CEDIA Unveils New Categories for the 2025 Smart Home Awards

CEDIA, the Association for Smart Home Professionals™, has announced that the 2025 CEDIA Smart Home Awards are open for entries, featuring a number of exciting new and rebranded categories. The program recognizes the outstanding achievements of CEDIA members who represent the highest standard of innovation, quality, and craftsmanship.

“It’s been amazing to see the increase in both the quality of submissions as well as the awareness of these awards among designers, builders, and homeowners,” said CEDIA Global President and CEO, Daryl Friedman. “The CEDIA Smart Home Awards are the highest honor in our industry, and I’m excited to see the entries this year. And now with new categories, the awards are representative of the industry and more appealing to a wider cross-section of our membership.”

The full list of categories that members can directly enter includes:

Integrator Categories

  • Best Entertainment Space *Rebranded
  • Best Integrated Home
  • Best Single Room Solution *Rebranded
  • Best Assisted Living Project
  • Best Outdoor Space *New category
  • Excellence in Documentation
  • Excellence in Lighting
  • Excellence in Rack Building and Design
  • Excellence in Networking *New category
  • Excellence in Support & Maintenance *New category
  • Excellence in Electrical Design *New category

Business Categories

  • Excellence in Business – Integrator
  • Excellence in Business – Supplier
  • Emerging Business *New category
  • Excellence in Experience Centre Innovation – Integrator
  • Excellence in Experience Centre Innovation – Supplier  

Individual Categories

  • Best Newcomer
  • Best Sales Representative
  • Best Technician

Manufacturer Categories

  • Best New Hardware
  • Best New Software
  • Product Hall of Fame

The CEDIA Smart Home Awards program will remain open for entries until April 11 for Home Technology Integrator categories and June 6 for Business, Individual, and Manufacturer Product categories. The early bird deadline for Manufacturer Product categories is May 6, 2025.

For More Information: cedia.org/awards

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