Did you know that May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month? Most of us have daily stress that can build up and become problematic over time, so in honor of this month, BRAVAS Atlanta would like to help spread some education about blood pressure and how we can help to lower it.

Know the Facts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that around one of three adults in the US (that’s 67 million people) have high blood pressure. Why is it bad? High blood pressure can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke, with stroke being the fifth leading cause of death in the US, often killing the first time it occurs.

Reducing Your Risk

The following are some examples of how you can lower your blood pressure, thus reducing the risk for more serious cardiovascular issues:

• Diet- Reducing the amount of sodium you consume is a great way to lower your blood pressure. You may be surprised how much sodium you are actually putting into your body; check the labels of everything you eat and drink to see where you can lower it. That can of soup may be worse for you than you think!

• Smoking- Smoking affects more than just your blood pressure and can lead to other serious issues, like lung cancer. Quitting smoking is good for your overall well being and is good for those around you too!

• Doctor Visits- Have your blood pressure regularly checked by your doctor. They will be able to tell you what the normal range is for you and if you need to make changes in your lifestyle. They may also prescribe medicine to lower blood pressure if needed.

BRAVAS Atlanta Helps You RELAX

Wondering how we think we can help lower your blood pressure? The answer is all in our services! We believe our home automation technology will improve your lifestyle by helping you to be a bit more stress-free.

For example, our “Bump in the Night” custom experience can give you the peace of mind you need to sleep at night, by knowing that you have security at your fingertips! By pressing the bedside “bump in the night” button, the system will turn on the outside lights, turn on the security cameras and turn on the bedroom TV so you can view the cameras. All of our custom experiences tie-in ease of use with modern convenience, allowing our seamlessly integrated home automation systems the chance to help you relax! We hope you take some time this May to check your blood pressure and de-stress! Please contact BRAVAS Atlanta for more information about our offerings and to schedule an appointment to visit our Alpharetta showroom.

Have you heard the news? BRAVAS Atlanta is partnering with TruFig this year as a booth vendor at AIA’s (The American Institute of Architects) annual AIA 2015 Convention in Atlanta, on May 14th-16th! Our official booth number is 3480, located in the Software & Technology Pavillion on the expo floor.

Meet TruFig

We are extremely pleased to be sharing our booth space with the phenomenal TruFig team! Founded in 2008 by entrepreneurs Scott Struthers and Geoff Spencer, TruFig offers stunning flush-mounting solutions designed for aesthetic-conscious architects, designers, and property owners. Whether you are interested in mounting speakers, touch pads, light switches, outlets or more, TruFig has the flush-mounting solution for your drywall, wood, or stone.

Learn More at AIA 2015

Please join TruFig and our BRAVAS Atlanta team at Booth #3480 during the AIA Expo 2015 to learn more about our excellent services. Better yet, you can “earn while you learn!” By participating in ‘Expo Chat’ at AIA, you’ll be able to earn learning units a.k.a. LUs, just for talking with us and some of the other hundreds of companies exhibiting this year.

How to earn your credits:

• Meet with four of the 800 exhibitors for at least 15 minutes each and be sure to collect a verification code from each exhibitor. (.25 increments for each 15 minute exhibitor chat after your first four can be added as additional credit.)

• Earn up to 6 LUs total over the entire AIA Expo, but make sure you take notes so you can fill out your learning statement.

• Your learning statement must be completed by June 1, 2015; confirmed  LUs will be on your AIA member transcript.

• Transcript credits will be posted within 10 business days.

BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta looks forward to being at this year’s AIA Expo 2015! Please make a plan to stop by our booth to talk with us and TruFig while you are on the exhibition floor. See you in May!

If you've never heard of BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta, Ga., we would love to introduce ourselves! We have been specializing in the home technology industry to create custom experiences with home automation for: entertainment, convenience, security, comfort and communications, all around the Southeast for 20 incredible years.

