THE CHALLENGE
During recent renovations, the homeowners were primarily interested in AV distribution and wanted to incorporate technology in their entertainment spaces throughout the home and on the terrace. Along with a unified control system, they also wanted to integrate a security system and cameras to monitor their house and provide peace of mind.
THE SOLUTION:
AV integrator DAVCO Custom Integration introduced the homeowners to the concept of complete home automation and recommended the Crestron Home® platform as the perfect fit for HVAC, lighting, and AV control. With Crestron, DAVCO was able to address all of the home automation requests and showcase a smooth-sounding feature.
THE TECHNOLOGY:
As part of the integration, the homeowners wanted to incorporate the Buckeye football tradition of ringing a victory bell after every Ohio State win. For this home project, the homeowners utilized a 125-year-old schoolhouse bell, a housewarming gift from the homeowner’s parents. DAVCO worked with a bell rendering company to integrate the bell into the Crestron Home system. Now, the homeowners can simply push the button on their Crestron Remote or Crestron Home app and rejoice in celebration.
Crestron Home is the central platform for the homeowners to control their home; a simple touch of a button helps to simplify their lives. The Crestron
Home app on their phones and tablets make it easy to control the HVAC, lighting, and audio while relaxing on the couch or on the go. After exploring what was possible with Crestron Home, the homeowners decided to integrate selective lighting to give the home a lived-in effect while away. The lighting includes dimmers on the interior and exterior of the residence. In addition to typical home automation requests, DAVCO also integrated an outdoor rooftop deck entertaining space with a 65” display
that would provide a perfect viewing experience on gamedays. To stream or switch between content on multiple TVs in the home, Crestron DM Lite® transmitters and receivers provide smooth content distribution.
RESULTS:
The homeowners can celebrate with the beloved tradition of the victory bell with a single button press. With the help of Crestron, homeowners are now easily able to keep a virtual eye on their home when needed with the Crestron Home app.
“The homeowners are incredibly happy with Crestron Home, especially with the flexibility of remaining in control of the residence, even during their travels when they can’t physically be there,” says Greg DellaCorte, President, DAVCO Custom Integration.
A graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology, Doug has been in the Technology industry since 1976 and actively oversees Fearing’s daily operations. Along with his wife, Lois, and three others, Doug started Fearing’s in a 600 square-foot facility in Portage, Wisconsin. In the 25 years since, the company has grown to over 30 employees with offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Doug likes to say he’s a “TV Technician with a dream� going back to his history with the family’s original business-Fearing’s TV and Appliance.
Doug values time with family, watersports, hiking, snowshoeing and skiing. In addition to being a devoted member of his church, Doug serves as Board President for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County, Board member of Schools for Haiti and Scripture Chair of the Gideons-Portage camp.
A graduate of MATC, Lois oversees Fearing’s daily book keeping along with various HR responsibilities.
Along with Doug, Lois is deeply connected to community outreach, serving as a Board member and Fundraising Committee Chairperson for Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County. She also serves on the Schools for Haiti Fundraising committee. In addition, Lois’ ongoing passion and commitment to provide care for the elderly comes from her 10-year history of working in a Reedsburg, Wisconsin Nursing home.
Lois enjoys singing, hiking, sunny days on the pontoon, and spending time with her 4 grandchildren.
Ehren drives Fearing’s technology by continually seeking out trends to enhance capabilities while supporting Sales, Engineering and Installation teams. Throughout his years with Fearing’s, Ehren’s talent and vision have joined forces to create a wide variety of projects and strategic solutions that exceed expectation.
Ehren loves music, family time, movies, nature, sustainability efforts and electric vehicles.
With 10 years with Fearing’s and over twice that long in the industry, Ben continues to lead, coordinate, and develop the Commercial AV team.
By consistently delivering an outstanding experience and outcome, Ben contributes to the Fearing’s legacy of long-lasting partnerships that truly make a difference. Whatever the Commercial AV need may be, Ben and team deliver at the highest level.
Ben is an avid fisherman and photographer. He enjoys coaching his sons and other youth.
Chris has been with Fearing’s for 20 years and in the industry for over 2 decades. As a Certified leader in Sales Acceleration and trained in EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating Systems), Chris successfully utilizes his skills to lead the Fearing’s Salesforce. Chris and team are motivated and driven to develop new client partnerships while continuing to reinforce loyal long-term relationships with ongoing Service excellence.
Married for 19 years with 3 children, Chris enjoys skiing, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting, camping and golf. He’s also been actively involved as a Youth Football and Softball coach for his family and others.
