// Competition is tomorrow! Well technically today...

The landscaping arrived completely and will finish going in tomorrow. The railings were finished and a little bit of testing begun. We got the controls and monitoring interface up. If you haven't heard about it, it is extremely neat! The interface is an easy to read monitor of energy and water usage that creates a constant dialogue between the resident and the home. The home can be controlled through by an iPhone. I am in the hotel while Justin is working on the controls and he can tell when someone is lowering the shades or turning on the lights. It is a really smart system!
Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied Materials, stopped by the house today for a private tour. He has given us amazing support, besides just being our presenting sponsor. Thank you Mike!
Everyone continues to work away! Each person has their own hours. For instance, some wake up at the crack of dawn to start work while others mosey out of bed a little later and work until the wee hours of the night. But everyone is working together. I got to watch a comical moment today that really displays the diversity of knowledge and talents within our team. Allison was looking for Preet to work on the communications tour. She walked around the deck looking at the ground shouting "Preet! Which part of the deck are you under?" For someone who didn't know that the visual communications lead was also the water team lead, I'm sure they would have wondered what Preet was.