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San Diego, California (PRWEB) August 31, 2014

CASE AV in partnership with R. Brent Howard (founder of Truaudio), is pleased to announce the launch of Arete-- an architectural, in-ceiling speaker line that will undoubtedly transform the AV industry. Designed and engineered by Brent, manufactured by CASE AV, Arete will debut at the 2014 CEDIA EXPO.

Our partnership has created a new revolution in custom AV integration, says Brent. The new speakers are designed with the balance of inspiration, innovation, purpose and function. These exceptional speakers are integrated with patent-pending components to assure ease of installation. They offer advanced technology for high performance and professional results to enhance todays listening environments and lifestyles.

Brent, no stranger to the CEDIA market, has a long history of developing speaker concepts and AV products, says Michael T. Scherr, President of CASE AV. When you couple his experience with Case AVs strength to manufacture and deliver quality AV integration products, we have an incredibly strong partnership. We are focused on introducing innovative products that radiate with dealers and installers, while ensuring an impactful experience for homeowners.

Experience the revolution of custom AV integration. Visit us and Brent, at the CASE AV booth #516, CEDIA EXPO in Denver, September 11-13.

About CASE AV

At CASE AV, we are a premier solution provider and manufacturer of AV integration and satellite products. We deliver innovation, quality products, new services, advanced technology and new experiences for all our customers.

We offer products and solutions in every major residential category including: audio and home networking, bulk wire and cable, and mounts and installation products. We are a company you can count on and a partner you can trust.

For more information about CASE AV, visit http://www.caseav.com or call 800-519-8731.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) August 30, 2014

WSDG has designed over 3500 media facilities worldwide. Credits include Jimi Hendrix's 1969s Electric Lady Studios; NYCs Jazz At Lincoln Center and Le Poisson Rouge. WSDG principals John Storyk (an adjunct professor at Berklee College,) Beth Walters, Sergio Molho and Dirk Noy. WSDG has collaborated with such noted architects as Frank Gehry, Rafael Vinoly, Norman Foster, Oscar Niemeyer, Phillipe Stark and Nicholas Grimshaw.

Acoustics generally take a back seat to aesthetic considerations for homes. And yet, when sound reverberations distort conversation, or when noise leaks in from external sources (or out from blasting home theater speakers) acoustics suddenly becomes a serious concern.

However, an increasing number of residential architects (and individual home owners) have engaged our services to prevent or ameliorate acoustic intrusion. Some examples of the top new residential project that illustrate the point.

Morro du Chapeu Residence How do you keep your pool house from reverberating like a gymnasium without draping the walls and windows with heavy curtains? For the owners of a luxurious villa set on one of Brazils most breathtaking landscapes, the views and pastoral silence were priceless. A long expanse of windows surrounding the infinite lap pool draw attention to the spectacular mountain views. However, the enclosed pool and spa area includes a gym, Jacuzzi and wet bar, surrounded by three walls of double height windows and a movable glass sealing system to maintain interior warmth in the cool evenings. All these elements presented serious sound reverberation issues. Clearsorber Foil, an innovative professional recording studio acoustic treatment, was engaged to eliminate these echos. The pioneering translucent plastic sheets absorb medium and high frequency reverberation to resolve sonic reflections. Each window, (including a skylight grid of 20 individual panels) was custom fitted with the acoustical treatment. Full transparency insures unimpeded views and, conversations free from typical pool house reverberation.

Penna Home Theater Can you isolate a home theater within a luxurious open format apartment without compromising its expansive environment? WSDGs solution was to engage retractable, floor-to-ceiling walls. The resulting installation maintains the homes loft-like, kitchen/ dining/living room atmosphere and delivers a fully enclosed, 377 sq. home theater. Recessed lighting is set into a custom-recording studio-style, acoustic ceiling cloud, designed to absorb sound reflections and aid in tuning the room for optimal acoustic integrity. Two sets of customized, 3-section, telescoping acoustic walls ride out from their nesting units on tracks embedded in the ceiling and floor to isolate the theater from the rest of the apartment. Acoustical fabric absorption treatments were added to the interior of the sliding panels; handsome wooden diffusion treatments were fixed to their exterior sides, and a QRD diffusor was applied to the rear door.

Ribeiro Home Theater Preparing to move to a palatial new penthouse, this client was fully aware of the need for high-level technology and meticulous acoustic treatments to achieve exceptional sound AND eliminate noise leaking into (or out of) his home. To eliminate sound leakage to the lower level WSDG built a floating floor over vibration isolators, which greatly minimize the transmission of noise from the subwoofers to the residential section of the apartment. Additionally, cuts were made in the floor in front of the Adam Sub24 subwoofers to compensate for their vibration. Acoustics were further enhanced by a perforated acoustic treatment, mounted at a precisely calibrated distance from the slab on a wooden-slat-dressed ceiling for superior sound absorption.

For more Information please visit http://www.wsdg.com or email us at info(at)wsdg(dot)com.

