The three-year anniversary of the Museum of Art and Science’s Smart Home comes with a facelift for the 2,500 square foot Chicago demo residence.

With the most current in eco-technology, the green smart home boasts a reservoir tank for collecting rain water. It’s powered solely by solar panels on the roof and wind turbine in the front yard. The combined output of the green energy systems will often leave the house with surplus energy which it channels back into the museum.

The recent redesign involved an environmentally friendly makeover by Midwest Liing’s Senior Home Editor Carol Schalla. Schalla’s overhaul included such adornments as an office desk made out of recycled paper and a trash can made from old newspapers.

Eco-friendly gadgets proliferate the house and range from a kitchen counter top that can boil water without heat and an iPod lobby that can play music throughout the entire house.

This three level home, complete with all it’s gadgets, eco-friendly furniture, solar panels and wind turbine, actually comes in at a reasonable value of $450,000. Not bad considering you’d be done paying for utilities.