What Intelligent Living Solutions does

Intelligent Living Solutions is a Central Indiana home and commercial automation integrator founded in 2013 and headquartered in Zionsville, Indiana. The company designs, installs, and programs custom automation systems for residential homeowners, builders, remodelers, commercial property developers, and public-sector clients across the Indianapolis metro, including Carmel, Zionsville, and Whitestown. Its core technology backbone is the Loxone automation platform, on which the company holds premier-partner status as one of Loxone's largest installers; the security layer is built on Alarm.com, supplemented by integrations with Ring and Nest devices.

The company's service offering spans five primary solution areas: residential automation, commercial automation, security (including facial recognition access control, geofenced arming, and 24/7 active camera monitoring), audio/visual (home theater, conference-room AV, whole-house audio), and automated lighting (circadian lighting, zoning, scene control, indoor and outdoor). Distribution is sales-led and direct-to-consumer through a 1,500 square foot one-bedroom Experience Center showroom at 85 E. Cedar St., supplemented by phone consultations, website contact forms, and builder/trade-partner referrals. Marketing is driven by educational blog content, video showcases of completed projects, an email newsletter, and Google Reviews-driven referrals.

Revenue is generated through three streams: project-based professional services for custom automation installation, hardware and device sales (lighting, sensors, speakers, control panels, cameras, access control) bundled into installation packages, and post-install service calls for maintenance, updates, and troubleshooting. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Notable reference projects include the 14,000 square foot Indianapolis Monthly Dream Home in Zionsville's Holliday Farms (2023) and the networked AV and access control system for the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library in Whitestown (April 2024). The company operates with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, under owner Dan Killinger.

Name

Intelligent Living Solutions

Legal name

Intelligent Living Solutions LLC

Website

https://intelligentlivingindy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intelligent Living Solutions is a Zionsville, Indiana-based integrator founded in 2013 that designs, installs, and programs custom Loxone-powered home and commercial automation systems for residential, builder, and commercial clients across the Indianapolis metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Automation Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Whole-Home Automation System Design & Programming (HSAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Lighting & Dimming Control Installation (HSAHADAB), Smart Thermostat & HVAC Automation Integration (HSAHADAC), Home Automation Hub/Platform Integration for Electrical & HVAC (e.g., HomeKit/Google/Alexa) (HSAOANAI)

Keywords

• Smart home automation
• Commercial automation
• Home security systems
• Automated lighting control
• Audio visual installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Zionsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Smart Home Automation Installation: Design, installation, and programming of customized automation systems for residential and commercial properties. Includes indoor lighting, audio, thermostat and comfort controls, window treatments, home theater and TV components, entry point controls, security systems, and outdoor features.
2. Hardware and Device Sales: Sale of smart home devices and automation components including smart lighting systems, security cameras, access control systems, thermostats, sensors, speakers, and control panels as part of complete installation packages.
3. Service Calls: Existing clients may request service calls for maintenance, updates, or troubleshooting of installed systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Intelligent Living Solutions designs, installs, and programs custom-tailored smart home and commercial automation systems for residential and commercial clients in Central Indiana. The Loxone automation platform serves as the core technology, with Alarm.com powering security, and the company delivers integrated lighting, audio/visual, security, climate, and access-control projects through in-home consultations and its Experience Center showroom. Service is quote-based, supported by a 1,500 sq ft Zionsville Experience Center.

