Only a few months left to tour the Smart Home: Green + Wired

The Smart Home is an unbelievable home which was built as a full scale exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. The home was constructed in part with wired magazine and was built to the nine with the latest in efficient technology.

The home was designed by San Francisco architect, Michelle Kaufmann, (my sister...yeah, I like to brag) and erected by All American Homes. Michelle designs and builds sustainable, efficient modular homes & multi family buildings (like the mkSolaire in Chicago) for anyone wishing to drastically reduce their carbon footprint and live a much more comfortable lifestyle.

I took a tour of this home just after the grand opening. I was extremely impressed with the home from the minute I walked through the front door. On top of that, it was something my very own sister has accomplished and for that I could not be more proud. If any of you are in the Chicago area between now and January 2009, I highly recommend you check out this fabulous home.

The following was taken from from www.msichicago.org:

"You're invited to explore a real, three-story modular and sustainable "green" home in the Museum's own backyard to learn about the ways, big and small, that you can make eco-friendly living a part of your life.

The home, conceived by Michelle Kaufmann Designs and built by All American Homes, forms the exhibit Smart Home: Green + Wired, Powered by ComEd and Warmed by Peoples Gas, which is open through January 4, 2009.

Celebrating exciting new directions in sustainable living and spectacular, environmentally-friendly technology, Smart Home offers guests guided tours of the 2,500 square-foot home and grounds, located in a park on the east side of the Museum. Bring your family to discover the latest innovations in reusable resources; smart energy consumption; sustainable gardens and green roofs; and clean, healthy-living environments in a contemporary setting."