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From custom applications to advanced home and AI needs. Premium remodels for high-end Northern Virginia homes, wired for what's next: while the walls are open, we plan and install the technology with the build, under one contract and one lead.
In every Smart Build remodel
A technology package, built in.
It's sized to your project and priced in your written plan, so you see exactly what you're getting before work starts.
Prewire
Network, TV, speaker and camera cable run while walls are open, with spare conduit for later.
Network
Whole-home Wi-Fi with wired access points and a tidy network closet, sized for the rooms you have.
Smart controls
Lighting, shades and thermostats you control by switch, phone or voice, set up so guests can use them too.
Cameras
Doorbell and camera locations planned for clear sightlines and wired power, not batteries.
Energy
Energy monitoring, efficient controls and wiring ready for EV charging, batteries or solar later.
Why now
The cheapest time to run a cable is before the drywall.
Adding technology after a remodel means opening finished walls, running wires along trim or settling for wireless gear that drops out. When the builders and the tech team plan together, it goes in once, out of sight, and it works.
- No second contractor to find, schedule or blame
- No patching finished walls to add a camera or access point
- A labeled network closet and a simple handoff guide when we finish
Beyond the build
From custom applications to advanced home and AI needs.
The same team that wires the walls can make the whole house smart, and build the software that runs it. Planned with the build, so every device has power, signal and a place in the plan.
Whole-home automation
Morning, away and bedtime scenes that tie lighting, climate, shades, locks, cameras and energy together, with alerts for leaks, open doors and power loss. A hub on your own network keeps the basics working when the internet doesn't.
An in-home AI
We're building toward a home AI with Naeio, our AI platform: ask your house what's going on and change it in plain words, with your data kept in your own hands. Naeio is in invite-only alpha today.
Custom applications
Software built for how your home or small business runs: a dashboard for the house, a client portal, scheduling, or a tool no app store sells. Built by our Systems & Automation practice.
How it works
One plan for the build and the tech.
The same Fernwood Method as every project, with the technology in it from day one.
Good fits
Built for high-end Northern Virginia homes.
Larger homes ask more of their technology. These are the projects where planning it with the build pays off most.
Kitchens and great rooms
Speakers, lighting scenes, a TV wall and strong signal where the family and guests actually gather.
Lower levels and additions
Media rooms, home offices and guest suites that need their own coverage, wiring and controls.
Whole-home renovations
Fix dead zones across every floor, add cameras and access, automate the house and get ready for EV charging in one pass.
Planning a remodel?
Tell us about your home. You'll get a written plan with the tech package laid out before anything is priced.
Want help running it all after? Naeio, our AI platform, is in invite-only alpha.