Winners of the CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas 2026 Announced

Capping off the events of CEDIA Expo 2026, CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals and owners of the Expo, announced the winners of the 2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas.

Reflecting the innovative and professional spirit of the smart home industry, this year had the theme of “Beyond What You See,” aiming to capture the outstanding achievements in innovation, technical excellence and design throughout the industry.

Supported by headline sponsor Lutron, category sponsor AVPro Global and sponsors DMF and Kohler, this year’s award winners were revealed in the Mile High Ballroom at the Colorado Convention Center.

“Once again, the CEDIA Smart Home Awards continue to highlight the incredible dedication, creativity, and passion across our industry,” said Daryl Friedman, Global President and CEO of CEDIA. “This year’s winners demonstrate how far the sector has come, and where it is heading. From outstanding projects and innovative products to exceptional businesses, the caliber of this year’s entries makes me immensely proud of our industry and the people driving it forward.”

2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas Winners

This year’s winners are as follows:

PROJECT CATEGORIES

Best Integrated Home Level I

• Winner: Lima Sound Contractors SAC, Apartment T (Peru)

Best Integrated Home Level II

• Winner: SmartTouchUSA, Washington DC Home with a Voice (US)
• Honorable Mention: Petrone Technology Group, Edge Theory (US)

Best Integrated Home Level III

• Winner: HAAS Home Technologies, Casa de Verano (US)

Best Home Cinema Level I

• Winner: Casaplex, Sunset Lounge (US)

Best Home Cinema Level II

• Winner: Audio Images (Henry’s Audio Visual Solutions), Pinnacle Cinema (US)
• Honorable Mention: Audio Images (Henry’s Audio Visual Solutions), Avalon Cinema (US)
• Honorable Mention: HAAS Home Technologies, Casa de Verano (US)

Technology Beyond the Home

• Winner: Petrone Technology Group, National Polo Center (US)

Technology Meets Design

• Winner: HAAS Home Technologies, Casa de Verano (US)

BUSINESS CATEGORIES

Excellence in Business – Integrator

• Winner: Aspire Audio Video Solutions, LLC, (US)

Excellence In Business – Trade Supplier

• Winner: OneVision Resources (US)
• Honorable Mention: DMF Lighting (US)

Excellence in Experience Center Innovation – Integrator

• Winner: HTS, Home Technology Solutions Showroom (US)

GLOBAL PRODUCT CATEGORIES

Best New Hardware Winners:

• AudioControl – Hyperion APR-16
• AudioControl – Hyperion Axis10 10-Channel eARC AoIP Processor
• Coastal Source – VIA™ Intelligent Outdoor Lighting System
• Crestron Electronics – Crestron Cevo Mini Remote
• DMF Lighting – Artafex 1
• HK Lighting – HK Luxury In-Grade Series
• Storm Audio – EVO One
• Kaleidescape, Inc. – Kaleidescape Strato K Movie Player
• Lutron Electronics – Aviena Keypad
• Samsung Electronics America – Samsung 130” Micro RGB TV
• Sony Consumer Integrated Systems – BRAVIA 9 II TRUE RGB TV

Best New Software Winners:

• Crestron Electronics – Crestron Configure Pro
• Lutron Electronics – Lutron Shades Visualizer for Lutron Luxury Experience App
• Savant Systems, LLC – Savant AI

Product Hall of Fame Inductees

• DMF Lighting, DMF 4” Downlighting System
• Sonance, Invisible Series
• Sonance, Visual Performance Series Ultra Thin-line
• WALL-SMART Ltd, WALL-SMART Universal Access Point Mount
• Wisdom Audio, Sage Series ICS7a

INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES

Best Sales Representative

• Winner: TJ Morgan, OneVision Resources (US)

Best Newcomer

• Winner: Weslie Kliment – Luxury Integrated Technologies (US)

Best Technician

• Winner: Chris Lambrecht – CWAV LLC (US)

Advocacy Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Will Breaux (US)

Education Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Andy Bull (Ireland)

Certification Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Gabi Hughes (UK)

New Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Nicholas Beatty (US)

Standards Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Tom Dellicompagni (UK)

Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Adam Pelz (US)

Workforce Volunteer of the Year

• Recipient: Shawn Lemay (US)

Fellows

• Recipient: Dave Tkachuk (US)
• Recipient: Gordon van Zuiden (US)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Recipient: Peter Lyngdorf (Denmark)

Additional CEDIA Smart Home Awards Ceremonies

The remaining regional award ceremonies will take place in EMEA on Oct. 23 and in APAC on Oct. 28. To find out more about the winners from this year’s Americas ceremony, readers are instructed to visit cedia.org/awards.

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