A new home build comes with countless decisions — layout, finishes, flooring. One decision is easy to overlook, and the hardest to fix later: your home’s technology backbone. Security cameras, smart lighting, alarms, and the network that ties it all together work best when planned early, not added after the fact. Why Timing Matters Once walls are closed, adding wiring for cameras, access points, or smart panels means drilling, patching, and repainting. Planning it during the build means clean...

When a brand-new retailer at Driftwood Mall called in a panic with no sound system and a grand opening the next morning, we had one shot to

Over the years, I've had security cameras installed on my homes, and I'll be honest — in the early days, I wasn't entirely sure how much I'd actually use the footage. Would anything of note really happen? Would I just end up with hours of squirrels and passing cars? What those cameras have recorded has genuinely surprised me. Not because crime is rampant in my neighbourhood, but because life happens — and when it does, it's an enormous relief to have it all on tape. THE HIT & RUN THAT DIDN'T...