Accolades

We pride ourselves on always staying ahead of Home Technology Trends, because simply stated, our business is technology. Our fantastic team at BRAVAS Atlanta are members of the Consumer Electronics Association and the Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association (CEDIA). We have also been given recognition by our industry in several areas over the past few years:

• Top 100 CEPro System Integrator 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014

• CEDIA ROI of the Year 2013

• Winner Retrofit Project of the Year 2013 (Up to $50,000) – CEA’s Tech Home Division

• Winner Custom Home of the Year 2011 ($50,000 to $150,000) – CEA’s Tech Home Division

• Finalist for Digital Convergence Project 2009 – CEA’s Tech Home Division

• Finalist for Luxury Home of the Year 2009 - CEA's Tech Home Division

• Awarded Crestron’s – Biggest, Baddest Home 2007

Home Automation Champions for You

At BRAVAS Atlanta we offer custom experiences with home technology. The home automation systems we recommend and install are designed specifically to enhance your lifestyle, and make you comfortable with technology.

Our Home Technology Packages provide seamless integration of home tech by using brand name products you know and trust (Crestron, Sonos, Lutron, Control4, DA-LITE, etc.). We work with these exquisitely designed integration systems to combine audio/video, lighting, HVAC, security, and other systems in your home, into a functional bundle that works together and gives you all of the control at your fingertips. BRAVAS Atlanta’ custom technology experiences are perfect for the home or office. We offer home theater, lighting control, climate control, security system and surveillance cameras, At Home Sports Bar, and Whole Home Control.   BRAVAS Atlanta looks forward to being your home automation champion, so contact us today to schedule a private appointment to visit our stunning showroom. We look forward to providing you with a technology experience you never dreamed possible for your home!  

BRAVAS Atlanta is your source for Atlanta area home theater systems and home automation installations. Our team of engineers excel at creating a working, cohesive, seamless system for our customers; we also are dealers for many fine product names. Home theater rooms are a large part of our business, so we prefer to use top-tier brands for our designs.

Inventor’s Spotlight

DA-LITE© is a wonderful company that creates surfaces for projection screens, along with a variety of other home theater and business products. Surprisingly, this company was actually founded over a hundred years ago during the end of the second Industrial Revolution (a.k.a. the Technological Revolution). Even more impressive, it was founded a young woman named Adele De Berri, the inventor of the Silver Screen. This creation and business start up was an incredible feat during that time period for anyone, but especially for a woman.

Surviving through the Great Depression and various ups and downs of our country over the past 100 years, the DA-LITE company is still flourishing and working hard with it’s team of chemists to stay on the forefront of screen technology. Theirs is a brand worth following, and a technology unmatched by most competitors.

DA-LITE© Home Theater Products

Depending on the size and design you and BRAVAS Atlanta rep. plan for your home theater room, will depend on what type of DA-LITE technology you may be interested in. So here are just a few of DA-LITE’s offerings to give you an idea of why they are one of our preferred brands.

DA-LITE Products:

• UTB Contour- Has the smallest edge of any fixed frame screen on the market currently.

• Curved Multi Format Imager- One of the ultimate home theater screens designed for an immersive experience.

• Tensioned Advantage Deluxe Electrol- The tensioned screens ensure the smoothest surface possible for these types of screens.

• Da-Glas- This glass rigid rear projection screen has eight coating options formulated to fit your application requirements.

BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta, Georgia looks forward to hearing from you! We are always happy to answer any questions you may have about our process of design, installation and more. Please feel free to contact us today about your home theater room addition or about our other offerings!

BRAVAS Atlanta, your home automation experts, gladly offers our clients a range of preferred brands that we have hand selected due to their high quality, and their ability to be easily integrated into private and commercial spaces.

The Sonos System

We are a Gold Dealer for Sonos, “...a smart system of HiFi wireless speakers and audio components...[that] unites your digital music collection in one app that you control from any device.” As a gold level dealer, BRAVAS Atlanta can provide you with more ‘bang for your buck’ when purchasing this system. We are also more knowledgeable about The Sonos System as a dealer, and can provide important information to our clients as needed.

Product Highlights

• Wireless- The wireless aspect of the Sonos speakers allows for easy installation / placement of the system to any room in your home or for an easy home theater set-up.

• Sonos App- In true home automation style, the Sonos Controller App allows you to control the entire system from your fingertips on any device. Mobile versions are available for iOS and Android, as well as desktop applications for Mac and Windows.

• Streaming Services- Music lovers will be impressed with the streaming capabilities of Sonos! The Sonos app can access free or subscription based music, internet radio and podcasts, on-demand or curated music, and of course your personal music collection as well! From Spotify to iheartradio, Sonos’ music services are vast and ever expanding.

BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta, Ga. is proud to be a Gold Level Dealer of SONOS© brand products. This incredible high-fidelity, wireless sound system is a perfect way to add a little home automation to your residence, without being invasive to the property with construction. It is also a great way to incorporate a HiFi, HiDef home theater room into your home, minus the tedious wiring and mess. Questions or concerns? We would be happy to help! Please contact BRAVAS Atlanta today to find out more about The Sonos System or to learn about our other home and commercial automation offerings.

Located in Alpharetta, Georgia, BRAVAS Atlanta creates custom experiences with home automation for entertainment, convenience, security, comfort and communications all around the Southeast. It is our company’s mission to enhance your lifestyle with technology, while making sure you are comfortable the technology we seamlessly integrate into your home or business.

Events Coming Soon

BRAVAS Atlanta enjoys offering classes and events every year that give us the opportunity to explain and educate others about our offerings/services, while allowing CEU’s to be earned. If you are an architect or designer, we hope to see you at our booth in May for AIA 2015 in Atlanta. If not, we will be having other classes and events for you to participate in as well.

BBQ-N-BREW

Currently, BRAVAS Atlanta has partnered with AVI Marvin Windows  and Genesis Elevator Company to finalized plans for our BBQ -N- Brew event happening in Buckhead this June (at AVI’s location). At this event we will have three CEU classes scheduled for 3:30pm, 4:30pm and 5:30pm; simply pick which time is best for you. This lovely event will also have an array of delicious food, choice beers and even raffle items! Valet parking for this event is FREE. Please be sure to RSVP to this great event! *RSVP at bbqbrewceu@yahoo.com

To learn more about BRAVAS Atlanta’ upcoming events, CEU classes, or our latest news, please read our blog or follow us on our social media channels. Like Us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @DIIATL. We hope to see you soon at AIA 2015 or at one of our special events!

As an engineering based company with 20 years experience, BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta, Ga. understands how to blend the needs of clients, architects and designers, seamlessly together with luxury home technology systems. This allows us to enhance the client’s lifestyle with technology and helps architects avoid unhappy client situations.

Consultation Services & Processes

• Clients- Our experienced consultants begin the process by learning about the client’s needs. Digital Interior’s aim is to always enhance lifestyles by making sure the system designed is reliable, easy to use, and is what the client really wants. We also consider saving them time and energy with these systems.

• Architects- We work with various design professionals on the project as it moves along. Our consultants will handle the technology questions and technology bid comparisons, all while giving architects an added dimension to their services. We will also manage the system installation.

BRAVAS Atlanta keeps design and architecture in mind when designing to blend-in technology to a residence. We also pride ourselves on looking forward and considering future needs of technology within our plans; to do this, we have regular and on-going relationships with technology manufacturers, standards organizations and trade associations (these are invaluable relationships). Other benefits of our consulting services include: managing the bidding process, coordinating the technology with other trades, producing a more accurate budget and comparable proposals. If you are an architect or designer who would like to learn more about Digital Interior’s Consulting and Design Services, please visit us at our booth this May for the Atlanta hosted AIA Convention 2015. Not going to AIA? Please feel free to contact us anytime online or via telephone for more information.

At BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta, Ga. we expand luxurious living beyond the standards of most. How? The answer is simple. We offer our clients an unparalleled lifestyle upgrade, not just mere products and services.

Home Automation

Using our preferred selection of technology brands, BRAVAS Atlanta integrates an incredible home automation system throughout luxury homes by installing a comprehensive wiring package. This allows homeowners to have control of audio, video, networking, security, cameras, lighting and more, all at their fingertips!

Upgrade your Lifestyle with our Custom Experiences

Custom experiences are one of the grand advantages to a complete automation package with BRAVAS Atlanta. The following highlight some of our personal favorites and show how in-depth customization of your home automation can be.

