HGTV to build smart home in Jacksonville Beach, and then give it away

[JeffreyS]

HGTV to build smart home in Jacksonville Beach, and then give it away

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-08-15/story/hgtv-build-smart-home-jacksonville-beach-and-then-give-it-away#ixzz23e0RES5o

By Roger Bull   

A small neighborhood in Jacksonville Beach is about to get a lot of national attention. HGTV is going to build its first smart home in the Paradise Key South Beach development, just north of Butler Boulevard.

And when it’s finished, the network will give it away. No value has been placed on the home, but last year’s package was estimated at $800,000.

For 17 years now, HGTV has been doing its Dream Home project. Those are grandiose homes, usually with mountain or water views, that are also given away. Last year’s was in Park City, Utah, and had an estimated value of about $2 million.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-08-15/story/hgtv-build-smart-home-jacksonville-beach-and-then-give-it-away#ixzz23e0cbyea

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/channel/xml/0,,104961-VIDEO,00.xml&channel
Great promo video but I can't seem to post it.

[Jason]

Would be interesting to see.  I like these types of shows in small doses just to keep up with the state-of-the-art in home building.  There is a lot of cool tech out there just waiting to go mainstream.