1、2024 Outdoor Technology ReportPREMIUM DIGITAL CONTROL&AUTOMATIONCE Pro Deep Dive:2024 Outdoor Technology2The Great Outdoors Remains Open for BusinessPer CE Pros annual Outdoor Technology Deep Dive study,custom integrators median outdoor projects raked in$11,668,with a median nine jobs equating to si
2、x-figure revenue.By Arlen SchweigerFor the vast majority of custom integrators,the outdoor technology market continues to be a very sunny one.Dealers are performing more residential exterior projects and an increasing amount of commercial work outside as well.Based on this years CE Pro Outdoor Techn
3、ology Deep Dive research,conducted in January,integrators are pulling in a little more than six figures from their outdoor business.The median project price point jumped by 33%to$11,668 in 2023 as dealers performed a median nine jobs(9.3 to be exact),equating to a solid$108,512 in 2023 revenue.The n
4、umber of projects has risen by one each of the past two years,while they can also charge customers more likely in part due to inflation.But they also simply have more subsystems and compelling solutions options to bring to customers as technologies like security,lighting,and even irrigation control
5、make more headway and vendors develop more outdoor products.COURTESY OF AUDIO IMPACTCE Pro Deep Dive:2024 Outdoor Technology3Lighting BOSS:Choosing the Right Lighting VendorYour clients are 100%going to invest in landscape lighting so the question is,are they going to get it from you?If you arent in
6、 this space already or are looking for new vendors,its important to be on the lookout for these key values:1.Industry Expertise Be sure to partner with a vendor that is knowledgeable of the industry and not just of the product they are trying to sell you.There are other factors to consider for a lig