Builder And Real Estate Experts To Discuss Latest Technology Trends At CEA's Industry Forum

Industry Leaders Panel Discussion Entitled ëPerformance Homes -- Consumer Electronics Drive Sales And Value While Enhancing 'Home Timeí

5-Oct-04

Distributed audio is an emerging trend in home entertainment, with 65 percent of home builders in the U.S. currently offering it as a standard or optional feature. With projections for penetration as high as one-quarter of new homes by the later third of the decade, this fast growing technology segment is capturing the attention of the consumer electronics, building and real estate industries. Combined with other technology advancements for the home such as distributed video and home networking, consumers now have an abundance of new home entertainment and communications options. A panel of experts from the builder and real estate industries will discuss these technologies and offer their views on how they are impacting today's home and their specific industry on the ""Performance Homes: Consumer Electronics Drive Sales and Value While Enhancing 'Home Time'"" session at the CEA Industry Forum. The panel is sponsored by the CEA Distributed Audio Subdivision and the CEA TechHome Division. CEA's Industry Forum, which occurs annually in mid-October, is the industry's premier event for networking, leadership and education. The Industry Forum brings together hundreds of attendees from dozens of the industry's leading companies.Moderator:David Hanchette, Vice President, Marketing, On-Q Home (Home Networking Systems Manufacturer)Panelists:Greg Hebner, President, Homestore, Plans and Publications (Marketer of stock home plans); Richard Holtz, President, InfiniSys Inc. (An electronic architecture and technology consulting firm); Peter Simons, Senior Division President of Colorado Division, Beazer Homes USA (Homebuilder); James A. Walbridge, A.I.A., President, Tekton Architecture, Inc. (Architectural firm); and Amy Westwood, Director of Technology, Celebration Associates, LLC (A real estate development company)CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org.

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