November 2021 | Volume 29 | No. 11 CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS 8 INDUSTRY PULSE Scenes from CEDIA Expo 2021 Nice Bolsters Automation Portfolio as Nortek Control Acquirer 10 WELLSCAPES Research Validates Recent Wellness Real Estate Boom 12 AUDIO+VIDEO Family Ties Fit to Push Autonomic Forward Planar Targets Resi Market with Luxe Displays Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Shuts Down COVER STORY Top Projects & Products Take Center Stage 18 Announced during CEDIA Expo 2021, 150+ CE Pro Home of the Year and BEST Product Awards winners showcase best industry has to offer. by CE Pro Editors, cover photography by Ron Rogers 20 Best Before & After 21 Best Combo Design+Tech Project 22 Best Health & Wellness Project / Best New Technologies Project 24 Best Lighting Control Project 25 Best Audio Project / Best Shade Control Project 26 Best Integrated Security Project 28 Best Home Office Project 30 Best Home Theater $25K-$100K 32 Best Home Theater Over $100K 34 Best Master Suite 36 Best Media Room / Den / Multipurpose Room Project 38 Best Outdoor Entertainment Area 39 Best Showroom 40 Best Strange & Specialty Area 42 Best Whole-House Under $150K 44 Best Whole-House Over $150K 46 Best Whole-House Over $1M 16 NETWORKING+ HOME CONTROL DMF Lighting Spotlights CI-Friendly Fixtures Snap One Intros Control4 Contemporary Lighting Line 68 CHANNEL Azione Fall Conference Makes Sweet Music Ring, Home Depot Partner to Protect Pros' Jobsites Sound Concepts Acquires Bravas Little Rock 72 BY THE NUMBERS Multiroom Audio & Video Solutions 62 50 BEST Product Awards 62 AWARDS 2021 2 | CE Pro November 2021 Deep Dive: Integrators Step In Amid Security Market Turmoil CE Pro's Security & Surveillance Deep Dive reveals 15% growth in security and surveillance installations over the past year, as the traditional alarm market is upended. by Jason Knott VIEW POINTS FROM THE EDITOR 4 Strategies to cope with supply chain. By Jason Knott cepro.com TENVEER BADALhttp://www.cepro.com