On my dream home...

[sillygoosegirl]

Someday I'm going to live in a house that not only has amazing insulation, but also has a smart passive central heating and cooling system. This house will have duct work like you'd find in a central air or forced air system, but it will also have a brain and eyes, and it will know how to use the internet. You see, it will have a temperature

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[zathrus]

I would love a system like this. We are hoping to eventually have a dream house with a geothermal system -- circulating air underground to help with heating/cooling, plus heating it up a bit more in the winter -- but being able to work with weather predictions, etc., would be totally wonderful.

Also wonderful right now would be the ability to switch from "sealed house, heat/AC on" to "windows open, heat/AC off" at the push of a button. Opening all the windows is a reasonable amount of work, the kids aren't old enough to do it yet, and I have twice this summer forgotten to check some crucial part of that equation when doing it manually. This would also help with the eventual development of the system you describe. :)

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