BLACKSBURG (WSLS 10) - The Virginia Tech Center for Design Research will unveil the innovative future of kitchen design and construction Jan. 20-22 at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas.
The show is North America's premier annual event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry.
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The kitchen is part of a research project that explores manufacturing strategies and the greater integration of technology with architecture, or the industrial production of smart homes.
Watch a video on the FutureHAUS kitchen project: http://vimeo.com/116757867
Officials say the kitchen is the first phase of a three-year plan to construct a two-story "FutureHAUS." While this is the kitchen, and ultimately the house, of the future, it isn't science fiction.
"The future is now," Wheeler said in a statement, released on Thursday. "The technology is here now. It just isn't being fully integrated yet."