How CEDIA Awards Impact Your Smart Home

The Benefit of Working with Smart Home Integrators Recognized by Industry Leaders

CEDIA represents the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association, a global trade association and an authority for the smart home technology industry. Recently, CEDIA Expo 2025 brought the latest innovations in smart home living to Denver, Colorado. There, it hosted the CEDIA Awards ceremony, an event that celebrates excellence in the integration industry. 

Winning these and other prestigious awards validates an integrator’s work, demonstrating the highest quality in design, engineering, programming, and execution. For an integrator, it means recognition as a company committed to innovations and quality craftsmanship. 

At Bethesda Systems, we’ve been fortunate to build a team that excels in numerous aspects of smart home living. From home entertainment to integrating advanced voice control and excellence in lighting design, we’ve been recognized as a leader in our field. 

Here, we’re sharing the multiple awards we returned with from CEDIA 2025, and why that’s an important consideration when choosing an integrator. 

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Sony Dealer of the Year—East Coast

We are thrilled to have won Sony Dealer of the Year – East Coast at the Sony Diamond Dealer Event. Partnering with this innovative leader in home entertainment has been an honor, and receiving this award is an achievement we’re incredibly proud of. 

At this year’s CEDIA expo, Sony showcased their latest cutting-edge technology, including their new BRAVIA TV display and incredible new RGB LED panel architecture for brilliant color volume. We’re excited to bring gorgeous images and stunning clarity to our next home entertainment projects. 

Josh.ai Chairman’s Award

Josh.ai is the advanced voice assistant built for smart homes. This technology has transformed the smart home experience, enabling homeowners to speak to their house like they talk to a friend, adjusting lights, shades, AV, and security with natural language commands. Because Josh is AI-smart, it learns your preferences as it creates the ideal environment for every occasion.

As recipients of the Josh.ai Chairman’s Award, we’ve been recognized for our advocacy, visionary projects, and exemplary partnership. We’re delighted to provide this standout technology for our client’s smart homes. 

Finalist: Lutron Excellence Award: Best Showroom

As a finalist for the Lutron Excellence Award, we were honored to be recognized by the global leader in lighting control and advanced, high-performance LED lighting systems. Our showroom was designed to provide a fully immersive experience that enables clients and those unfamiliar with automated technology to experience it firsthand. From Lutron lighting to whole-home audio systems and state-of-the-art home automation, you walk away realizing why so many people are embracing smart home living. 

Working with Respected Integrators

Receiving awards from respected industry experts demonstrates technical and design excellence, along with exceptional execution. When choosing an integrator, you can trust in companies with proven expertise in smart home technology. Whether you’re interested in hands-free smart home living and integrating the latest AI-smart technologies, creating immersive and stunning illumination that’s effortlessly controlled, or experiencing the best and most lifelike home entertainment, Bethesda Systems is here to help. 

To learn more about the limitless possibilities in smart home technology, contact Bethesda Systems.