If you’ve been reading any industry press recently, or if you visited CES and CEDIA last year, you know that 2019 was the year of biophilia, and this trend shows no signs of stopping as we venture into the next decade. Bringing nature indoors reached most corners of residential design but most notably in areas like lighting and climate control. But does biophilia play a role in how we build and design Oakland County, MI, offices? We think so!

According to Mikhail Davis, an office designer who worked with Google: “A traditional office environment is a constant temperature, lots of the same colors, same textures, same humidity: If you’re outside, these vary throughout the day, and that’s what’s producing a lot of these benefits.” By contrast, an office that incorporates some elements of “bringing the outside in,” including circadian lighting control, air quality monitors and climate control, might be the employee productivity boost you’re looking for. Keep reading to see how Tech Automation could add nature-inspired perks to your office.

When you think of how to improve your office space, you go through the usual drill. You make sure it’s spotless before clients visit. You replace your outdated decor stylings with more modern furnishings and art. Who knows? You might even implement some flashy video display signage to advertise your services to curious passersby who enter your lobby.

What do all of those updates have in common? They all aim to please the visitor who is physically inhabiting your Birmingham space. While that’s certainly important, what about those who “visit” you through video? Consider your remote team and clients as well as anyone else that might call in and see how your office operates. A smooth-running audio video installation and video conferencing equipment will always make a positive impression.

Here at Tech Automation, we’ve seen our fair share of home theater design. Whether it’s something we’ve built ourselves or admired in an industry publication, we live and breathe the powerful control, flawless acoustics and visuals, and personalized design of a well-executed theater project. Just when we thought we’d seen what modernized home entertainment looks like, it seems there’s another trend around the corner: We can’t wait to show you what we’ve forecasted for the 2020s.

Which elements could you add to your home theater to prepare it for a new decade of AV technology? We’ll explore a few in this article, so keep reading to see which devices you’d like to see in your home before the new year arrives.

If you’ve worked with Tech Automation before, you know that Control4 is our choice home automation brand for our valued Oakland County, Michigan, clients. We insist on one of the most cutting-edge solutions that we can trust to anticipate customer needs and stay ahead of technology trends, qualities we’ve seen in Control4’s vast product line that covers nearly every integrated home product imaginable. Automation touches almost every aspect of your home, which makes what we’re sharing today feel even more exciting.

2019 proved an excellent year for Control4, especially considering their release of two groundbreaking products, both focused on superior user experience. Are you ready? Keep reading to see what these upgrades are and how they can benefit homeowners like you!