2.  Plastic Pipes: Lightweight, less expensive, and used to replace plumbing in older homes

3.  Material that can be used to build a deck that never needs painting and is low maintenance

4.  Biomaterials are organically based building materials manufactured from recycled materials  i.e. Wood chips used to make bioethanol as a fuel source for homes

5.  Automated management system: central control units that oversee daily functions in a home No more need for light switches, thermostats, volume controls and separate remotes for the TV, satellite and DVD: literally everything is controlled from one easy-to-use controller, over the internet, or even from your mobile phone.

6.  Home system that uses carefully placed cameras to see what is occurring in and around different areas of the house

7.  Lighting that uses a sensor to turn on when motion is detected

8.  LED lights use a silicon chip and last 100,000 hours or more