What's Happening in the Home

»  4/18/09 The Cisco Innovation Competition Finals, hosted at: Fuqua Business School, Fox Student Center. Winners emerge with $2000 combined among first, second and third place.

»  4/17/09 Duke Innovative Design Agency and Smart Home invite Health & Wellness Director for IDEO Boston, José Colucci, to speak on human-centered design

»  4/16/09 Smart Home is conducting an energy-usage study on Duke's student dorms. Stay tuned for more information!

»  4/13/09 Smart Home hosts the annual Cisco Innovation Competition Semifinals. 3 teams have advanced to the Finals: Solar Flare, Mobile Controls and Smart Billiards.

»  4/5/09 Duke Smart Home hosts the first National Smarter Living Conference, with Stanford, UVA, UNC, Georgia Tech and Drexel


A new Smart Home website is under construction. The new website will be an important platform for projects to document and publicize their work. It will also serve as a more frequently used communication hub among members. Student contact: Sherry Chen (ssc14@duke.edu) or Dean Chen (zhuiyang@ocirs.com)

Visit Duke Today for the complete story "Smart Home Dorm Opens Its Doors" and watch the video.

Learn more about the Smart Home Program:
· Overview
· What is in the Smart Home?
· Take a virtual tour
· Duke Smart Home Program