Tired of coming home to a dark house? Getting ready to host a dinner party and hate going around to each switch to set your lights exactly how you want them? Sit down to watch TV and forget to turn off or dim the lights? With an Entertainment Group lighting system you will have the ability to instantly control a light or group of lights at the press of a button. Our custom labeled lighting systems allow you to have control of an individual light, "Hall Chandelier" or a group of lights "Welcome" all at the touch of a button. Many of our clients have come to enjoy this system as it can be tailored to their exact lifestyle with custom buttons: Art, Party, Dinner, Snack, Movie, Good Night or Vacation are examples. The possibilities are endless.

"Lighting interacts with everything in your home. It interacts with your lifestyle. It interacts with you."

Reducing your carbon footprint has never been more important than today. This is exactly what lighting control allows you to do, reduce your carbon footprint by controlling the amount of energy you use when turning on a light or lights. With a lighting control system you can control the amount of light, highlight architectural and interior elements within a room, as well as, groups of lights throughout your home, all at the touch of a button. Conserve energy, improve aesthetics, enhance your safety, all while reducing your energy cost and providing an elegant solution. Case studies provide documentation of lighting control systems providing you a return on the investment, thus paying for itself in a few years by the energy cost savings an installed lighting system provides.

There are many types of lighting control, from the hardwired to wireless. The cost varies on the size and type of lighting control system. Most of our systems are such they can be expanded as your needs and desires change. Your consultation with an Entertainment Group system designer will provide you with the best solution for your needs.

Most prestigious homes feature a hardwired system which takes an "interactive" approach to lighting control. Installing a prewired system in your home utilizes a centralized lighting panel or panels typically located in a mechanical space. Wired solutions allow for total customized control of most, if not all, of your lights throughout your home. The typical toggle switch is replaced with an elegant keypad. A single keypad can take the place of up to six typical switches, while providing an elegant solution which cleans up the typical unsightly wall clutter of multiple switches. You can have the ability to turn on or off a light (Hall Chandelier) or group of lights (Evening), monitor lights, as well as, control other devices that may be connected to the system: i.e. Hot tub, Motorized Window shades or curtains, landscape lighting or even turn on music throughout your home. Leaving for a few days or weeks, pressing the "Vacation" button will automatically playback the automatic recording of your last two weeks of your movements. No more plug-in timers. With 21st technology, you can enjoy remote access from just about anywhere you have access to an internet connection.

"We love touching one button to create moods..." - Pat Holloway

Should your home be existing where new wiring cannot be installed, another option is wireless. Radio Frequency sometimes referred to as RF, or Zigbee wireless technologies, allow us to install lighting control into just about any application. Your existing light switch is simply replaced by our "smart dimmer". The smart dimmer switch features an internal radio frequency (RF) or newer ZigBee transmitter repeater. Depending on your specific needs, you can control two or more rooms' light. Press a button from your car transmitter to activate your "Welcome Home" mode, which would illuminate your outside security lights, garage light and your interior path from the complete security of your automobile.

...lighting - and the ability to control it - is paramount in design."
- Brian Jeannette, AIA, NCARB

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