Are you considering a smart home upgrade for your property in the Westlake area? You’ll want to make sure that your system is supported by a power protection and energy intelligence solution like SurgeX, which eliminates surges and delivers a steady supply of clean power to your devices.

Smart home owners without power protection might be experiencing mysteriously malfunctioning equipment that forces them to reboot their devices constantly. It’s not the software or the hardware that’s the problem. It’s the generator supplying their home’s energy, and if your generator experiences frequent blackouts or brownouts, your entire home automation system is negatively impacted.

Keep reading to learn why you want SurgeX power protection for your Westlake home.

Security is a top priority for smart home owners, and 90 percent of BRAVAS Dallas’ clients include security features in their integrated technology systems. People want to know that their families are protected, and smart technology allows you to create a comprehensive security system that is customized for your property.

Backup equipment is essential to a successful smart home security system, keeping your home on alert if the electricity or the Internet goes out. Keep reading to learn how these support systems strengthen your security technology and safeguard your home in the Southlake area.

The easiest way to keep your office safe is by putting security measures in place that keep out unauthorized individuals, which is why access control is such an essential part of business security systems.

There are a variety of different access control solutions available right now, from traditional card readers and keypads to fingerprint scanners and face recognition cameras. Access control is changing as technology evolves, and your Dallas-area company can reap the benefits of these advancements to create a more secure environment.

Smart home automation is all the rage right now, and as smart technology becomes increasingly affordable and comprehensive, more and more homes are making the shift to integrated systems. Giving you streamlined control of your smart devices from a centralized, easy-to-use interface, your home automation system helps you live a more comfortable lifestyle.

Read on to learn about the benefits of giving your home in the Southlake, Texas area an integrated technology control upgrade.

The annual CEDIA Expo is where custom electronics manufacturers showcase their hottest new products, giving our team the opportunity to gain firsthand experience with the technology that is transforming residential and commercial spaces. BRAVAS Dallas partners Elan and Sony all brought their A-game for this year’s CEDIA Expo in San Diego, presenting compelling new advancements for your home automation system or high-performance audio and video setup. And we were there to experience it all.

Read on to learn about how each of these companies is creating products that can add convenience, beauty, and security to your Fort Worth-area home.  

Your energy bill can be one of your most expensive utilities if you have a home full of devices that are consistently using power, but you can use integrated home control to save energy with a Lutron lighting control system. Your lights make up a significant percentage of your home's energy usage, and that can add up when your kids always forget to shut the lights off after they leave a room.

With a wide range of adjustment and monitoring options, a Lutron lighting control system allows you to keep an eye on your lighting’s energy usage and make immediate changes that will save you money. Keep reading to learn more about how smart lighting can lower the monthly energy costs of your Westlake-area home.

For years, Dolby surround sound has been the standard for the vast majority of home theater setups. But as technology evolves, there are new audio solutions that can make the sound in your home theater even more lifelike and immersive. Dolby is once again leading the charge with Dolby Atmos, which has revolutionized how cinemas deliver sound to audiences.

Westlake homeowners are now able to reap those same benefits for their dedicated home theaters and media rooms, and this blog gives you a rundown of Dolby Atmos’ features and the best way to set up the system in your home.

How many different media sources do you have in your bar or restaurant? TVs, flat-panel displays, and sound equipment can create a sprawling web of technology that is a hassle to navigate, but you can streamline your system with an audio video installation from the experts at BRAVAS Dallas.

We’ll help you find the ideal A/V technology to fit the unique demands of your commercial space, and program a control system that brings everything together in a centralized hub so you’re not juggling remotes or mobile apps. Everything you need is all in one place, increasing the efficiency of your business as your media woes become a thing of the past. 

Read on to learn about the main benefits of an audio video installation for your University Park establishment.

One of the most dramatic tools interior designers use to transform a space is custom window treatments. We are often consulted by those same designers to help them make those beautiful treatments user-friendly through motorization and automation. Introducing a homeowner to motorized shades is one of the easiest ways to make them fall in love with you. Below are a few nuggets of information that may help you the next time you have to opportunity to specify automated shades.

No matter what kind of office layout you have, scheduling spaces consistently causes a headache. You don’t want to find out that a room is already booked when you’re about to have a meeting with a client, and then find yourself with no separate meeting space available.

If you have a flexible workspace, there's still a need for isolated areas for group projects and private meetings, but it can be tricky to manage those different zones without an organized system.

A spreadsheet might help people know what spaces are available and let them schedule specific times, but that requires constant upkeep so it doesn’t become a mess. And what happens when meetings end early or run late? There are constant changes in scheduling, but there’s technology that is prepared to deal with all of that.