What are you looking for?

What are you looking for?

CPD Presentations

 

If your clients are looking for a home cinema—either on its own or as part of a smart home integrated solution—watch the Cyberhomes Premium Private Cinema Rooms: Partnering with Architects video to see how engaging with Cyberhomes provides a unique experience for your clients' home cinema room design, fabrication and installation. Working with our in-house design time we achieve your vision without compromising technical performance.

Find out more about partnering with Cyberhomes by requesting one of our accredited CPD presentations.

Accredited CPD for Architects and Interior Designers

Cyberhomes is certified to offer a range of RIBA- and BIID-approved CPD presentations.

Come and join us at our Thame showroom for a certified CPD presentation, a demo of our SMARTcinema ultimate home cinema room and the opportunity to experience a range of smart home technologies. Naturally we'll provide lunch and register your CPD points. We currently offer three accredited courses in partnership with CEDIA—on the last Friday of each month (other dates are available by special arrangement):

If you and your colleagues would like to attend any of these courses, please complete the CPD booking request form below.

Request CPD Booking NOW

 

Designing the Connected Home CPD

CPD Designing the Connected Home

Learning objectives

  • In all cases getting the right wiring infrastructure in place is key. The most expensive mistake you can make is not putting infrastructure in at the beginning of a project.
  • The network is the backbone of any technology installation. Most of a home’s devices are connected and communicate via the network. Having a secure and faithful network is the most important part of any project when installing technology.
  • Ten years ago, most households only had a couple of wireless devices, however that is certainly not the case nowadays.
  • Using Cyberhomes to help with the design, system choice, integration, and automation of a home’s system allows the spaces you design to be enjoyed without having to compromise on aesthetics.
Why use a Technology Integrator for Smart Home Infrastructure?

An integrator like Cyberhomes needs to be brought into the project at the earliest possible stage. This is to avoid expensive changes in the project once designs have already been produced. If technology is considered early on, Cyberhomes can advise on the correct wiring and specify the right products needed for now and future expansion.

Cyberhomes can help with:

  • PREPARING THE BRIEF—Understand the client’s needs, lifestyle, and requirements. Understand how to apply technology to enhance life at home and prepare a brief.
  • PROJECT SCOPE—Ensure that the correct equipment is specified based on the project size and budget.
  • PROJECT DEVELOPMENT—Coordination with other trades and designers such as M&E consultants, Interior Designers and Quantity Surveyors.
  • DESIGN—Produce detailed documentation based on client briefs and attend site visits.
  • PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE—Extensive knowledge about system integrity, technology, current and upcoming.

To book the ‘Designing the Connected Home’ CPD please complete the CPD booking request form below.

Request CPD Presentation

 

Designing Home Cinemas and Media Rooms CPD

CPD Introduction to Integrated Lighting Design

Learning objectives

  • A cinema room is defined as being single-purpose—we go here to watch something. A cinema usually consists of a dark room, rows of seats (not always required), no windows, and no blackout blinds.
  • A media room is a multi-use room—with the main purpose being to watch good quality TV, films, or for computer gaming. It could be the main sitting room, or a playroom, ‘den’, or in a kitchen-lounge-diner.
  • Different building materials have different STC code—Sound Transmission Coefficients—showing how much sound energy gets through. The room should be kept airtight to prevent sound leakage, and so care must be taken with the heating/cooling and ventilation systems—large ducts and soft bends are advisable, and two 90-degree corners between the vents and the heat exchanger unit.
  • Dimmable, controllable lights are a must.
  • Things to consider when looking at space planning are: Ventilation; Cooling; Expandability; Maintenance and Serviceability.
  • A cinema or media room system is complicated—the display system, sound system and the various video sources are all usually made by different brands. Juggling too many remotes or device apps is not a great client experience!
Why use a Technology Integrator for Private/Home Cinema Rooms?

An integrator like Cyberhomes needs to be brought into the project at the earliest possible stage. This is to avoid expensive changes in the project once designs have already been produced. If technology is considered early on, Cyberhomes can advise on the correct wiring and specify the right products needed for now and future expansion.

Cyberhomes can help with:

  • DESIGN—Cyberhomes designers have a thorough understanding of cinema principles and design to a complex brief. Cinema Design is part of the CEDIA ESC-D Designer certification—exam-backed training for system designers.
  • DOCUMENTATION—Cyberhomes is used to working with design professionals and creating good, clear drawings for builds. We can dovetail seamlessly into your projects. As well as documents, we can produce client packs and hand over to clients directly.
  • INSTALLATION—Working with experienced and trained specialist engineers ensures seamless installation. Cyberhomes has CEDIA ESC-T Technicians and ESC-N Networking Certified Technicians
  • AFTERCARE—Cyberhomes SMARTsupport creates an ongoing relationship with the client to maintain the technology and keep things up to date. Systems are designed with future in mind, for reliability and expandability—so it’s a pleasure to go back. Proactive planned maintenance, working around the clients’ schedules, keeps everyone happy.

To book the ‘Designing Home Cinemas and Media Rooms’ CPD please complete the CPD booking request form below.

Request CPD Presentation

 

Introduction to Integrated Lighting Design CPD

CPD Introduction to Integrated Lighting Design

Learning objectives

  • Lighting can have health benefits; light therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder, helps with sleep patterns.
  • Four types of lighting; Task, Ambient, Decorative and Accent lighting. The right lighting in the right setting can make the biggest difference to the client.
  • The ideal time to begin the lighting design is as part of the client needs assessment, to explain the conceptual differences versus traditional lighting.
  • When specifying Light Fixtures, consideration of the latest Part L. A minimum of 75 lamp lumens per circuit-watt should be achieved throughout the project.
  • At the design stage special consideration for disability users, positions/heights of control switches, will there be handheld devices to aid disability clients? The lead designer should reference Part M Access to and use of buildings Volumes 1 and 2 The National House Building Council (NHBC) have standards for how many per room sockets and switches per room.
Why use a Technology Integrator for Lighting Design?

An integrator like Cyberhomes needs to be brought into the project at the earliest possible stage. This is to avoid expensive changes in the project once designs have already been produced. If technology is considered early on, Cyberhomes can advise on the correct wiring and specify the right products needed for now and future expansion.

Cyberhomes can help with:

  • DESIGN—Every house has a unique set of requirements and Cyberhomes is a specialist in designing systems that meet the specific needs of each design.
  • DOCUMENTATION—Cyberhomes is used to working with design professionals and creating good, clear drawings. As well as documents, we can produce client packs and hand over to clients directly.
  • INSTALLATION—Working with our experienced and trained specialists ensures seamless installation.
  • AFTERCARE—Our SMARTsupport aftercare team assist with any tweaks or changes to the system that the client might request.

To book the ‘CPD Introduction to Integrated Lighting Design’ CPD please complete the CPD booking request form below.

Request CPD Presentation

 

Request your CPD Presentation

Please request your preferred date and presentation and we will contact you to confirm availability:

Request a Brochure

Request a Call Back

Request out-of-hours demo