DESIGN · CONNECT · AUTOMATE
OUR WORK / GARY SINISE FOUNDATION
Everyday independence.
A place to call home.
Six families. Six specially adapted homes. Controls designed around the people who live there, with room for comfort, family and ordinary life.
Meet the familiesTHE PEOPLE & THEIR HOMES
Six individual stories.
Each home began with a family’s needs. Explore the work and what made it personal.
Smart Homes for Heroes
Eden Pearl
Bringing everyday comfort, control and family life together in Eden Pearl’s specially adapted home.
Read the story
Smart Homes for Heroes
Michael Schlitz
A larger, easier-to-see interface, useful communication and comfort throughout Michael Schlitz’s family home.
Read the storySmart Homes for Heroes
John Masson
Everyday control that helped John Masson enjoy his home and spend time with family and friends.
Read the story
Smart Homes for Heroes
Rusty Dunagan
Lighting, comfort, entry and entertainment brought together around Rusty Dunagan and his family’s daily routines.
Read the story
Smart Homes for Heroes
Mark Litynski
A rural Minnesota home planned around Mark Litynski’s family, convenient controls and the realities of the location.
Read the storySmart Homes for Heroes
Benjamin Harrow
Integrated home control and entertainment for Ben Harrow and his family, with a relationship that has lasted well beyond the project.
Read the storyHOW THE WORK BEGAN
Why I got involved.
My father served in the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command. My older brother suffered a severe stroke when he was six and I was four. I grew up with military service in the family and with an understanding of how much everyday independence can matter.
On the eleventh anniversary of September 11, I saw a television story about Juan Dominguez and the specially adapted home being built for him. I recognized a way to put my skills to use. I contacted the organizations involved, and that led to the San Antonio home for Eden Pearl and his family.
I reached out to manufacturers for help. Together, we brought in roughly $100,000 in donated equipment so the Foundation would not have to pay for that technology. I designed and installed the system, working with the local team and staying with the project through construction delays.
What mattered was what the home could do for the person living in it: make a room comfortable, bring a useful control within reach, help someone enjoy a movie or spend time with family. Those ordinary choices are the reason I wanted to help.
These residences were part of the Gary Sinise Foundation’s work supporting veterans and their families. ITAM contributed alongside builders, local integrators, manufacturers and many other partners.