Smart house of the future | TechKnow

Honda's smart house is an innovative eco-friendly, energy efficient lab, that is able to generate its own power as a solution to living off the grid.
Created in partnership with the University of California at Davis, Honda's zero-net energy home is heated and cooled by the earth and generates enough power from solar energy to also run a car and feed energy back into the grid.
In designing the home, scientists at Honda said they took local weather conditions into account to optimise heating and cooling. They say once their data is made public, people will able to incorporate elements into the planning and design of their own homes.
But why is Honda in the business of building homes?
The car giant's involvement seems to indicate they are interested in more than just building cars of the future.
Michael Koenig, the project leader at Honda Smart Home, says as more people get electric vehicles it is crucial to know how they will integrate with people's homes and the electric grid.
TechKnow contributors Cara Santa Maria and Phil Torres spent a night at the zero-net energy house full of modern furniture, all of which are made from sustainable materials.
In this episode of TechKnow, we also look at another invention - Baxter, a robot designed to do simple industrial jobs, such as loading, unloading and handling materials on an assembly line.
But will it replace humans and is it safe for them to work alongside us?
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[@roofusonna1846]

You guys are really photogenic scientists :P

[@emperialfarooqh5257]

When architect meets scientist.

[@christopherdesrochers6438]

That house seems awesome, but I wonder how much it cost and (more importantly) how much it cost to replace and repair all the expensive technology when it breaks down or becomes obsolete?

[@aljazeeraenglish]

Christopher Desrochers, your comment has been highlighted in reVIEW's 'Your View' section: www.aljazeera.com/review/

[@ayusharora2019]

+Christopher Desrochers That house after the internet of things captures the market is going to become really affordable within next 10 years in US.

[@lezevil4128]

Home Insurance lol. It pretty much covers everything here for £5/month

[@noahsark1962]

Our government doesn't want us off grid.

[@cadepawluk8806]

Christopher Desrochers agreed I was thinking ab what to do if something needs to be replaced... I don't think any contractors know how to replace those massive water heater things underneath the back yard

[@drumtravelfun]

I can't believe other car companies still haven't learned from Tesla's success-stop designing electric cars that look like bugs. Give the design a mass appeal and good range and they'll sell.

[@tr1cksh00ter]

+drumtravelfun THANK YOU!!

[@aquila3267]

they want to make it cheaper

[@jasperblairlunstrum8749]

immortalG the Tessa model 3 still looks good

[@MarRojasss]

Who remembers the movie SMART HOUSE?

[@TheAngryCanary]

No AI voice? No doors that go 'pshh' and slide open? No elevator? Pfff

[@BoredThatsWhy]

I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

[@farassari19]

TheAngryCanary lg

[@ongeify1791]

Mr Torres is some handsome dude :*

[@thecaca091]

I'm 20 Years Young and I currently have my OSHA Certification, Facilities maintenance, Electrical maintenance trade and it is projects like these that interest me the most. I have Zero college education, however do have many trades and skills sets. I am young and look forward into a life of new technology and eco-friendly environment. #Innovator #MogualTalk #YoungEntrepreneur

[@TobiasUebbing]

Sorry to disappoint you people, but most of this technologies is already common in Germany. Nevertheless they are some nice ideas and new technologies in this video. =)

[@MyEthan1998]

If every house was built like this, imagine how much fun hackers could have HAHA

[@jessicaromanosky9780]

Ethan Wong I thought the same thing. and even spirits. as they generally draw off of energy. lol. regardless... I would still live to own it.

[@MyEthan1998]

Lil Bo _1129 I think it went for a jog lmao geddit

[@christinechong8987]

oMG I FoUND UR COMMENT HAHAHAH

[@MyEthan1998]

christine chong HOW IS THIS POSSSIBLE

[@RonZ]

😂 Ahh yes, spirits.The number one reasonable thing to worry about here.

[@MrTJREYES]

I would like to see that here in Canada to test in the harsh and brutal climate

[@rodneyakjohnson451]

Andrew R haha canada haha the roof be smother in snow no sunlight to power panels!!! Good luck

[@arshsingh1078]

Lroy Johnson depends on where you live, it actually snows more in Seattle than it does in vancouver

[@fallinginthed33p]

Andrew R Earthships would probably be the best way to go for a sustainable off grid home out on the prairies. Green Energy Futures has a few episodes on them.

[@johnp97ortizsuarez]

better come out public soon, Honda Smart House. Other Wise Elon Musk will get ahead of the game.

[@dr.samstrauss1717]

These guys definitely banged.

