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CPD overview

This course is designed to help interior designers appreciate the benefits of home automation, systems integration and structured wiring to their clients.

Learning objectives

• To ensure homes are connected correctly internally and externally to electronic and data services, for the foreseeable future.
• To provide an understanding of the basic techniques and common terminology used within Custom Installation. 
• To explore the opportunities in home electronic design to ensure architects, designers, specifiers and developers know who to contact when they need help in a particular area.

Please contact Imogen Dent at CEDIA who will put you in touch with someone in your area qualified to deliver the CPD cpd@cedia.co.uk

CPD overview

This document has been created by CEDIA to enable Design Professionals to better understand the terminology used in the Home Technology Industry.

Learning objectives

• To provide a basic understanding of common AV terms
• To understand the common terminology used when specifying home technology on a residential project.

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CPD overview

This CPD discusses the Smart Home. It begins with a definition of the Smart Home, before moving on to explore topics including 'The Internet of Things', entertainment, modern building methods, bandwidth and Smart Home wiring infrastructure.

Learning objectives

• To learn the vocabulary and key phrases
• To enable delegates to know when to call the experts
• To learn basic design principles when integrating cabling into a scheme, taking into consideration the design of the property/room and key rules to follow
• To better understand what is required to cable an 'Integrated Home'

Please contact Imogen Dent at CEDIA who will put you in touch with someone in your area qualified to deliver the CPD cpd@cedia.co.uk

CPD overview

Digital entertainment plays a huge part in the modern lifestyle and is something that can be truly astounding when experienced in the correct environment. Dedicated and convertible entertainment spaces need careful thought and professional design to perform well, and ultimately wow the homeowner.

Designers are invited to discover the principles of how to design and implement these entertainment spaces.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the difference between a home cinema and a media room and the basic vocabulary used.
• Understand how to raise awareness of home cinemas and media rooms, how to help clients choose and specify rooms and raise the standard of the rooms.
• Understand all the components that make a good home cinema room and media room.
• Understand the design principles of sound and vision.
• Understand how to work with a system designer and look at requirements.

Please contact Imogen Dent at CEDIA who will put you in touch with someone in your area qualified to deliver the CPD cpd@cedia.co.uk

CPD overview

This CPD aims to discuss the power of integrated lighting – exploring how the feeling of a space can be completely transformed by altering the intensity, placement and colour of light. It emphasises how integrated lighting design will allow you to achieve this in a powerfully holistic manner, alongside simplifying the control and application completely.

Learning objectives

• Learn the various types of lighting
• How to differentiate between different lighting design techniques
• The processes of integrated lighting design and how it fits into the wider design process
• The role light quality plays in lighting design
• Design considerations for integrated lighting When a technology professional should be involved in the design process

Please contact Imogen Dent at CEDIA who will put you in touch with someone in your area qualified to deliver the CPD cpd@cedia.co.uk

CPD overview

Today’s modern home has various different forms of integrated technology not only inside, but outside as well and this market has grown beyond just simple audio and video options. Across the UK there are 22 million domestic gardens; big changes are taking root as we are making more of our outdoor spaces. One thing trade partners and clients need to know is that the list of possible technologies that can be installed and controlled is long! The outdoor space is one of the fastest growing markets.

Learning objectives

After taking this CPD interior designers will:

• Know how to list technology options for outdoor spaces
• Understand outdoor project site evaluations
• Identify how environmental conditions influence outdoor technologies
• Review infrastructure and equipment needs/options
• Examine control options and real-world applications

To book this CPD, please contact Imogen Dent on E: ident@cedia.org T: 01480 213 744