“ We can really implement all of the technologies , put people in the homes , and change the weather to see how it all reacts . Most importantly , that will give us data and information that will help inform the designs and technologies we use in the future and , with different customers , understand what they like and don ' t like .”
The future of sustainable smart home technologies Building on these successful foundations , the next step for the company is a nine-month programme of research at the eHome2 chamber .
The Zed House features a wide variety of cutting edge-technology , including overhead infrared panels which provide instant zero carbon heat , air-powered and smart showers , plaster which eliminates air pollutants , appliances which reduce food wastage and water consumption , heated skirting boards , AI solutions to optimise the times at which devices consume electricity ( ensuring customers maximise the use of either free solar energy , or low-cost electricity from the grid ), and the first car on the market that features Vehicle to Grid technology .
After the completion of the Zed House , its learnings were taken and utilised to shape the next evolution of the project - eHome2 . “ Then with the eHome2 , we took the learnings from the Zed House and moved that know-how on into the eHome2 ,” Novakovic explains .
“ The main thing we learned is that some of the smart technology we used at the Zed House didn ' t quite work .”
“ The Zed House was very much a concept house . So we put around 50 different ingredients into the home . Now , the reality of it is , to make the 2025 zero carbon cake , we only need 10-15 . There were a lot of challenges and opportunities around how that technology communicated , and its consequential impacts .”
“ That was a really big part of the project - firstly , do these technologies work on their
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