Welcome! The Smart Home Family journey is about to begin for us, The Taylors. We’re all very excited to start off on our new adventure! When we received the phone call that we had been the successful family it was definitely one of those once in a lifetime moments. All we could say was “OH MY GOSH! I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!” This had generally been the kind of thing that happens to everyone else. But for us? The Taylors? Never… until now! That afternoon we sat the kids Read more
A new family is moving into the Smart Home soon! Ausgrid is getting the house ready and the new family will soon put the Smart Home through its paces. They’ll test the latest energy efficient technologies and appliances and have new challenges in the home of the future! They’ll also test new tools designed to help them monitor and control their household power use. Who will they be? What will they think? All of this and more is soon to come! Ausgrid thanks all the families who applied to become Read more
The search is on for the next Smart Home family, giving all you guys out there the opportunity to test the energy and water savings technologies, the BlueGen and loads of other awesome stuff to come! The successful family will live in the Smart Home rent-free for 18 months. In exchange for this unique opportunity, the family will be expected to share their experiences in the home with the media, on this blog and through Facebook and Twitter. The information gathered during the Smart Home family’s time in the house will provide important information Read more