The dream house of the future

From today's Chronicle, a little food for your remodeling thoughts...

It's the dream home for the environmentally conscious geekerati.

An entertainment system managed by a remote control that can also cruise the Internet. A shower that can be programmed with six temperatures and settings. Solar panels that help power the home's high-tech appliances and gadgets. And all of it set in a modern, ranch-inspired house tucked in the East Bay hills.

Sunset and Popular Science magazines teamed up to develop the $5 million home, built from the ground up over the past year. It opened for public tours on Friday, and is expected to draw 20,000 to 30,000 visitors before it closes in early November and is sold.

Dubbed the "House of Innovation," the 6,500-square foot, five-bedroom house in Alamo showcases the latest technology and underscores how it has increasingly become infused in our daily lives. [more...]

For more information: www.sunset.com/hof.

The dream house of the future - A $5 million, gadget-filled home opens for public tours [SFGate]