[@mikev6046]

Cara is beautiful!

[@huriya612]

why does this feel like I'm watching an Infomercial

[@zr2ee1]

it's crazy to me that the average consumption is 30kWh a day...even that the honda house is 18. My house is a 92 and the highest i've recorded since may was a average of 16kWh a day in August with 2 people in a Utah climate. So far thats just with a few upgrades such as LED lighting (~$150 for the whole house), Nest thermostat utilizing geofencing (~$250), and lutron occupancy sensing switches for high traffic/low utilization area's such as hallways, bathrooms, laundry rooms (~$20/per). This also brings down the cost of a future solar installation

[@timalovelyboy1814]

Sunset and Sunrise lightings! cool man!

[@Sean-qm7fw]

Wow. very cool.

[@JimDHart]

Everything was fine until they started cooking meat - the most energy, water, and methane intensive food sources. Sorry. That's not energy efficient food tasting. Other than that, it's good info.

[@yushaumeri6292]

Jim Hart wait until Elon musk's brother revolutionizes the food industry

[@yushaumeri6292]

Apparently he's trying to get people to get off of eating junk food and cholesterol ridden good to eating green vegetables

[@marshacreary328]

Thank you for posting this

[@kam1st971]

The whole show seems like a scripted infomercial. The segment about the house which was very informative by the way, and the main reason I clicked, seemed like an ad for Honda. The dialogues seem like they were written and not like actual conversations.

[@BuyTheDip627]

This cant be done for every house in the world. Not everywhere gets that much sunlight. Gotta stick to the grid

[@sumairanaz1949]

dying to have such an energy efficient house

[@SailajaSattiraju]

Why does this remind me of the Walking Dead 😂😂😂😂

[@HasanRasheed]

just wow!

[@robertdavidtingstrom118]

The Honda house is really cool I want one!

[@revelationtrain7518]

Asimo, smart homes , Honda is truely innovative I really love their vision of the future

[@sergeirybakov1655]

Awesome. I would love to work on project like this.

[@allpunIntended]

Dat Dr Crystal thou!!!

[@Adelphos12]

How does the water system deal with filtering out shampoo, hair, etc?

[@bocskaicsaba4925]

Regarding retrofitting: you can choose the low price - high efficiency parts. It will still be way better than letting it like that or rebuilding it.

[@delightfullydeanna]

eco friendly... but they're eating meat and dairy? 🤔

[@GoodKnightRob]

Deanna Schroeder I agree, but take in mind that they don't have someone from the sustainability community. They have an entomologist.

[@brainsanitation]

@7:40 "420 foot deep holes packed…"

[@vacationboyvideos]

what happenes when all that water in the pipes get a bust or break in the pipe!

[@Movie2Documentary]

jimmy roberson Huge alarm goes off and the house goes in lockdown. You need to find the leak and fix it. Let the game begin...

[@konnichiwala889]

I call dibs during a zombie apocalypse.

[@oksanakors4857]

WOW! Love it! ❤

[@Nocturne22]

When will Phil raw me though?

[@dia9491]

Such a great video. That house looks amazing. I'm glad it was designed to look good as well. I saw a smart home that wasn't designed very well& some of the features would make it hard to deal with. That house looked amazing.

[@jjmontana9451]

but the exterior design of the house doesnt look like smart/modern.

[@chrisjamel8461]

rm zeta well its contemporary craftsman which is timeless

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Same thoughts here! They could have hired a good architect as well

[@silverrandy]

All You Need Now Is Moley's Automated Kitchen!Don't Forget Automated Washrooom Cleaning.Also Automated Bed Making.

[@ishpreetkaur5731]

Nice initiative. Hopes this housing project becomes affordable and accessible across the globe.

[@deevahthedoorjammer]

What about any major fault if occurs in any of the monitoring systems? Isn't it unsafe for the building to live in ?

[@bossomboss5828]

House of 21st century but the ceiling fan 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@emanuelegiambanco6800]

Casa stupenda, le uniche cose che cambierei sono le dimensioni delle finestre (più grandi) e il colore della casa.!!

[@benjaminhawkins1026]

We need an engineering marvel like this in Australia! 🇦🇺

[@langitbirusendi2527]

or its a everething is unbreakeble or a prototipe that fix all stuff

[@ElectricSloth32]

Cool!

[@JosueUrielEbenezerGutierrez]

So cool

[@melanie300ils]

how are they all so attractive?

