Control4 to Hold Third C4Yourself Day for Design Community in June

Control4 is holding its third C4Yourself Day June 13, it said Monday. It gears the event to homeowners, architects, builders and design professionals to “get hands-on” with smart home technology in at-home settings, it said. CEO Martin Plaehn said it's a way for dealers to show a smart home can “juggle more than feature at a time,” while highlighting the value of a customized, professionally installed system. Host showroom dealers can demonstrate integrated smart home with scenes that lock down the house, change lights from cooking to dining mode and set a scene for watching a TV show in vignettes depicting kitchens, living rooms and outdoor spaces, with lifestyle scenes tailored to their market. Homeowners are increasingly familiar with smart products such as light bulbs, door locks and cameras, but they need an introduction to the idea of a professionally installed, integrated system, said Parks Associates analyst Brad Russell: “Consumers need to experience them ‘out of the box’ and in “real-life settings." Control4 has certified 210 Control4 dealer showrooms to date.