The House of the Future

Buying a home means investing in the future. But the house you're in today won't be entirely compatible with your needs tomorrow. Rising costs?and, in some cases, dwindling availability?of energy and water are changing how our dwellings function. Meanwhile, social trends dictate not only how we build homes, but also how we live in them. The industry is responding by developing construction methods and materials that outperform anything used in the past, while automated systems help homeowners do more with less. That may sound like we're on the road to domestic austerity, but, well, we're not. "We don't have to choose between being responsible and keeping our quality of life," homebuilder Ron Jones, of Placitas, N.M., says. "We can have both." Here, PopMech explores emergent systems and anticipates how they'll shape the house of tomorrow. Are you ready?

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