In the mid 80’s Andrew Allocco, P.E. was one of the first innovators who created the Smart House concept. As a forward thinking individual he utilized his knowledge gained from automation used in nuclear power plants and advanced marine shipboard remote controls to begin the automation of a house.
He adapted his residence located in Miami, Florida to be one of the first “voice actuated” residences in the world. Voice actuated means that many of the house environmental conditions were controlled by voice like that seen in scientific fiction movies like Star Trek.
There were a number of articles written about the project in Popular Science Magazine, The Miami Herald Newspaper, The Palm Beach Post Newspaper and others.
In addition one of the local Miami news stations did a short video at the home.
If you are interested in reading the articles and viewing the video – look below:
ANDREW ALLOCCO’S COMPUTER HOUSE VIDEO (short delay to load video)
Miami Herald Article
Miami Herald - Let Your House Do The Talking - September 1984
Popular Science Magazine
Popular Science Magazine - High Tech Housing - May 1985
The Palm Beach Post Newspaper
Palm Beach Post - House With A Brain - 1985“]
Computer Disability News
Computer Disability News - Winter 1984Links Computerized Houses
