Smart Home Community opens in Orlando

Lennar has opened a new smart home community in Orlando that promises to "allow families to do more, feel better and use less by living smarter."

Dubbed Innovation at Storey Park, the gated community of 144 homes features Cottage, Manor and Estate models and offers standard amenities such as home automation and high-speed data outlets and a state-of-the-art rooftop solar-energy system that produces up to 60% of the home’s electricity.

Read more: http://www.builderonline.com/design/technology/lennar-opens-smart-home-community-in-orlando_o

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