Calm Tech Institute will reveal the Calm Tech Certified Partner program at CEDIA Expo 2026, a training program that teaches integrators how to sell experiences, not technology solutions, to real clients.
The Calm Tech Certified Partner Program is designed for integrators who want to move beyond selling features and start selling experiences. The program provides a structured methodology for evaluating lighting, sound, attention, and material choices against measurable human-centered criteria. Partners learn to use the Calm Tech Institute’s 81-point framework to specify systems that reduce client complaints, shorten revision cycles, and produce the kind of long-term satisfaction that generates referrals.
To learn more about the Calm Tech Certified Partner Program, register and attend the Calm Technology Principles in Practice workshop (1.5 CEU credits) to learn more. Alternatively, dealers can join the waitlist to be the first to join the Program.
“The most important outcome of our work is how it affects the people inside the space, not just on day one, but even years later,” says Jimmy Powers, owner of Blend Technology, a member of CEDIA. “No certification does more to educate integrators on designing technology around real, human needs. The Calm Tech Partner Program fundamentally changed the way I work with clients, and what I believe our work as integrators is for.”
Client satisfaction surveys consistently show a gap between what people imagine a smart home will feel like and what they actually experience after install. The issue is rarely the technology, but the experience of the architecture surrounding it. Calm Technology delivers the right information through the right channel at the right time, using the periphery of attention rather than the center, so that the finished space feels as comfortable five years after installation as it did on the day the client moved in.
The connected home has never had more capability or more frustration, and clients are increasingly vocal about systems that demand more attention than they save. The Calm Tech Certified Partner program trains integrators to design connected spaces around human experience using CTI’s 81-point evaluation framework, turning comfort and attention into measurable design criteria. Partners learn to identify the most common sources of occupant discomfort and resolve them during the design phase rather than in callbacks.
Why Join Calm Tech Certified Partner Program
- Access to CTI’s 81-point product evaluation framework and scoring tools for client proposals
- Listing in the Certified Partner directory, visible to architects, designers, and homeowners
- Right to use the Calm Tech Certified Partner mark on proposals, websites, and marketing materials
- Early access to new Calm Tech Certified product announcements for use in specifications
- Continuing education content as the framework evolves.
- Peer network of integrators committed to experience-first design, with shared case studies.
The program includes self-paced coursework, hands-on product evaluation exercises, a listing in the Certified Partner directory, and the right to use the Calm Tech Certified Partner mark in marketing and bids.
Pricing & Availability
The Calm Tech Certified Partner program opens for enrollment at CEDIA Expo 2026, with founding partner pricing for integrators who enroll during the launch period. Please attend the Calm Technology Principles in Practice workshop at CEDIA Expo to learn more.
For more information, visit www.calmtech.institute.
