CEDIA has announced the project, business, and product finalists for the 2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas. Each entry has been assessed by a global panel of industry experts using category-specific judging criteria. Depending on the award category, judges considered a range of factors, including technical execution, design integration, innovation, business performance, and overall impact.
With categories recognizing excellence in integration and business and professional contributions, the CEDIA Smart Home Awards provide a platform for companies of all sizes to be celebrated. Whether pushing boundaries with first-time entries or returning to showcase continued evolution, these finalists exemplify the ingenuity and dedication at the heart of the CEDIA community.
Supported by headline sponsor Lutron and category sponsor AV Pro, the 2026 CEDIA Smart Home Awards Americas ceremony will celebrate the hidden layers of innovation that define truly exceptional smart homes under the theme Beyond What You See. Taking place during CEDIA Expo on Thursday, Sept. 3 from 5:00–7:30 p.m. in the Mile High Ballroom, the evening will feature the presentation of this year’s awards alongside an elevated three-course plated dinner.
Tickets to the ceremony may be reserved through CEDIA Expo registration at cediaexpo.com.
The Americas company finalists are as follows:
Project Categories
- AKTIVA
- Audio Images (Henry’s Audio Visual Solutions)
- Casaplex
- Elliston Systems & Design
- ETC Florida
- HAAS Home Technologies
- Integrated Smart Technologies
- Lima Sound Contractors
- Nerve Inc.
- Petrone Technology Group Inc.
- SmartTouchUSA
- Wenner
Business Categories
- ADI
- Aspire Audio Video Solutions
- CWAV LLC
- Daisy
- DMF Lighting
- HTS
- OneVision Resources
- Sonance
Global Product Categories
- ASCENDO Immersive Audio
- AudioControl
- Coastal Source
- Crestron Electronics
- DMF Lighting
- Harman International
- HK Lighting
- Kaleidescape Inc.
- Lutron Electronics
- Perlisten Audio, LLC
- Samsung Electronics America
- Savant Systems, LLC
- Sonance
- Sony Consumer Integrated Systems
- Storm Audio
- Symbol Logic
- Wisdom Audio
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