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Q: What type of service provider should I hire to remove cigarette smoke smell and residue from a house? A relative smoked in the basement apartment of my house; I want to get rid of as much of the smell as possible.

A: Anyone who's been a regular smoker knows that kicking the habit can be extremely difficult. Ridding a home of cigarette smoke odor and nicotine stains isn't easy either.

Cigarette smoke permeates porous surfaces, including carpet, drapes, furniture, walls and ceilings. Your cleaning approach will depend on the extent of your relative's smoking habit.

If he or she lit up only occasionally, or lived in the apartment only a few months, you might get by with a relatively light, do-it-yourself job. That would include renting a carpet cleaner, cleaning draperies and hard surfaces, and painting walls and ceilings after they've been thoroughly washed and/or primed with a stain-blocking product like Kilz. There are a variety of products on the market that promise to help clean up smoke residue.

If the tenant was a heavy smoker or even a light smoker over a long time, you face a greater cleaning challenge and will probably want to hire professional help from experts who have access to specialized cleaning supplies or know which ones work on certain problems.

Housecleaners, carpet and upholstery cleaners, and painters can do parts of the job, but you may want to consider water- and smoke-damage restoration companies that specialize in cleaning homes after fires, floods and other major incidents. You may also decide that it's more cost effective to discard carpet, drapes and upholstered furniture and start fresh.

Though ozone generators are not recommended by the EPA for air cleaning, several highly rated service providers say they can be effective in removing cigarette smoke odor. However, a home should always be vacated while an ozone machine operates, and for about an hour after, because ozone is associated with lung problems.

Good luck with breathing some fresh air into your basement apartment!

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Union, NJ (PRWEB) August 30, 2014

Residents in Nutley, NJ have a new place to turn for improving the air quality in their homes. NJ Duct Cleaning is now providing vent cleaning and dry duct cleaning services in Nutley and Princeton, NJ. The indoor air specialists at NJ Air Duct Cleaning are experienced professionals who specialize removing any contaminants which can be found in air ducts.

Most homeowners are completely unaware of what is hidden in their air ducts. If not properly cleaned and maintained, air vents can be one of the dirtiest parts of the house. In addition to dust, dirty air ducts can also contain mold and bacteria which can cause serious illness if constantly inhaled. Clogged dryer ducts are among the leading causes of house fire in New Jersey. The professionals at NJ Duct Cleaning utilize state-of-the-art vacuuming equipment to ensure all Union air ducts are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.

Not all air duct cleaning services in Nutley, NJ are the same. There are many companies which scam customers by claiming to clean air ducts, but dont complete the entire job. Hooking up a vacuum device to a vent for a few minutes does not sufficiently clean vents. Air duct cleaning can take a couple of hours or more. But the time customers invest in duct cleaning is well worth it. The results are cleaner air and better health. To learn more about NJ Duct Cleanings services, contact them at (973) 337-2444 today.

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The indoor air specialists at NJ Duct Cleaning provide dependable and thorough duct cleaning services in Nutley, NJ and throughout the state. Since 1991, the company has been New Jerseys trusted source for customers to keep the air quality in their home clean and safe. To learn more, call (973) 337-2444 or visit their Union air duct cleaning website for more information.

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Located in Elverson, PA Pickering Vallet Landscaping is the leading Segmental Retaining Wall construction company in the Philadelphia region. For more information go to http://www.pickeringvalley.com.

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A decade ago, David and Betsy Sams built a retaining wall to stop erosion they feared was threatening the backyard and patio of their lovely and very expensive Old Saybrook summer home overlooking the Connecticut River. They assumed they were simply protecting a property they had come to cherish. Experts they hired said no permits were needed.

In fact, the wall turned out to be below the high tide line, and building it violated state and local regulations.

The Sams were ordered to tear it down. They refused. They spent "hundreds of thousands of dollars" waging a legal battle that went all the way to the state Supreme Court.

Last year, the Sams lost. No appeal was possible from the state Supreme Court on this sort of legal issue. They had no choice but to obey. State officials call this unusual case a victory that reaffirms their right to protect Connecticut's rivers and shoreline from unregulated development.

David Sams simply calls the outcome "punishment."

Last week, work began on removing the 260-foot "gabion" seawall, made up of rocks placed in a wire caging. The wall isn't the only thing coming down.

Eight towering old oak trees just above the wall have been chopped as well. The entire slope down to the river is being excavated and regraded. The patio overlooking the river was destroyed and will have to be rebuilt. The Sams describe it as the "complete destruction" of their back yard and estimate they will pay more than $300,000 to have the work done.

"It's so over the top," said David Sams, a wealthy insurance and financial services executive who lives in Vero Beach, Fla., most of the year. "It has nothing to do with preserving the environment."

But state environmental officials insist they are doing exactly what Connecticut's laws require them to do: protect the coastline and our rivers from potentially reckless development. They also point out that nearly all situations like the one the Sams found themselves in are settled by homeowners with the state without any costly court actions.

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