[@lisaparker865]

awesome 🎺

[@RonZ]

It's funny they kept repeating they were doing all that in the name of science when literally all they did was hang out in a cool house and listen to the designers educate them 😂

[@hasben0]

It seems like the only difference from your average home is the solar panel and the geothermal energy recovering system, which are both very expensive to install and maintain and take quite some time to get a return on as an investment. Bottom line, the house mostly runs on a heat pump like any other house.

[@sergioval6046]

Was that little display of vanity necessary for the understanding of this technology ? 9:32

[@TeenyTinyDevil]

Might need some more work on acoustics at 12:40 when they talk, you can clearly hear sound bouncing around the empty space.

[@cecabreradu]

Please come to VA and build one for me.....

[@wwt17]

Geothermal heat exchange is cool, but not new...

[@attomicchicken]

So I run out of capacity. How many charge stations are available? How long does it take per charge? It's like apple products introducing technologies without no contingency for the interim. Don't think electric only cars make sense. Maybe in the future when it becomes more ubiquitous

[@holionwei1898]

i cant wait live in houses like this by the time i reincarnate back in 200 years

[@andreawisner7358]

Holion wei planet may be dead by then.

[@timcook3410]

Holion wei in 200 yrs, we will probably exist as disembodied beings made up of energy!

[@markus808808]

Does not have to be expensive, retrofit is the key here. For example if you have blinds or curtains with ball chain there are easy retrofit motorization options available, look for brands like SOMA Smart Shades. For the door locks you have August etc..

[@savingmayberry387]

this is sooo painfully scripted

[@ShadowCaster]

Casey Tomberlin I totally agree with you. I get this feeling that they don't know what their talking about at all.. like their not as smart as they sound when they are conversing. Scripted, actors. lol

[@Adam-of-the-earth]

Feel better?

[@brandrcjcorbin5397]

@@ShadowCaster not scripted, they're just a bit annoying with their expressions since they're on "reality tv."

[@acoolboi4255]

Tooo bad they didnt slept together in such a great house XD

[@cookingwithalittlespice]

Way cool 😎

[@SCPPG]

I hope you do something amazing with all of your talents and opportunities

[@michealyarbrough2645]

nice

[@HeyItsColorful]

This reminds me of the party house from Mr Robot

[@hakunamatata887]

well, well, if only the walls have green plants, for example, walls on kitchen have green vegetables, walls on dining room have fresh blooming flowers, now that's inviting!

[@rosen9640]

Was that just a shield that they had up when they used the stove?

[@hippityhopotus7475]

My grandparents have that stove top... its a bosch

[@DrewFace507943]

that chick was DTF for sure.

[@leavesl]

cool

[@enzorocha2977]

7:42 + Cool geothermal warming and cooling animation & design but only warming was shown. How would this system work to cool a home in deserts and tropical climes, for example?

[@mellyons4964]

Is there an update on the smart house since June 8, 2015?

[@markjeffels3327]

I WOULD LOVE THE SPECS FOR THAT HOUSE TO BUILD ONE!!! WE WANT TO BUILD THE BEST GREEN BNB EVER!

[@rodneyakjohnson451]

Good luck on the price!! N plus this is only in tge southern where there's sunlight 24/7 up north clouds n rain n snow solar panels aint gonna work as good

[@hamids4550]

and no engineer or architect? 0.o

[@TimSlee1]

Certainly no architect.

[@nickolaus110]

Nice house. - In California. What about copying the experiment towards Norway or Finland - where there's 3-4 months without sun? And temperatures below -40°C for weeks? Sustaining the energy for 10-15 hours? I suppose for such a cool thingy to be globally usable there is loads of more work and science to be exercised.

[@winistan]

Dr Crystal is a babe

[@winistan]

No thank you.

[@Solarplex100]

All those water pipes that could break... Ugh.

[@cadarus75]

Smart house does it mean TOO MUCH RADIATION .

[@TevfikBEKTAS]

Harika bir program. TÜRKÇE dublaj istiyoruz.

[@doruktellioglu8031]

alt yazı açabiliyon

[@TevfikBEKTAS]

:) ama o altyazıyı anlamak içinde bir tercüman lazım

[@backtoasimplelife]

It's a very cool house and thanks to Honda for sinking the money into it to create a sample. However I would recommend that people stick with the simpler tried and true passive solar technologies that are dependable and have few moving parts.

[@jamesfox5805]

ok on top of my comment down below I'm very intrested into this home thus idea period...so since you save so much energy how much will it cost to build or to buy I'm not gong to let I'm pretty mind blown

[@noiseshapes]

Energy companies will not just say 'ok' to homes that put energy back into the grid. They will do anything in their big power to stop any initiative that will take people away from the grid. This is why most people in Florida or Nevada are not using solar panels.

