Arlen Schweiger’s report for CE Pro, released on January 18, 2024, delves into the key industry trends for 2024 that will influence custom integration professionals. The trends indicate that revenues earned by integration professionals are split, with two-thirds coming from residential work and one-third from commercial jobs. Additionally, custom integrators are diversifying their work by pursuing retail, government, and new construction commercial jobs. Areas with the highest anticipated growth include multi-room audio, higher-end control systems, and home networks/information technology. The main takeaway is that the custom integration market is expected to grow by 9.1% in 2024.

Keywords: Access Controls, Architecture/Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Association, Audio/Video, Communications, Control & Monitoring Equipment/Sensors, Home Networking, System Integrator