27July

Quick Clicks: Are Automated Shades Too Expensive?

It's a common question...Why do automated shades cost so much money? In this quick-clicks chat, the BRAVAS team discusses different factors like hembar alignment, custom fabrics, lighting control integration, automated scenes, and much more.

Posted in Living, Window Treatments

08July

BRAVAS Podcast 42:

Window Treatment Essentials.

In this podcast, we have a comprehensive discussion about window treatments with Dax Pineda (BRAVAS Kansas City) and Jose Saavedra (BRAVAS Indianapolis).

Posted in Window Treatments

11November

BRAVAS Podcast 34:

Smart Homes from a Builder’s perspective.

In this podcast we talk to Ben Foster - Director of Operations from Sebastian Construction Group in Houston, TX. We discuss the changes we’ve seen in home technology, the future of smart homes, and how best to plan (and when to plan) for custom technology in the home.

Posted in Living, Lighting, Window Treatments, Televisions, Private Cinema

07October

BRAVAS Podcast 32:

Why a Smart Home is a Healthy Home.

In this podcast from BRAVAS, we talk to Mike Maniscalco - Founder and CEO of Better Living Tech and explore the future of wellness technologies in Smart Homes. We discuss ways to monitor and control elements in the home to work for the specific needs of the homeowner and their families.

Posted in Living, Window Treatments, Climate Control, Air Quality, Water Quality, Acoustics, Home Office

17September

BRAVAS Podcast 31:

How Much Does Home Automation Actually Cost?

In this episode we talk with Daniel Mikesell from BlackDove and discuss ways to turn your TV into a digital canvas. We also talk about Moving Art, Wellness Art, and how to watch NFT (non-fungible tokens) artwork on your digital screen. https://blackdove.com/

Posted in Living, Lighting, Music, Window Treatments, Entertaining, Televisions

13May

BRAVAS Podcast 24:

Using Crestron Home to manage your home.

In this podcast from BRAVAS, we talk to John Clancy, Vice President, Residential at Crestron. We chat about Crestron, Crestron Home, and how, working with BRAVAS, we take your luxury home to the next level in convenience and ease of use.

Posted in Living, Lighting, Music, Window Treatments, Televisions, Climate Control, High Performance Audio, Home Office

30April

BRAVAS Podcast 23:

Utilizing JoshAI and advanced AI to enable an effortless living experience.

In this episode of the BRAVAS Luxury Living podcast, we explore how AI can help automate your home. Talking to Alex Capecelatro, founder of JoshAI, we explore how voice can be smart, space, and content-aware in your home. There is much more to voice than Alexa, Siri, and Google.

Posted in Living, Lighting, Music, Window Treatments, Televisions, Climate Control, High Performance Audio, Home Office

15October

BRAVAS Podcast 10:

How to get the best out of your luxury home technology provider.

In this podcast from BRAVAS, we explore the role of the Custom Technology Integrator and how to get the best out of them. Talking to Ryan Anderson, the CEO of BRAVAS, we examine some of the questions and issues a homeowner will face when making their home smart. This episode is not designed to be an advert for BRAVAS but generally useful ideas, regardless of who you use to help you.

Posted in Living, Lighting, Network Management & Reliability, Access Control, Window Treatments, Surveillance, Life Safety, Reliability, Security

30September

BRAVAS Podcast 9:

Home Automation 101 with Elan

In this podcast from BRAVAS, we explore ELAN Smart Home Automation with Eric Randt, Director of Sales Nortek Control. Using ELAN, we discuss how you can enjoy more entertainment options, simplify routine tasks, and make better use of your resources to enhance your home experience with a sophisticated yet easy-to-use ELAN home automation system.

Posted in Living, Lighting, Window Treatments, Entertaining, Televisions, Climate Control, Private Cinema

12August

BRAVAS Podcast 6:

Enhance health and well-being in a luxury home

In this podcast from BRAVAS, we explore how to make your luxury home a healthy home. We talk to Anthony Antolino, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Delos. Delos is committed to enhancing health and well-being in the spaces where we live, work, sleep and play through standards, programs and solutions designed to promote wellness, stress resilience, performance, restfulness and joy.

Posted in Living, Lighting, Window Treatments, Climate Control, Air Quality, Water Quality, Acoustics, Home Office