“Coming Home”- Press the button to open the gate or garage door and watch as your home comes to life just for you! The system will turn on your driveway lights, disarm the security system, light a pathway into the home, plus set the thermostats to a comfortable temperature and even put on your favorite music to welcome you home. “Goodnight”- Relax while your home prepares itself for nighttime. Pressing the bedside “goodnight” button for this system turns off the house lights, slowly dims the bedroom lights, sets the bedroom TV to turn off in 30 minutes (should you be watching it), arms the security system for night mode and sets the thermostats to your preferred sleeping temperature. “Bump in the Night”- No need to worry if you hear something suspicious during the night. Press the bedside “bump in the night” button and your system will turn on the outside lights, turn on the security cameras and turn on the bedroom TV to view your cameras. This allows homeowners to see if a potential threat is really there, as well as deter them; it also gives a little piece of mind if it’s perhaps only a curious animal wandering onto the property. Questions or concerns? Please contact BRAVAS Atlanta today for more information about customizing and expanding your lifestyle with home automation.

Whether you are thinking about adding security to your home or getting a new security system for your commercial business, BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta, Ga. would like to weigh in. We prefer a few well-known brands ourselves when it comes to security systems; one in particular is Honeywell.

About Honeywell

Honeywell describes their business as, “...a leading global manufacturer of security and automation solutions for residential and commercial applications. From intrusion, fire and home automation systems, to the latest in IP video and access control, we are focused on technologies that create “connected homes” and “connected buildings.”

Honeywell Technology

BRAVAS Atlanta enjoys supporting innovative companies that provide new and exciting technology to the home automation industry. Honeywell’s unique product line does just that with some of their unique product lines. For example, “Honeywell Total Connect” is an excellent tool for integrating all of your security needs into one. With LYNX Touch, LYNX Plus or VISTA Products, this system is capable of remote monitoring and control (like arming/disarming via remote), automation services (such as controlling your lights, thermostats & door locks via your cell or iPad), advertising services (messaging to end-users), information services (weather alerts, traffic, news, etc.), advanced protection logic or API (protects from “smash & grabs”) and two-way voice (which supports a voice path to central station after alarm engages; requires certain specs).

BRAVAS Atlanta is always keeping an eye out for these types of useful technology that can be integrated across multiple platforms for your convenience. Honeywell is just one of the brands we trust for our client’s automated security needs. Contact one of our team members today to learn more about our offerings using Honeywell products and ask about the other security tech brands we prefer. Also, “Like” us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in commercial and home automation.

Situated in the center of Alpharetta, Ga. stands the unique community of Avalon. Designed by Monte Hewett Homes with Lew Oliver, this sustainably designed 86-acre mixed-use development offers luxury to all of it’s residents through a seamlessly connected community of shopping, dining, entertainment, living and working. BRAVAS Atlanta of Alpharetta is proud to have a hand in this development by offering the foundation work of home automation for future Avalon residents.

Of the 25 single-family residences and 76 courtyard attached homes built in this community, BRAVAS Atlanta is working with Monte Hewett Homes in every home. We are installing a comprehensive wiring package that will allow these homes to use current and future technology for audio, video, networking, security, cameras, lighting control and more. Every home is also getting a home security system installed by BRAVAS Atlanta.

As these luxury Alpharetta homes sell, we are happy to work with the new homeowners to complete the rest of their home technology needs, even for simple additions like wireless Lutron motorized blinds and shades. BRAVAS Atlanta excels at total home integration, bringing more than one home system together into a single control point such as Crestron or Savant touchpads on the wall, iPads, smartphones.   

Avalon Community Highlights Avalon provides fast access to GA 400, making it easily accessible to metro Atlanta and other major highways. This amazing community boosts more than 500,000 square feet of retail space, Class A office, a full-service hotel (coming in Phase II), a 12-screen all premium theater, single-family residences and luxury rental homes, plus a resort-level hospitality throughout the community which includes a concierge! Plenty of green space and community space is also entwined throughout this community, including a bocce court, dog park, community fire pit, children’s play area and more. Shops & Restaurants Some of the wonderful shops in Avalon include:Free People, Banana Republic, Gymboree, J. Crew, Anthropologie, Kendra Scott, a Whole Foods Market and much more! Restaurants include: Bantu, Marlow’s Tavern, Kona Grill, Oak Steakhouse, CRU Food & Wine, Colletta Italian Food & Wine and many other delectable restaurants. BRAVAS Atlanta is always proud to support such stunningly innovative communities like this one at Avalon in Alpharetta, Ga. If you are interested in upgrading your lifestyle with home automation like these homes have, please contact one of our specialists today!