration within modern homes.
- Attendance at a live RIBA + CEDIA Summit featuring architect-integrator case studies, product demos, and discussions on future smart home trends.
- Editorial and blog content exploring smart home integration trends and design opportunities.
- Inspiration galleries highlighting integrated smart home design possibilities.
Opportunities for Integrators
Integrators will find a customizable toolkit including social media graphics, email templates, and outreach strategies to promote services and collaborations. Other opportunities include:
- Guidance on opening showrooms or hosting in-person events in partnership with design and build professionals.
- Advice on establishing long-term collaborations with architects, designers, and builders.
- A dedicated session at the CEDIA Expo on maximising Smart Home Day participation and leveraging resources effectively.
In addition, a free, customizable toolkit for promotional use ahead of Smart Home Day 2025 is available on smarthomeday.com. The consumer outreach campaign aims to educate homeowners on the value of professional integration.
CEDIA's efforts to expand awareness of the custom integration trade also include partnerships with NKBA|KBIS. The theme for Smart Home Day 2022 focuses on the relationship between integrators and design & build professionals. A research study has been conducted in partnership with NKBA|KBIS to examine the integration of smart technology within homes, and the findings will be presented at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS).
Moreover, CEDIA on the Hill Day is an event where policies impacting the professional smart home industry are advocated for. For more information about CEDIA, including resources for architects, builders, and designers, visit cedia.org/designbuild.
Smart Home Day 2025 offers workshops and demo sessions in local communities, aiming to provide opportunities for the design & build community. The event emphasises the importance of early smart home technology integration for clients, ensuring a seamless and aesthetically pleasing integration of technology into modern homes.
Design & build professionals and integrators will have the chance to access valuable resources and collaborate more closely during the Smart Home Day 2025 event, as CEDIA provides opportunities such as webinars, community workshops, and research insights into smart technology integration in home-and-garden projects. This combined effort will enhance the smart home lifestyle for clients through seamless, aesthetically integrated technology solutions, as intended by the custom electronics industry.
On the other hand, integrators can take advantage of specialized toolkits offering promotional resources and guidance for forming partnerships with architects, designers, and builders in the home-and-garden, education-and-self-development, and home-technology fields. These collaborative efforts aim to educate homeowners on the benefits of professional integration, ensuring they receive quality smart home solutions that align with their lifestyle preferences.
