Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa and David Barnett,

​On this episode we talk about what makes good code. Does it matter if no one else can read your control code? How does being lazy help you write better code?. Running Time: 53:59

Modules in audiovisual control programming.Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Dominic Accurso, and Kiley Henner.

Modules make a programmers life easier and more difficult at the same time. What goes into making them? Who is responsible for support? We talk about this and more on this month’s episode. Running Time: 49:27

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design

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On this month’s episode we cover how programmers can provide an Exceptional Experience. What are some best practices for programmers and programming? Plus, we talk about what programming may look like in the next few years. Running Time: 42:20

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Matt D. Scott and Chris Sobowleski.

What are the benefits of lighting, shade and HVAC control? How do you explain ROI in the home environment? When is it best to have lighting control versus automation? We talk about this and more on this month’s A State of Control. Running Time: 53:39

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Marc LaVechia, and Chris Backus.

On this episode of A State of Control we tackle the subject of Sub-Contractors. When you should hire them and what is the process. For independent programmers, how do you know when to say yes, and no, to projects. Running Time: 1:01:06

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Daniel Renne, and Eric Cantrell.

 This month we tackle “alternative” control systems. Besides Crestron and AMX, there are a number of control and automation companies out there. Some of them may even be a better fit for your particular application. We take a look at a few of them and talk about how to pick the best control for the job Running Time: 1:07:18

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Dan Feldstein from Crestron, Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, and James Maltese from Audio Visual Resources.

 As the AV industry matures, so do the workers who occupy the jobs. How do we get the next generation trained? Where will tomorrows programmers come from? What would an AV Programmer degree look like? We talk about training the next AV programmers on this episode of a State of Control Running Time: 1:02:49

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa, Matt Slack, and Dan Fulmer.

 With IT and AV converging at lighting speed, what does this mean for the AV Control industry? Have we seen the end of processors and touchpanels? How can the control programmer of today succeed in an IT-centric world Running Time: 53:14

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Greg Brown from UCLA, Scott Tiner of Bates College, and Ernie Bailey from University of Arkansas.

​ On this episode of A State of Control we talk with the “end users” of the control system; technology managers. What do they need from their systems? How do we best service them? How do we get beyond the bottom line? We also talk about how to integrate resource management software into a system.  Running Time: 52:59

Host: Tim Albright AVNation Founder and Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts Guests: Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, Mike Faulkner from Avitecture, and Saben Shawhan of Metro Acoustics.

 On this episode of A State of Control we talk about the price of good programming. How are programming budgets created and how to get in on that process? When dealing with consultants and end users, how are programmers able to quantify such an ethereal thing like good programming?  Running Time: 1:06:04