# Advanced Integrated Controls (AIC)

> Advanced Integrated Controls is a small, founder-led smart-home integrator in Bluffton, South Carolina, that designs, sells, installs and supports connected lighting, shading, audio, video, networking, security and control systems. Its niche is the Lowcountry luxury home: technologically dense projects in which the visible result is meant to feel simple, quiet and architecturally restrained.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Bluffton, United States
- **Founders:** Curt Hubner (Founder and Owner)
- **Team size:** Approximately 9-10 employees; LinkedIn lists 2-10 and CE Pro reported 10 average full-time employees in 2022.
- **Products:** Home automation and control, Custom home theater and media rooms, Lighting and automated shades, Custom audio and video, Networking, security and power
- **Notable:** Ranked No. 92 in the 2023 CE Pro 100, with reported 2022 revenue of $3.725 million., Won three first-place gold honors in the 2024 CE Pro Home of the Year Awards, according to the company., Named a finalist in three project categories in the 2021 Mark of Excellence awards.

## Products & services

- **Home automation and control** — Design and programming of unified control for lighting, shades, climate, security, pools, spas, audio and video using platforms including Nice, formerly ELAN.
- **Custom home theater and media rooms** — Room design, projection, displays, surround sound, seating, acoustic considerations, lighting and source integration.
- **Lighting and automated shades** — Lutron and Ketra lighting control, motorized shades, scene programming and architectural coordination.
- **Custom audio and video** — Whole-home and outdoor audio, hidden or architectural speakers, custom soundbars, displays and multi-zone distribution.
- **Networking, security and power** — Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi, structured wiring, cameras, remote monitoring, surge protection, battery backup and internet failover.
- **Motorized concealment** — TV, art, projector and screen lifts that hide equipment when it is not in use.
- **Ongoing support and upgrades** — Post-installation maintenance, troubleshooting, system changes and technology refreshes.

## Achievements

- Ranked No. 92 in the 2023 CE Pro 100, with reported 2022 revenue of $3.725 million.
- Won three first-place gold honors in the 2024 CE Pro Home of the Year Awards, according to the company.
- Named a finalist in three project categories in the 2021 Mark of Excellence awards.
- Earned runner-up recognition in the 2017 Mark of Excellence Awards for a hidden-technology Palmetto Bluff home.
- Publicized as a Lutron Platinum dealer and a Nice, formerly ELAN, dealer.
- Maintains showrooms in Bluffton and Palmetto Bluff.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Published a construction-site monitoring approach combining PTZ auto-tracking cameras, Starlink and Ubiquiti.
- **2025-09** — Announced that its Palmetto Bluff location carries Sonos products for direct purchase.
- **2025-07** — Began promoting no-cost in-home Kaleidescape demonstrations using a customer's existing display or audio system.
- **2025-06** — Documented a local internet outage in which automatic Starlink failover did not trigger because the primary connection remained technically online but unusable.
- **2025-05** — Published a rapid overhaul of an existing Lutron lighting-control system ahead of a family wedding.
- **2024-09** — Announced three first-place gold awards in the 2024 CE Pro Home of the Year program.

## Links

- Website: https://hiltonheadhometheater.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advancedintegratedcontrols
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aichhibluffton
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKqNi5-O03lBVyjTAn4yww
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aichhibluffton/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AICHHI/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21