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Today, much is made of the term ‘design/build’, but has much time been taken to consider what this term really means and how a given project should be defined within this context? Ask three different contractors what design/build is and it is likely you will get three different answers, especially when it comes to the role design has in the process.

 

I would propose to you that a project built without proper design will at best be inefficient, and at worst be fraught with compromise and additional costs without benefit. Therefore, it is obvious that the design stage must take priority in any project if an expected outcome is desired.

 

When a contractor tells you that they ‘design as they build’, ask yourself this question: Is that truly design, or is it just build with a fancy name? Be sure you employ a firm that knows how to design and utilizes proven practices, software and techniques that are capable of creating meaningful and useful documents that fully explain the systems that will then become the ‘build’ part of the project process. Proper design effort at the onset of the project will insure intended results at the conclusion! Do not neglect this proven business principle: Failure to plan is planning to fail.

 

In the way that a project without design is ineffective, so is a design without a quality build team. Be diligent in the process of interviewing the prospective electronics firm for your projects unique requirements. This relationship is only just starting as the construction project concludes. Make sure you are comfortable with the people and the methods they employ to design, build, and service the systems being incorporated into your home.

 

Is the custom installation firm you are considering for your special project qualified?

 

For a list of questions to consider, download our Qualification Questionnaire.

 

At Grand Home Automation, Inc., our quest is to provide well functioning systems based upon proven design and best of class products, all with the ultimate goal of client satisfaction. Hence our slogan,

 

“Where Technology & The Fine Art
of Living Become One”

 

I invite you to experience the Grand Home difference!

 

 

Dean Rockwell
President

 

GHA's President, Dean Rockwell, is Called on to Judge CEA's 2008 Mark of Excellence Award Competition!
GHA's President, Dean Rockwell, is Called on to Judge CEA's 2008 Mark of Excellence Award Competition!

Seeking out the nation's top home automation experts, CEA's (Consumer Electronics Association) TechHome Division has recognized and called on Dean Rockwell (owner of Grand Home Automation), to actively judge the 2008 Mark of Excellence award competition.

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Top 100 in the nation - 6 Yrs in a Row!
Top 100 in the nation - 6 Yrs in a Row!

Once again we've been named 1 of the Top 100 electronic home automation integrators in the nation for the 6th year in a row by CE Pro Magazine!

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#1 Crestron Dealer in Michigan!
#1 Crestron Dealer in Michigan!

Crestron streamlines and simplifies all the technology in your home offering the ultimate lifestyle of comfort and convenience. As the #1 Dealer in Michigan territory, Grand Home Automation is your best choice for Crestron integration projects.

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1 of the Nation's Best in Home Theater Design
1 of the Nation's Best in Home Theater Design

Sean Hotchkiss has recently been recognized as one of the nation's top achievers in Home Theater Design, a CEDIA Certified Home Theater Design Specialist. With only a handful of designers in the nation having attained this level of expertise, Grand Home Automation has a design team like none other...

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1 of Only 2 Certified Crestron Programmers in Michigan!
1 of Only 2 Certified Crestron Programmers in Michigan!

Rich Conklin has been named a "Crestron Certified Programmer," making him one of only two programmers in Michigan who hold this elite title.

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Named CEPro Magazine One of the Top 100 Dealers in the Nation... 4th Year in a Row!
Named CEPro Magazine One of the Top 100 Dealers in the Nation... 4th Year in a Row!

Based on industry technologies / capabilities, revenue, size & quantity of projects and employees, CEPro Magazine recognized Grand Home Automation as one of the Top 100 dealers in the nation...

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