Services   Design Consultation     According to the majority of our competitors, the first and most important stage of a project is the “sales” stage. Although we agree that the first stage is the most important, we do not believe “sales” should have any association or instrumental influence in a project. Integrated Surroundings' design engineering department is driven by a sales-free mentality. Our clients only interact with design consultants and project managers that truly have the client's best interests at heart. “We are not here to sell our client's anything”, says the company's CEO, Roy Pedersen. “We are here to utilize our experience and industry education to offer guidance and consultation, solely based upon the client's imagination and vision.” This innovative design approach has been implemented and is important for multiple reasons. First and foremost, the client and their expectations come first, period. It is our responsibility to coach our clients throughout the process and arm them with the information necessary to make practical decisions without sacrificing expectations. Second, a solution should never be presented to a client simply because a particular product has a higher margin or dealer incentives. We offer and provide solutions, not products. Our solutions are inspired by our client's aspirations, not the other way around. Finally, just like our clients, we expect an end result that exceeds the set expectations of performance and quality. In order to obtain this result, we must engineer the architecture of a solution at the beginning of the process that defines the project's expectations, budget and capabilities. This positive outcome would not be possible if we followed our competitor's practices and supported sales tactics. Contact us to schedule a conceptual design meeting, and see for yourself the reasons why Integrated Surroundings is the best choice for Lifestyle Technology.         Project Management     As the technology in todays homes has become more innovative and complex, the need to closely manage a project from start to finish has become more prevalent. At Integrated Surroundings, our Project Management team is an essential element for implementing a successful project. Our Project Managers not only collaborate with external sources such as home owners, builders and interior designers, but also remain thoroughly involved internally with the Design Engineers and Coordinators. Structured guidelines, systematic protocol and intuitive software platforms are instrumental tools utilized by our Mangers and Coordinators. These tools allow our personnel to efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously without sacrificing performance and quality or delaying job deadlines Our primary goal is to provide our clients with turn-key solutions that exceed their expectations. Our Project Management team help make this possible by monitoring job progress, maintaining constant communication with the necessary parties and ensuring quality control. This effectively allows the home owner to remain as involved or uninvolved with the process as he or she would like to be.