Impaqt and JGB:

Thank you for a much better transaction of words. see how problems can be much better handled if tactfully done?

Now JGB, if I am CEDIA Designer I certified, how much AV experience does that cover? (if you took the test, you would know) Impaqt, your suggestion of the sub-code will be adopted for clarity, thank you. This is the type of feedback that I need.

FRR:
I have sent this in draft form to the TIA. Specifically, the chairperson of the committee, Bob Jensen. Mr. Jensen is also a member of BICSI. The IEEE, which I am a member, does not write standards for residential wiring. ANSI parents the IEEE, and the ISO parents ANSI. I believe to start on this current level, this standard should be proven to architects and builders first, and then move into larger arenas afterward. Thank you for your suggestion.

JMAV:
Even custom houses have standards to follow for their construction. If you may notice, this standard should follow an architectural plan or drawing of a residence, and use possible furniture layouts of that floor plan to come up with the design. If you or your client wishes to put a plasma over the fireplace, speakers out the window, and subwoofers in the ceiling, nothing is set to prevent this! The basics will always be the basics; the Kitchen will always be used for cooking, the Living Room will always be used for entertaining, the Dining Room will be used for eating and may be used as a conference room or office, etc. Human beings are creatures of habit. You will put your left leg in your pants first 8 times out of 10. Custom should only mean 'this is how I use my system', not reinventing the whole wheel. If you took over another job from an integrator who had your same habits (the wiring plans and schedule are in my head and I don't remember which phone line was the first pair!), would you appreciate re-engineering that project? Or would you rather fix the problem and move to the next? If you choose the former, you probably deal with irritated clients all the time (irritated that you're not DONE already!).

Gentlemen, this industry should be showing growth by now. I mean that growth should be in our pricing packages, business models, and feature offerings. I joined this site because I saw that professionals cared enough to fine tune their interface design skills! That is growth! This 'suck it dry because you may not have another job lined up' or 'high-tech handyman' business makes this industry look like we are a group of gypsies, floating in the wind (JMAV, I'm not trying to embarass you, but there are a lot of guys out there who think that this industry is like the dot-com boom when it is potentially larger than the internet itself). Those of you who have or run businesses know that consumer confidence is gained by showing that your business is STABLE. I would like to have this industry outlast me, how about you?