Penthouse Gets Crestron Control for Lights, Music, Theater
By Grant Clauser
Automation with a personal touch.

Just because you have an advanced control system, doesn’t mean you have to hand it the keys to the house and let it run the show. The owner of this16-room, 6,000 square foot penthouse in New York City wanted a control system that did everything, but let him define the parameters.

So that’s exactly what CE Pro Bri-Tech delivered. Company president Brian McAuliff explains that the Crestron system which integrates all of the this home’s technology—including lights, shades, thermostats, audio, video and security—is as advanced as they come, but allows the homeowner to easily personalize the system to his needs so he doesn’t have to call the programmer back every time he wants to change a light setting.



That bit of personalization is thanks to an interface called Symbiant Automation designed by Bri-Tech for use on the Crestron system. “We’ve written an application around what our clients most value. It includes a lot of drill down into all the systems,” says McAuliff.

For instance, the users can easily create and save new lighting scenes or adjust the startup volume for every audio source in the residence. That’s all done via a few simple taps and gestures on one of the many Crestron touchscreens installed.

That might seem like a small convenience, but often control system lock the users out of such features and require a house call to adjust. That can be inconvenient for both parties.

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