The NSW government is calling for volunteers to test a technologically advanced home in Sydney’s Newington.
Designed by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer with Ellen Woolley Architects, the “Jetsons”-style pad is replete with green technologies, including rooftop solar panels and a fuel cell that converts natural gas into electricity.
The trial is about taking technology out of the lab and testing them in the real world, minister for Energy, John Robertson, said.
“We are looking for a family with children because we know that kids will use technology different to their parents,” he said.
The residents will be able to control appliances using an iPod, watch an ‘organic’ LED television and drive an electric car.
The family will have to keep a lively blog and their will need “a good sense of humour and plenty of patience” because things will not always work perfectly, Robertson said.
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