Smart Home Ready: Why CEDIA Assured is the New Standard for Property Developers
As smart home technology becomes a must-have rather than a luxury, property developers face growing pressure to deliver homes that are digitally future-ready to meet the requirements and aspirations of homebuyers and tenants. The CEDIA Smart Home Assurance Programme offers a structured, credible solution to this challenge, providing developers with a clear framework to ensure their properties meet the expectations of today’s tech-savvy consumers.
This session introduces CEDIA Assured - a certification scheme developed by the global trade body for smart home professionals, CEDIA. It outlines how the programme helps developers avoid costly mistakes, reduce operational issues, and enhance the marketability of their homes by embedding a robust, standards-based technology infrastructure from the outset. Attendees will learn how the scheme works, what it covers—from connectivity and access control to energy monitoring and entertainment systems—and how it aligns with growing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and digital inclusion priorities. The CEDIA Smart Home Assurance Programme offers a structured certification system that ensures every home meets a verified level of readiness for modern living.
With research showing that nearly half of homebuyers are more likely to choose a property accredited by CEDIA or a similar body, this talk will demonstrate how embracing the CEDIA Assured standard can deliver commercial advantage, improve occupant satisfaction, and simplify aftercare.
Whether you're building for sale, rent, or later living, find out how CEDIA Assured can be your blueprint for smart home success.
Session Speaker
Steve Moore trained as an architect and has worked in the world of building technology for 40 years. He is a Non-Exec Director for various proptech and IoT companies his long-established relationships mean he acts as a trusted advisor to Greystar, Argent and others in the construction industry.
Steve is a recent recipient of CEDIA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous roles included Director of Connected Home for Dixons Carphone, where he led teams that developed and sold software platforms to Apple, Sprint and SSE. Past clients include Autodesk. HP, Ford, Laing O’Rourke, Lutron, MACE and Virgin Atlantic. He is currently consulting for Amazon, Knight Frank, Ring and other businesses at the junction of property, design and technology. He has been volunteering and working with CEDIA for 30 years.
