Case Study — Residential · New Construction
The Parade of Homes
Model Home.
Entry #26 in the 2026 Salt Lake Parade of Homes — Destination Homes’ Downtown Row model, with a complete Alarm.com smart security package installed by Shield and demonstrated to every visitor who walked through the door.
The Project
A Showcase Home Deserves
a Showcase System.
When Destination Homes entered their Downtown Row model in the Salt Lake Parade of Homes, the security and smart home package had to hold up to thousands of visitors walking through with their builders, agents and wish lists. Shield designed and installed the whole stack:
- Smart security panel — the same touchscreen panel we install in homes across Utah
- Video doorbell — answering the front door from anywhere, with person and package detection
- Smart climate control — scheduling and away modes that quietly cut the power bill
- Alarm.com throughout — security, video and comfort in one app, ready for 24/7 monitoring
Built With the Builder
Installed During Construction,
Not Bolted On After.
Model homes are where buyers decide what “standard” should feel like. Working alongside the builder’s schedule means everything lands where it belongs — the panel by the garage entry, the thermostat where the family actually walks, the doorbell wired cleanly into the brick:
- Clean installs — no surface wire mold, no retrofit patches; the hardware looks like part of the house
- Builder coordination — we schedule around drywall, paint and punch lists so the trades never collide
- Buyer-ready handoff — when the home sells, the new owner activates service with a phone call, not a rewire
- The same package, any home — what the Parade crowd toured is the same system we install in existing homes every week
Building or buying new? We work with Utah builders from national names to custom shops — see our pre-wire service, or read what to do when your new build comes with an IQ panel.
Inside the Model
The Details Visitors Toured.
Your Home Next
Parade-Home Smart,
Without the Parade.
New build or thirty years old — the same package installs in an afternoon. Or browse more of our work.