Field Guide to
High-Tech Homes
By D. Foligno, Project Specialist
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C O N T E N T S
Home Tech Trends
Green Home Technology
Impact on Home Sales
Related Websites
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Advances in home technology have forever altered expectations of buyers. High-tech home theaters, kitchens and appliances, bathrooms, security systems - all have benefited from advances in technology and increasingly consumers demand these features in existing homes as well as in new construction. As generations who grew up in front of a computer mature into home buyers, wired, high-tech homes will be the norm.
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Home Tech Trends
Wall-to-wall wiring (Time, Spring 2007). 
High-tech kitchen: smart oven, cook's sink & more, (DIY Network, Apr. 2007). - From 'Tech Out My House' show
Homes under remote control, (Chicago Tribune, Apr. 2, 2007).
Gates continues push for wired homes, (Washington Post.com, Jan. 8, 2007).
An online getaway, (New York Times, Jan. 5, 2007).
High-tech gear that could revolutionize kitchens, (CBS News, Nov. 10, 2006).
Home, smart home: how to talk to your house, (Fox News.com, Oct. 23, 2006).
Duke SmartHome, (Duke University, Aug. 2006). - Duke University & Home Depot joint project
Hitachi unveils security robot on wheels, (MSNBC.com, Mar. 7, 2006).
Making rooms smarter, (The Futurist, Sept./Oct. 2005).
Home alone, (The Economist, June 11, 2005). - Technology and the elderly
A power plant in the basement, (Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, May 9, 2005).
High-tech kitchens let appliances do the cooking, (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar. 19, 2005).
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. . . And the 'Unusual'
Inflatable Massage Chair
'Air' Shower
Six-Part Toaster
Digital Plants
Plasma Screen Fireplace
Source: Top 10 Strangest Home Gadgets, (Tech eBlog.com, 2007).
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Green Home Technology
High tech is smart, green, (Kitchen & Bath Design News, Apr. 2007).
10 Eco-friendly gadgets, (PC Mag.com, Apr. 2007).
The first certifiably green mansion, (CNN Money.com, Mar. 19, 2007).
Hybrid homes, (Newsweek, Sept. 20, 2006).
A Green Vision, (House Media Network, 2006).
Solar lighting for consumers, (U.S. Dept. of Energy, Jan. 5, 2006).
A solar-hydrogen home, (The Futurist, Sept/Oct. 2005).
New incentives for being green, (Real Estate Journal, Aug. 5, 2005).
The new power generation, (Wired.com, May 2005).
Impact on Home Sales
High-tech homes mean higher profits for builders, (HGTV Pro.com, 2007).
Wire your home for the future, (AskTheBuilder.com, 2007).
High-tech homes, (RIS Media, Oct. 17, 2006).
Haute high-tech homes, (Forbes, Aug. 1, 2006).
Reselling home tech, (Tech Home Builder.com, Apr. 2005).
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Updated Apr. 2007
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