Reposted articles from Time Magazine's 39-page Special Report The Smarter Home (July 7/July 14, 2014)

Home Smart Home; The dwellings of the future will make you calmer, safer, richer and healthier. And they already exist.

1. The smart home is conscious 
adj. aware of your wants and needs

This Startup is Trying to Create—and Control—the Internet of Your Home by Sam Frizell

Which Company will Control Your Home? by Harry McCracken

2. The smart home is adaptable 

adj. able to adjust to every condition

Nest CEO Tony Fadell on The Future of the Smart Home by Matt Vella

Gadgets At a Glance by Noah Rayman

How to Hacker-Proof Your Home by Kelly Conniff

3. The smart home is human 

adj. sensitive to your situation

Meet the Regular People Living in America’s Smartest Homes

4. The smart home is efficient 

adj. operating with little or no waste

Is This America’s Smartest City? by Bryan Walsh

10 Gadgets Trying To Save the World by Charlotte Alter

5. The smart home is beautiful 

adj. delighting the senses and mind

This Floating City May Be The Future of Coastal Living by Noah Rayman