More than 100,000 visitors toured the Smart Home in the Museum of Science and Industry’s backyard last year, so it’s coming back for a return engagement, revamaped with new interiors coordinated by Michele Fitzpatrick of Verde, who tapped many local sources, plus sophisticated technology systems that would make the Jetsons jealous, courtesy of co-sponsor Wired Magazine. Smart Home: Green + Wired reopens to the public this Thursday and runs until January 3, 2010. If your only interest in green design is choosing between kelly, pea, or emerald, don’t be misled by the exhibit title and museum milieu to think that this is some dry, preachy nerd-nest—it presents its case in a beautiful, inspirational living space that is an actual home. The modular, three-story structure was designed by California-based architect Michelle Kaufman, pre-fabbed in Indiana, and assembled onsite in an imaginatively landscaped setting. Kaufman grew up in the Midwest and says her vision was inspired by barns and how they instinctively were designed to maximize light and airflow. Get tickets before you visit, for sure—only a limited number of people are allowed through each day, in groups.