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Time
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The Wilson Family (2 adults-2 children and 1 small dog)
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House (Systems)
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00:00
(Midnight)
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The whole family is sleeping
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Global temperature decreases in all
the rooms; it is maintained at 19oC in the bedrooms and bathrooms
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1:00
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Candy (the small dog) joins Julie (7
yrs old) in bed where she is sleeping peacefully
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Automatic power cut-off of unused
electrical appliances, thus preventing unnecessary phantom losses
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2:00
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Rain is falling moderately
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Rain water recovery system is functioning
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3:00
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Julie goes to the bathroom
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LED lights at floor level light up as she walks, guiding her path
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4:00
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Rain stops
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The rain water harvesting reservoir
is partially filled. The filtration and treatment system takes over
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5:00
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The sun is just beginning to rise
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Global temperature rises a few degrees - The shutters facing south open
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6:00
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Mark and Joanne (the parents) get up
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The home control system plays their
favorite music – Their bedroom curtains open
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7:00
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The whole family is now up
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The battery unit provides additional
energy for the first time today (cooking breakfast)
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8:00
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Julie is watching television
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Drapes close automatically
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9:00
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Peter (11yrs old) goes to play with his friend next door
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Elevator goes down and in turn
activates an energy generator that will provide some of its autonomy
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10:00
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Joanne prepares to do the laundry – Mark goes upstairs to train
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The air conditioning and ventilation
system adjusts to balance the coolness in the rooms being used
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11:00
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Julie forgets to turn off her
audio-visual system – Mark takes a shower and makes sure he turns off the water while soaping up
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Home control system reminds him that
325Wh could be saved – Water is pre-programmed to his favorite temperature
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12:00
(Noon)
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The family haslunch (vegetables from
the garden) – At the end of the meal, they all dispose of their wastes in the appropriate recycling and
composting chutes
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All unused appliances are cut off –
The waste water filtration system is activated
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13:00
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Joanne relaxes by reading a good book
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The preset lighting in her reading space adjusts to her preferences
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14:00
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Mark takes a nap
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Soundproofing allows his to sleep quietly
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15:00
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The children are swimming in the
outdoor pool with the dog who is having fun!
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Outdoor cameras incorporated into the
building’s structure allows the parents to keep an eye on them
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16:00
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Mark cleans the car
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Filtered and treated waste water is quite sufficient for the task
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17:00
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Joanne’s brother and his girlfriend arrive for dinner
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The home control system does not
recognize them as occupants and so asks them to identify themselves so they can have access to the
elevator – The temperature adjusts itself at the arrival of additional people
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18:00
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The family and their guests sit down for dinner
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As is usual during the evening meal,
ambient music is heard the moment the dining room lights go down to enjoy a candlelit dinner.
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19:00
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The adults enjoy a magnificent sunset
from the second-level terrace balcony
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The outdoor bio-ethanol fireplace
gives off a particular ambiance as Mark explains that the home control system is programmed from the
“Observation Desk”
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20:00
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The children and the dog are in the
second level living room watching a movie on the home cinema’s giant screen
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Lights fade; the curtains in that
section close and the surround sound immerses them into their adventure film
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21:00
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Julie and Peter take turns going to the bathroom
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As the door slides open, the LED
lights turn on and the valve device is triggered by motion detection, which itself is recharged by a
small turbine generates electricity
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22:00
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The children go to bed – the guests leave
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Lighting guides the visitors to their
electric car, that has been plugged in to the house’s power system since they arrived
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23:00
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After a short detour to their
favorite place in the house, i.e. the solarium, and a swim in the Jacuzzi, the parents go to bed
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All systems have performed
impeccably. – Two of the four wind turbines generate power to the batteries, pushed by a wind coming
from the north-west
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