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This a unique opportunity to design every aspect to your exact specifications before construction begins.

I Am Building A Custom Home Or Condo

Building a custom home or condo offers the unique opportunity to design every aspect to your exact specifications before construction begins. To maximize this potential, it’s crucial to partner with a technology expert, like Boca Tech and Automation (BTA), during the initial design phase with your architect.

The key elements to prioritize at this stage are the technical lighting plan and the mechanical room location. Addressing infrastructure needs early on ensures a seamless construction process and helps avoid costly rework in the future.

STEP 1: INITIAL CONSULTATION
STEP 2: INSIDE YOUR WALLS
STEP 3: IN YOUR ROOMS
STEP 4: INSTALLATION
STEP 5: SERVICE

STEP 1: INITIAL CONSULTATION

Objective:

Discuss and demonstrate modern home technology capabilities available for consideration and explain the BTA design development process. The goal is to establish a high-level scope and budget range.

Agenda:
  • Introduction to Key Concepts and Terminology: Familiarize yourself with the essential concepts, sub-systems, and terminology relevant to your project.
  • Showroom Tour: Experience technology demonstrations of key elements including lighting, motorized window coverings, clean power, security and access control, environmental controls, and entertainment systems.
  • Home Technology Needs Analysis: Engage in a comprehensive discussion about your specific home technology needs and preferences.
  • Budget Calculator: Utilize a 3rd party Budget Calculator to document the preliminary scope and identify a budget range.
What you need:
  • Preliminary plans from your architect.
  • One hour of uninterrupted time with key stake holders.
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STEP 2: INSIDE YOUR WALLS

Objective:

Develop a comprehensive set of permit-ready CAD drawings and an associated budget that defines all necessary infrastructure components to achieve your vision for your home. This includes everything inside the walls, modifications needed to support the various technology endpoints identified during needs analysis, and the head-end mechanical room.

Deliverables:
  • Low Voltage CAD: Permit-ready detailed drawings identifying all technology endpoints and associated wiring.
  • Technical Lighting CAD: Permit-ready drawings identifying lighting fixtures, locations, and control architecture for general LED down lighting and all layers of light such as accent lighting, linear LEDs, lighting for artwork, backlit mirrors, and decorative lighting. This also includes lighting keypads and locations requiring motorized window coverings.
  • Power Protection and Critical Load Isolation: Beyond life/safety aspects of high-voltage, BTA includes a high-voltage riser and circuiting diagram focused on power protection and critical load isolation for long-term reliability. This prepares your home for future technologies such as high-capacity batteries and microgrids. Our engineers ensure compliance with all building codes while providing a robust, pre-engineered plan for the reliable long-term operation of your entire technology footprint.
  • Comprehensive Packages: Detailed line-item packages tailored to your design for:
    • Low Voltage Infrastructure: Comprehensive cabling infrastructure package with finalized wall plates at all endpoints. This includes in-wall back boxes, head-end patch panels, wire terminations, and professional cable certification ensuring long-term reliability and performance.
    • Lighting Fixtures and Control: Comprehensive lighting fixture and control package including installation, programming, and warranty.
    • Motorized Window Coverings: Comprehensive motorized solar shades and drapery rods package with all necessary wiring and control, including installation, programming, and warranty.

What you need:

  • Finalized architectural plans.
  • Continued collaboration and feedback from key stakeholders.
  • Approval of CAD drawings and packages before proceeding to the next phase.
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STEP 3: IN YOUR ROOMS

Objective:

Provide peace of mind by ensuring that every aspect of your home’s technology needs, now and in the future, are thoroughly considered. This eliminates guesswork, surprises, and expensive last-minute change orders.

Deliverables:
  • Fully Engineered Packages: Develop comprehensive, fully engineered packages for all technology components, tailored specifically to your home as it progresses through the construction process, while keeping within the established budget and scope.
  • Detailed Line-Item Breakdown: Provide a detailed, multi-disciplined line-item breakdown of all remaining technology components, organized into logical packages.
  • Example Packages:
    • Core A/V: Networking and WiFi, video doorbell, surveillance, access control, whole house audio, audio/video distribution, HVAC and pool control, control systems, and other components.
    • Specialty Rooms: Media room, game room, dedicated theater, golf room, or other purpose-built rooms with special lighting and A/V design needs such as video walls, projection systems, golf simulators, and more.
    • Outdoor Living: Fully engineered packages including landscape lighting, outdoor audio and video, motorized hurricane and bug screens, Wi-Fi, and other outdoor technology solutions.
    • Digital Artwork and Finishing Touches: Custom digital art installations, backlit mirrors, motorized lifts, and other finishing technology touches to enhance your home’s aesthetic and functionality.

What you need:

  • Continued collaboration and feedback from key stakeholders.
  • Approval of the developed packages before proceeding with installation.
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STEP 4: INSTALLATION
STEP 5: SERVICE

Now that you understand the importance of partnering with an experienced system integrator like Boca Tech and Automation (BTA) for building your custom home or condo, it’s time to take the next step. Contact us today to get started on bringing your vision to life.

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