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Sorting Shading: Making Sense of Your Overwhelming Options | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 27
GUEST: Leah Martinez, Crestron Product Manager, Control and Environmental Solutions If you’ve decided you need new window coverings — for a new home, a renovation project, or just a room refresh — the first thing you’ll notice is that the number of options are staggering, from styles to fabric to controls and more. If you’re buying shades, where do you even start? In this episode, we’ll cover: How to begin sorting all your options,Understanding all the terms and types,Picking the right ...
18 Aug 2026
Quality Control: Product Testing and Durability | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 26
One of the key aspects of making great electronics, software, and other solutions is ensuring quality and durability. Here’s a look at how (and why) product testing happens at Crestron: we try to hack ‘em, break ‘em, freeze ‘em, and bake ‘em. What do we learn in the process, and how can that impact the broader industry? Crestron’s Christopher Angello, Vice President, Quality, joins us with the answers.
10 Jul 2026
Audio-over-IP for Commercial Applications | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 25
You’ve likely heard a great deal about AV-over-IP solutions, but sending audio only over network cabling offers its own distinct set of advantages. In this episode, we delve into the benefits of Audio-over-IP and what specifiers should know about these solutions. Our expert on the subject actually developed Crestron’s system: Ekin Binal, who’s VP of Core Technology and Strategic Partnerships. Find more info here: https://www.crestron.com/Pr...
Before any residential project begins, there is one critical step: the discovery process. In this episode of Smarter Spaces, we hear how luxury integrators uncover what clients really need — often before clients even know themselves. From asking the right questions to introducing innovative solutions, discovery is where great experiences are built. Joe and Joey Calise of Sights-N-Sounds, a family-run integration business, share how they approach client relationships, define project goals, and...
16 Dec 2025
Tackling Both Residential and Commercial Integrations | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 23
Why would a dealer decide not to specialize – taking on both commercial and residential projects? How does a dealer tackle both residential and commercial projects? What crossover exists? Are they separate departments? Service teams? Don Cavicchi, Founder and CEO, CAV Custom Solutions, answers those questions and many more. Learn more: https://www.crestron.com/News/Smarter-Spaces Stay Connected, SUBSCRIBE on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrestronElectronics Subscribe to th...
18 Nov 2025
Commercial Lighting: Working with a Designer | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 22
Commercial lighting is much more than illuminating tasks or lighting eating and shopping spaces — it’s about supporting the architectural and interior story by creating an environment. Here we’ll explore just what’s involved in lighting design for commercial spaces with Avraham Mor, founder and CEO of Morlights: www.morlights.com/. (Avraham has his own podcast as well: lightingmatterspodcast.com. He also mentions in this episode a finding from Walmart’s use of skylights: eneref.org/reports/en...
23 Sept 2025
The Modern Workplace Certification Path — Now Online | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 21
Earlier this year, Crestron rolled out our Modern Workplace Certification path. Now we’re releasing an online version. It was built for workplace designers, sales teams, consultants, and on-site IT and AV professionals. But how do we define modern work — and how do we determine just what tech and training needs to be part of the curriculum? We dig into those questions with Kyle Marles, manager of curriculum development at Crestron. Learn more: https://www.crestron.com/News/CresTV-Podca...
We hear a lot about “high-impact spaces” — those rooms where critically important decisions are made and vital information is shared. A great example is the New York Giants Draft Room, a place we’ve visited before. In this podcast, however, we’ll talk about the engineering that’s “under the hood” of a space that’s this important — recorded right in the room itself. We’ll also learn how one high-impact project can impact another, even in different settings and verticals. Learn more: https://ww...
12 Aug 2025
The In-House Integrator Mindset for Higher Ed | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 19
What are the benefits for higher ed institutions looking to create their own in-house AV/integration teams? What issues might they face? And what about academic institutions that already have such teams in place — how are they meeting evolving challenges? To find some answers, we’re joined by Ryan Gray, editor-in-chief of Higher Ed AV, and Crestron’s John Hulen, director of channel marketing for education. Learn more: https://www.crestron.com/News/CresTV-Podcast Stay Connected, S...
22 Jul 2025
Tech + Design for Modern Hybrid Spaces | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 18
How do we design spaces for the hybrid workplace, as well as other verticals? How do we integrate technology properly for these spaces, and what might complicate that integration? Scott Srolis, president of Salamander Designs, knows how it all fits together. Learn more: https://www.crestron.com/News/CresTV-Podcast Stay Connected, SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/CrestronElectronics Subscribe to the Crestron Technical Institute YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@crestrontechn...
8 Jul 2025
The World’s Largest RV | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 17
Jon Gould and Cameron Gould of Gould Sound & Light describe integrating technology into a unique, expanding RV, highlighting the challenges of cabling and automation in a mobile, multi-story structure in this interview.
24 Jun 2025
Powering Pro Sports | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 16
This episode explores the numerous technological solutions impacting professional sporting events, from game-day AV and special effects to stadium lighting.
10 Jun 2025
Training and Industry Trends | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 15
Tim Albright of AV Nation and Brad Hintze of Crestron discuss modern work trends and training strategies for the workplace of 2025 in an interview.
27 May 2025
Building Net-Zero Homes | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 14
Builder Brad Leavitt discusses constructing state-of-the-art, energy-self-sufficient homes, revealing how sustainability integrates with comfort and luxury in this interview.
12 May 2025
Refining the Guest Experience: Luxury + Wellness | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 13
The technology that’s available in the hospitality industry can make the luxury experience for guests truly memorable — especially when it comes to providing wellness solutions. Our approach to those solutions, however, needs a reset — instead of thinking about a traditional “spa” in a hotel, and what happens only in the treatment room or fitness center, consider a total wellness experience that is woven throughout the property using technology that can benefit both the guest’s well-being and...
22 Apr 2025
Sustainable Development in AV (and Beyond) | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 12
Sustainability — it’s more than just being a good corporate citizen. It can improve your bottom line. The tech industry and their clients are embracing these practices, from the things we make to the way we make them. A new nonprofit called SAVe (Sustainability in AV) aims to help us. GUESTS Jürgen Defroyère, Crestron senior director of sales and operations planning Christina De Bono, president and founder of SAVe (Sustainability in AV) Learn more: https://www.crestr...
21 Apr 2025
The Nuts and Bolts of Intelligent Video | The Smarter Spaces Podcast, Ep. 11
Intelligent video solutions are excellent for hybrid meetings in any organization's high-impact spaces. We know because we use them ourselves. A prime example: The system the Crestron team uses every day in our offices in Cypress, CA. Here’s how it’s all put together. Learn more: https://www.crestron.com/News/Smarter-Spaces/Smarter-Spaces-Resources?filter=Podcasts GUESTS Matt Olsen, Director of Technical Sales, Crestron Joe Hernandez, Technical Director, Crestron
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