The Honda Smart Home located in the West Village neighborhood is ready for its first occupants, and two lucky UC Davis faculty, graduate students or staff could get the opportunity to live in the brand-new, fully furnished two-bedroom home that showcases technologies that enable zero net energy living and transportation.

The tenants will become part of a "living laboratory," at the house, helping to test the home's energy management systems and efficient technologies. As part of the tenancy agreement, Honda and UC Davis researchers will have access to the home at pre-arranged times for research tasks and visitor tours.

The occupants will pay a monthly fee of $1,300, including utilities and property taxes, plus $200 per month for use of a Honda Fit electric vehicle, which is part of the home.

More details and how to apply

Full details of the occupancy agreement are described in two downloadable documents, “Honda Smart Home Occupancy Agreement-FINAL” and “Honda Smart Home Occupancy Agreement-Exhibit A,” the Research Assignment. Download Honda Smart Home Occupant documents.

The exact content of the research can be custom tailored to fit the individual (the downloadable exhibit is an example). To be considered, please read both documents thoroughly and complete this form online. For full consideration, complete the form as soon as possible but no later than Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at 5 p.m.

About the Honda Smart Home

The Honda Smart Home in UC Davis West Village is capable of producing more energy on-site from renewable sources than it consumes annually, including enough energy to power a Honda Fit EV for daily commuting. A Honda-developed home energy management system and an energy efficient design will allow the occupants to use less than half of the energy of a similarly sized new home in the Davis area for heating, cooling and lighting. The home is also three times more water-efficient than a typical U.S. home.

In addition to showcasing Honda's vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, the home will function as a living laboratory where the company, along with researchers from UC Davis and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), will evaluate new technologies and business opportunities at the intersection of housing, transportation, energy and the environment.

For questions or additional information please contact project leader Michael Koenig, Michael_Koenig@ahm.honda.com.

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