Evansville in leading the way when in comes to environmental protection and smart technology by building it's first SMART APARTMENTS! It's called the PORT HOUSE and it's meant to house over 140 people with all of the 'smart' features an apartment building could offer.

Units will feature smart appliances, smart thermostats, and even an electric car charging station in the underground garage and smart appliances all throughout the house.

Tenants can also sign up for a 'living laboratory' experiment in which all of their smart system usage is monitored to gather data on how people would really interact in this new 'smart' environment.

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