[@GaMeOvErRules]

good lord that garage is brighter than steve harveys teeth.

[@02semira07]

The house is awesome but the lights. I do understand the concept however, I like my house to be very bright at night. The dim yellow/red light makes me lazy and depressed. Because I'm a night person, that light would bug me. I rather have the yellow light during day because let's face it, who needs lights during the day if you have that much light coming in. Other than that, the house is amazing! Love it!

[@chrisw9451]

This all look great, but we can not look at a future still depending on the grid with homes like this. Homes like this balance their usage so that the owner ends up owing the power company very little if anything. In the end that leaves less and less cash flow towards the maintenance of the grid which is a problem that is only growing the more people make the switch. Something else will have to be thought up to make a move away from the grid.

[@chrisw9451]

And just for anyone who may be wondering, I am on the front lines of this problem. I have watched the power company start looking at how to regain the lost revenue and I have seen the solar companies file a lawsuit to stop the actions that the power companies are taking. I see both sides and I think we are headed towards some major obstacles.

[@WouterBruijninckx]

This indeed is one of the major problems, how to balance the energy on the grids we now have...

[@siloPIRATE]

But if every house uses it, no one needs the grid

[@chrisw9451]

siloPIRATE The dream is to use the grid to supply your house with extra need from my house on days when I'm not home using mine. However reality is that solar, even on everyone's home will not do the job at night. I think if we can get battery tech where it needs to be then we may have a chance at a bright future. We will most likely still use the grid and automatic transfer switches to supply us extra need or to cut us from the grid when it goes down.

[@chrisw9451]

siloPIRATE The dream is to use the grid to supply your house with extra need from my house on days when I'm not home using mine. However reality is that solar, even on everyone's home will not do the job at night. I think if we can get battery tech where it needs to be then we may have a chance at a bright future. We will most likely still use the grid and automatic transfer switches to supply us extra need or to cut us from the grid when it goes down.

[@JDLaVieWines]

Alright, I'll buy in, although what happens when we have an earthquake? All the the geothermal tubing could be damaged.

[@wateri4]

They to add engineers in this team

[@jfbaker5351]

Interesting but I don't like the idea of the whole house being dependant on one machine

[@mohammadyounus5789]

WELL THAT,S A HERO HONDA THEN

[@cheesenutpea]

if you are promoting a eco-friendly house why are you cooking meat? that's like promoting an air purifier while smoking a sigaret.

[@WouterBruijninckx]

well its an eco house, not lifestyle :p

[@chromax1956]

Whats wrong with meat?

[@WouterBruijninckx]

Chromax: To have cattle for meat you need a lot of fields with food for the cows (or other animals), you need a lot of water, it is polluting (methane, CO2), it has quite a large impact, you can google it if you want :)

[@FaraazKhanTV]

Wouter Bruijninckx -- Cow farts also cause it right?

[@WouterBruijninckx]

Yep indeed, cows manure, farts and burps contain quite some methane gas :p

[@workingclasssociety]

How much did Honda pay Al Jazeera to film this? Also, I wonder how much Honda pays University of California Davis, a public school, to work with them?

[@danielmorse6597]

Nice house. I do not know if it could withstand a northern climate. Still for the billions that live in temperate climates a dream come true.

[@ryukoros]

But what's going to happen if there is less sun :(? in some part of the world in winter, it's either gray the whole week plus or just less sun.

[@thomasscott2054]

i want this houseeeee lol

[@Habitarse]

I think the technology applied in this home, is as a co-moderator said: it Alex ready exists. Passive homes are already at use in large scale in Europe and funny though, that a house can be built in the US with gaps on it... The home, as some people here commented, are easily hacked, that's way the all connected homes are not a best sellers in Europe. I don't want to be hacked, as joke or as a robbery, or even by the government. The prices are as well affordable, because you save a lot of money in the future. Most homes have a kind of module that can be exchanged by newer technology if needed. We all know the speed of changes in IT.

[@CA-fh6ep]

This aint even high tech this is just some hippy go green tech

[@carpy1252]

It really seems exhausting to me to have all that technology around me.

[@Exxzo]

HakunaMatata how

[@tnk503]

With the right policies and investment, this could be a good sustainability model to develop upon.

[@JDLaVieWines]

I like everything in it, except the stove. I will always want a gas stove. :)

[@ferdinandsibayan7100]

false happiness better the old way.