Product overview

Intelligent Living Solutions is a smart home and commercial automation company offering a portfolio of service offerings centered on home automation, security, audio/visual, and automated lighting. The company operates as an authorized installer and major partner of the Loxone smart home automation platform, using it as the core technology backbone across its residential and commercial projects. It is also an authorized Alarm.com installer for security and monitoring. The Experience Center showroom serves as a demonstration space for prospective clients. The company does not appear to sell a proprietary software product; its offerings are design, installation, and programming services for third-party smart home platforms and technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Automation Custom design, installation, and programming of whole-home automation for homeowners, builders, and remodelers, integrating security, lighting, audiovisual, climate, and outdoor systems under seamless app-based control.
• Commercial Automation Design and installation of smart business automation plans for commercial property builders, managers, and owners, featuring AV systems, integrated security, and automation tools for modernizing business spaces.
• Security Comprehensive smart security solutions including automated arming, facial-recognition access control, intelligent activity simulation for an occupied look, and 24/7 active camera monitoring with live security professionals who can intervene via built-in speaker.
• Audio/Visual Tailored audio/visual solutions for residential and commercial clients, including flat-screen TV mounting, fully equipped home theater systems with surround sound, conference-room video walls, and whole-house audio with zoned music, doorbell alerts, and emergency alarm integration.
• Automated Lighting Automated lighting control systems for indoor and outdoor spaces including ambient, task, accent, and circadian lighting, with sensors, timers, wireless connectivity, dimming, color temperature adjustment, color-changing capabilities, pathway lighting, landscape lighting, security lighting, and customizable entertainment scenes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Smart home technology can help homeowners save up to 20-30% on their energy bills
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• LoxonecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013Loxone is the core technology platform partner. The company's owner Dan partnered early with Loxone to bring the latest technology directly to customers. Today, Intelligent Living Solutions is one of Loxone's largest partners, installing their products in both residential and commercial buildings. The Experience Center showcases Loxone technology.
• Alarm.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationAlarm.com is a key security technology partner. The company is an experienced, authorized installer of Alarm.com products, using their ecosystem for smart home security systems including safety monitoring, energy management, and damage control features like fire/CO detection and water leak prevention.
• Christopher Scott HomesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristopher Scott Homes, a Central Indiana homebuilder, partnered with Intelligent Living Solutions for their own home automation project and serves as a showcase for builder partnership capabilities. The builder wanted an entire home automated from the ground up, demonstrating the company's ability to integrate smart technology during new construction.
• Drapery StreetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrapery Street, a custom drapery and shading design partner with showroom in Indianapolis, partnered with Intelligent Living Solutions to integrate smart home technology into their commercial showroom. Project included automated curtains/drapes, shade automation, programmable lighting scenes, and immersive audio systems to set the business apart in the competitive home design industry.
• Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntelligent Living Solutions designed and installed a networked AV system with access control for the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library in Whitestown, which opened in April 2024. The project included presentation room systems and HDMI connectivity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Control4 (Snap One): Snap One / Control4 sells a competing smart-home platform widely deployed through a certified-dealer integrator channel across the U.S. The dealer model, custom programming services and resi-plus-commercial customer base directly mirror Intelligent Living Solutions' go-to-market, making Control4 dealers the most direct comparable peer network.
• Cloud9 Smart: Cloud9 Smart is a Florida-based Loxone partner offering custom smart-home and commercial automation design and installation. It is one of the most comparable direct peers to ILS given shared Loxone platform, luxury residential focus and commercial expansion ambitions.

Others

• Loxone: Loxone is the automation platform provider whose technology underpins Intelligent Living Solutions' residential and commercial projects. Other Loxone Platinum/Gold partners operate as direct peers in adjacent geographies, while Loxone itself is an enabling supplier that defines the product roadmap and partner economics for ILS.
• Alarm.com: Alarm.com supplies the smart-home and security platform that ILS installs for residential customers. It is an enabling technology partner with a competing indirect channel of authorized dealers that ILS goes up against in the security-led smart-home niche.

Broad incumbents

• Crestron Electronics: Crestron is a long-established incumbent in custom AV and smart-home/building automation, with a broad dealer and integrator channel serving both residential estates and large commercial installations. It competes with ILS in the premium integration space but spans a far larger portfolio of products and verticals.
• Savant Systems: Savant provides a premium smart-home and smart-living platform sold through authorized integrators for high-end residential and luxury commercial projects. Like ILS, Savant dealers offer design-plus-installation services for the same affluent homeowner segment, but Savant also spans energy, lighting and entertainment at portfolio scale.
• Vivint Smart Home: Vivint is a large incumbent smart-home services provider combining professionally installed security, automation and energy management with subscription monitoring. Its business model overlaps with ILS's Alarm.com-backed monitoring offering, though Vivint operates at national scale via direct in-home sales rather than referral-driven bespoke integration.
• ADT: ADT is the dominant U.S. residential security provider that has expanded into smart-home automation and professional monitoring. It competes with ILS in the security-plus-automation category at scale, but operates primarily through subscription contracts rather than bespoke whole-home design-and-installation projects.

Emerging players

• Josh.ai: Josh.ai is an emerging premium voice-control and AI-driven home automation platform sold through a vetted integrator network for luxury residences. It addresses an overlapping customer base with ILS (custom integrators serving high-end homes) and competes for share of the lighting/security/AV control stack.
• Best Buy Geek Squad (Smart Home Installation): Best Buy's Geek Squad offers consumer-facing installation and setup for smart-home devices and platforms (Google Nest, Ring, etc.) and competes at the lower end of the same market. While not a peer in the custom-integration segment, its mass-market installation offering pressures DIY-versus-pro adoption on adjacent customer tiers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/intelligentlivingindy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intelligent-living-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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