<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #252525; line-height: 25px !important;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Earlier this week, the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (</span></span><a href="http://www.cedia.net/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #252525; line-height: 25px !important;">CEDIA</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #252525;"><span style="line-height: 25px !important;">) featured our home design Hasserton in an article called "How They Did It:  Cleanly Executed". Working with Bekins of Grand Haven, MI gave these home owners a leg up on the </span><span style="line-height: 25px;">competition with</span><span style="line-height: 25px !important;"> the technological side of their </span><span style="line-height: 25px !important;">home and integrated it with good design. Featuring the </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #252525; line-height: 25px !important;">media room in the lower level of this contemporary home, the article takes you through some of the ins and outs of the technological side of this home. Hasserton has also recently been featured in the Electronics Lifestyle Magazine and was recognized for winning Silver for technological design. To read that article follow the link </span><a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2014/01/we-are-proud-to-announce-that-our-home.html" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 25px !important;">here</a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #252525; line-height: 25px !important;">. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #252525; line-height: 25px !important;">To learn more about the technology that has gone into this custom home read the article below. </span></span></h3><h1 class="sfpostTitle" style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: myriad-pro; font-size: 26px !important; line-height: 25px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important;"><br /></h1><h1 class="sfpostTitle" style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: myriad-pro; font-size: 26px !important; line-height: 25px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important;">How They Did It: Cleanly Executed</h1><div class="sfpostAuthorAndDate" style="background-color: #efefef; color: #252525; font-family: myriad-pro; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div id="ctl00_MainContent_C020_detailBlogPostsFrontend_ctl00_ctl00_SingleItemContainer_ctrl0_ctl00" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="sfTxtContent" id="ctl00_MainContent_C020_detailBlogPostsFrontend_ctl00_ctl00_SingleItemContainer_ctrl0_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_textLabel_read" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">CEDIA</div></div>Feb 10, 2014</div><div class="sfpostContent" style="background-color: #efefef; color: #252525; font-family: myriad-pro; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 20px 0px;">The idea of this media room was to make sure that the technology stayed consistent with the contemporary aesthetic of the space. Function and quality were important, but the audio and video had to blend with the look of the room.<br /><br />CEDIA member <a href="http://www.cedia.org/find-a-cedia-professional/203" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Bekins</a> of Grand Haven, Mich., used careful room layout and equipment selection to ensure that needs for both style and performance were met. The resulting media room earned the Silver Technical Design award for Media Room in CEDIA’s 2013 <a href="http://www.cedia.net/connect/cedia-programs/awards-and-competitions" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Electronic Lifestyles® Awards</a> competition.<br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_add1.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img height="268" src="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_add1.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="border: 0px;" title="MR6_2013_Add1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2 style="font-size: 22px !important; font-weight: normal !important; line-height: 28px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important;">Technical Highlights:</h2><br />To meet the client’s request for a clean aesthetic, Bekins selected all in-wall and in-ceiling speakers and remotely located the equipment in an adjacent closet.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_add2.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img height="600" src="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_add2.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="border: 0px;" title="MR6_2013_Add2" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The Crestron system allowed Bekins to customize the iPad interface. The customer wanted an app that worked like other apps that he was familiar with. Bekins’ programming skills enabled them to provide the swipes and scrolls the customer was used to.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_ui.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img height="502" src="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_ui.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="border: 0px;" title="MR6_2013_UI" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2 style="font-size: 22px !important; font-weight: normal !important; line-height: 28px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important;">Challenges:</h2><br />The main wall on which the television and speakers were mounted, which was the focal point of the room, was made of tile. Bekins needed to find a speaker that not only performed well but also could be blended in with the tile. The television needed to sit as flush to the wall as possible, and there was no room for a traditional subwoofer. The system design process included more consultation with the designer than most projects, but in the end, the extra time paid off with a sleek, contemporary look.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_overall1.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img height="268" src="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_overall1.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="border: 0px;" title="MR6_2013_Overall1" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2 style="font-size: 22px !important; font-weight: normal !important; line-height: 28px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important;">Calibrations:</h2><br />The Audyssey Room Correction & Calibration feature that comes with the Integra receiver was key to calibrating this room. Bekins’ CEDIA Certified technicians also used their knowledge base to tweak the calibration. In addition to the Audyssey Correction, Bekins used the Paradigm PBK, which allowed them better tune in lower frequencies and get the most out of the room.<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_overall2.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img height="268" src="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_overall2.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="border: 0px;" title="MR6_2013_Overall2" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><h2 style="font-size: 22px !important; font-weight: normal !important; line-height: 28px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px !important;">Project Partners:</h2><br /><strong>Architect</strong>Visbeen Associates<br />Grand Rapids, MI<br />(616) 285-9901<br /><br /><strong>Interior Designer</strong><br />Jeffery Roberts Design<br />Grand Rapids, MI<br />(616) 454-9490<br /><br /><strong>Builder</strong><br />Scott Christopher Homes<br />Grand Rapids, MI<br />(616) 784-4500<br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_add3.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="color: rgb(208, 103, 44) !important; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img height="268" src="http://www.cedia.net/sf_images/default-source/Insights-Images/Blog/mr6_2013_add3.jpg?sfvrsn=0" style="border: 0px;" title="MR6_2013_Add3" width="400" /></a></div></div>

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