A few smart upgrades will make your home office a more comfortable and productive place to work

The global coronavirus pandemic of 2020 fundamentally changed the way people work. According to a study from Pew Research Center, 71% of employed adults with job responsibilities that could be done from home were working remotely as of December 2020. That’s up from 20% of people who were working from home before the pandemic. Now, even as businesses begin to call employees back to the office, part-time remote opportunities and flexible scheduling are here to stay. 

If you work fully or part-time from your home in Reno, NV, you need a home office that supports creativity, productivity, and comfort during the day. We have some great ideas on how you can use technology to upgrade your office into a smart office — keep reading to learn more!

Add value to your builds by offering home entertainment installations with new construction and retrofits

Among the many features clients want to see in their new houses, home entertainment systems are among the most important. Homeowners desire enjoyable and immersive ways to engage with their favorite music, movies, TV shows, video games, and more from the comfort of home.

As a design-build professional, you can increase the value of new homes and retrofit projects by integrating custom audio video installations during the building process. When you partner with an AV expert like Sierra Integrated Systems, we’ll work with you to incorporate AV systems like whole-home audio video, home theaters, and outdoor entertainment into custom home designs.

Keep reading to learn how your home builder or architect firm will benefit from partnering with a home technology professional in Incline Village, NV!

Host faster and more efficient meetings with the right audio video equipment

The way we work is changing. In 2021, remote work, video conferencing, and collaboration in digital spaces like the cloud have become the norm in workplaces in Reno, NV, and worldwide. Modern-day boardrooms need to have the right meeting room technologies to facilitate collaborative, engaging, productive, and efficient meetings with a hybrid mix of in-person and remote participants.

High-quality commercial AV solutions ensure that you waste less time on tech snafus, system setup, and audio problems during critical business meetings. Keep reading to learn five solutions your boardrooms need to support the future of work.

Crestron systems lead the pack in whole-home solutions, reliability, and customization

Today’s homeowners have no lack of options for adding automation and smart technology to their homes. But even as more DIY and professionally installed solutions flood the market, Crestron Electronics has continued to produce some of the most refined, flexible, customizable, and reliable home control systems in the industry.

Crestron was founded in 1971 and is considered the grandfather of home automation. After 50 years, Crestron systems are still best-of-class solutions for distributed AV, lighting and shading control, climate control, and more for homes and estates of all sizes. The release of Crestron Home OS 3 in 2019 opened new opportunities for flexibility and end-user control in Crestron’s product suite.

As a proud Crestron dealer in the greater Reno, NV and Truckee, CA areas, we recommend Crestron systems to our clients interested in bringing home automation to their lifestyle. Keep reading to learn why.