{"rewrite":{"id":"r_35b9034240e98df311689a7f","clusterId":"c_8ef0a88fdd9247d2a4b5be67","slug":"tsukuba-housing-kobo-adds-smart-home-proposals-to-renovation-and-new-builds","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tsukuba Housing Kobo Adds Smart Home Proposals To Renovation And New Builds","summary":"Tsukuba Housing Kobo has fully launched proposals for living with off-the-shelf smart home devices, covering renovation, remodeling, and new construction, with support from the service mametto. Its Midorino Studio has 15 devices permanently installed for visitors to operate by reservation. Free study sessions in Tsukuba City are set for November 28 and December 13, 2026, at eight groups per session.","whyItMatters":"The pitch is that smart home adoption does not have to be locked into a new build, which is a way for a regional builder to keep selling to the growing number of people buying and repairing existing homes along the Tsukuba Express line.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe consultation base is Midorino Studio in Tsukuba City, where 15 lighting, lock, camera, and sensor devices stay installed so visitors can try them before deciding. The company lists use cases such as heating a house before arrival, checking room temperatures by sensor, and reading the temperature at a parent\u0026#39;s home.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study sessions on November 28 and December 13, 2026 are free and limited to eight groups each. The city\u0026#39;s population grew 11.3 percent from 2020 to 2025, and the company says people repairing homes 20 to 30 years old are increasing.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tsukuba Housing Kobo's 15 devices at Midorino Studio exist so buyers test appliances before they commit. Smart home retrofits usually fail on the install, not the hardware.","twitterPost":"Tsukuba Housing Kobo installs 15 devices at Midorino Studio for trial runs. The bottleneck in smart home retrofits is installation, not hardware.","threadsPost":"Tsukuba Housing Kobo's 15 permanently installed devices at Midorino Studio turn smart home shopping into a try-before-you-buy step. For renovation and remodeling, the friction is rarely the hardware itself. It is the install, and that is what buyers need to test.","newsletterBlurb":"Tsukuba Housing Kobo has launched smart home proposals that span renovation, remodeling, and new construction, with support from the service mametto. Its Midorino Studio keeps 15 devices installed so visitors can operate them by reservation. Free study sessions are scheduled in Tsukuba City for November 28 and December 13, 2026, with eight groups per session.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442300/?rss\",\"title\":\"Decide on a smart home after experiencing it. Tsukuba Housing Kobo, with support from \\\"mametto,\\\" launches a full-scale proposal to start with off-the-shelf devices, from renovating and remodeling existing homes to new construction\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4677,"outputTokens":643,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791947228,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T03:02:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T03:06:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T03:06:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8ef0a88fdd9247d2a4b5be67","canonicalTitle":"スマートホームは体験してから決める。つくば住宅工房が「mametto」の支援を受けて、今ある家のリノベ・リフォームから新築まで、市販機器で始める提案を本格スタート","representativeArticleId":"a_0d925e42216cb3c535b59d92","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T03:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/442/4442300/?rss","title":"スマートホームは体験してから決める。つくば住宅工房が「mametto」の支援を受けて、今ある家のリノベ・リフォームから新築まで、市販機器で始める提案を本格スタート"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}