Rick Gaskell, President of Cobalt Automation Inc.,has been appointed as a member of the Home Technology Alliance (HTA) of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Home Technology Alliance is a partnership between NAHB and the Custom Electronic Design Installation Association (CEDIA) that was formed to position the housing industry to effectively meet the growing homebuyer demand for home technology and provide the maximum return on investment in the new home building and remodeling process. The membership of HTA includes homebuilders (31%), electronic equipment manufacturers such as Sony, HP, Lutron and others (31%), Electronic Systems Contractors (ESCs) such as Cobalt Automation (28%), and others (10%). Monthly newsletters of HTA can be found at http://www.nbnnews.com