K&D Automation

Capabilities

Five disciplines, run in-house.

We do the engineering. We do the programming. We do the commissioning. We stay on for the long-term support. Everything below is work we own from drawings to closeout, not subcontracted out and not assembled from off-the-shelf kits.

01 · Whole-Building Control

One system. Every room.

Programming is done in-house. That means lighting, shades, climate, audio, video, security and access can all live on a single platform with an interface built around the way the people in the building actually use it on a Tuesday morning at 6am.

Whether the right answer is Savant or Control4 comes down to design intent. Both platforms are excellent. We will tell you which one suits your project before you ask for a quote, and the reason has more to do with how the room is going to be used than with anything on a spec sheet.

Warmly lit contemporary living space at dusk

Savant vs. Control4

Savant runs better when the design language wants a quieter, more curated interface and the user expects a near-luxury feel from the daily experience. Control4 runs better in larger multi-zone deployments, in projects with heavier integration into third-party platforms, and where a strong local dealer network matters for long-term care. We use both. We will tell you which fits before we quote.

Programmed, not provisioned

We write the programming logic ourselves rather than relying on driver-marketplace defaults. The scenes, schedules, and behaviors are tuned to the family, the staff, or the facility team that will actually live with them. Every project ships with documented programming, not a black box.

02 · Private Networks

Enterprise architecture inside the walls.

The router that came with the cable modem was not built for what a modern home or office is asking it to do. We replace consumer gear with enterprise architecture: real switches, real access points, real firewalls, all of it cabled and monitored to a standard that holds up under the load.

Everything else sits on top of the network. Lighting scenes, automation logic, security recording, voice control. Treating the network casually has a way of showing up later in all of those.

Optical networking equipment in a rack

Segmented VLANs

Separate networks for family, staff, guests, IoT devices, AV, and management. Each segment has its own policy: who can talk to what, in which direction, with which exceptions. A compromised security camera cannot reach the family laptop. A guest cannot see the home automation controller.

Isolated IoT

Smart appliances, doorbells, switches, and sensors live on their own segment with no path back to the trusted network. They reach the internet for updates and command-and-control, nothing more.

No cloud dependency for core function

Lighting, shades, audio, security, and access continue to work when the internet drops. The internet is a convenience for remote control and updates, not a runtime requirement.

03 · On-Premise Servers

Your home, your data, your terms.

Local servers go in the rack room. They hold the media libraries, run the automation logic, record the security footage, and lately, they host the AI assistants that the family or the staff are actually talking to. None of that data needs to leave the property in order for any of it to work.

You stay connected to the internet for convenience and for software updates. The building does not need it to function on a day when the connection drops.

Server rack with subtle warm uplight

Media that stays on the property

Audio and video libraries hosted locally on enterprise storage. Playback works without an internet connection. Streaming services layer on top, but they are no longer the only source.

Local AI assistants

Voice control and intelligent automation that run on hardware in the rack, not in someone else's data center. No microphone audio leaving the property. No training data harvested from family conversations.

Automation that survives the internet being down

Logic, schedules, scenes, and security all run locally. If the WAN drops, the building continues to behave the way it was programmed.

04 · Cinema & Audio

Rooms tuned the way they were designed.

For dedicated cinema rooms we bring in a certified engineer to handle the calibration. For distributed audio across the rest of the property we tune the rooms one at a time so the music fills the space without bullying the people sitting in it.

Speakers can disappear into millwork and plaster, or sit visibly on a stand where the room benefits from the company. The design team usually has an opinion about which way to go and we follow their lead.

Dedicated home cinema with leather seating

Reference cinema

THX and CEDIA-aligned calibration. Acoustic treatment specified to the room. Seating, sightlines, and screen sizes worked out with your architect before the studs go up.

Distributed sound

Whole-property audio that follows the listener through zones, balanced room by room. The same playlist sounds right in the kitchen, the courtyard, and the primary suite without requiring three different volume adjustments.

Concealed speakers

Sonance Invisible Series and equivalent products that mount behind plaster and millwork. Audible when called for, completely absent visually when not.

05 · Cybersecurity Posture

Quiet, ongoing, documented.

Cybersecurity is something a building maintains, the way a building maintains its HVAC system. New firmware ships every few weeks. Devices come and go from the network. Alerts have to be read by someone who knows what they mean. We do that work as part of the ongoing engagement with our clients, not as an extra you have to remember to ask about.

Modern building exterior at night with subtle illumination

Perimeter firewall

Firewalla or UniFi gateways at the edge, configured with deny-by-default policies, deep-packet inspection, and country-level geo-filtering where appropriate.

Active monitoring

Twenty-four hour visibility on the network. Anomalies, unfamiliar devices, and unexpected traffic patterns are flagged and reviewed.

Regular firmware audits

Routers, switches, access points, cameras, and controllers all carry firmware that needs to be kept current. We do that on a schedule, not in response to an incident.

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