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Posted by: Michelle
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May 9th, 2008

Yesterday, Smart Home’s doors (and Nanawalls) opened at the Museum of Science and Industry to the general public for the first time on what may have been one of the most exciting days of my life. Opening day was a thrilling culmination of the months of hard work that everyone who worked on the project devoted to making it happen. It was also a very heartwarming experience to watch the crowds of visitors coming though the house, smiles on their faces, intently listening to docents discuss everything in the exhibit that makes Smart Home both green and wired. For me and everyone else who took part in making the vision of Smart Home a reality, the day was extremely moving and almost overwhelming. Click on the links below to read more about opening day, the exhibit, and all of the amazing features and experiential learning opportunities that Smart Home has to offer:
Chicago Sun-Times: MSI looks to past for futuristic green house
Dwell.com: First Look: mkSolaire
Daily Herald: Nuts and bolts of museum’s Smart Home
abc7 Chiago: Smart Home Chicago at Museum of Science and Industry
Quad City Times: Museum taps Q-C native for ‘Smart Home’ exhibit
Curbed SF: Greener Than Thou: Urban Living, The Michelle Kaufmann Way
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Today I’m here, once again, at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago where I have been quite a few times this year, but this is definitely my most exciting visit yet; the Smart Home: Green + Wired exhibit is opening this week!! On Thursday, May 8th, Smart Home’s doors will open to the public for the first time! So right now, even as I write, teams of people from the Museum, Norcon (our site contractor) and a myriad of other fantastic folks are running around, racing to get everything finished before opening day (maybe the cutest thing happening today are the “practice” tours that all the Museum’s guides are giving the rest of the Museum staff).

Absolutely everyone involved is doing an amazing job. I am just overjoyed to see so much love going into this home - it’s incredibly touching. Of course, we’ve been clicking away the whole time, taking dozens of pictures of the Smart Home, all our team members, and the thrilling touch up work that’s been progressing almost miraculously throughout the day! Keep reading to see some of the great photos we’ve already taken today…
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