Green Home Tours
Green Home Tours
Greg Bell's Home
5BR 3BA Split-level
Two-story Home with 2BR 1BA Cottage
Built in 1927. Retrofitted 2002 - present.
Electrician - Chris Gray; Electric Service: 200 amp sub-panel
Highlights
Electric Heat Pump Furnace & Air Conditioner
Induction Cooktop
Solar Panels
EV Charger
Water Efficiency Features
Building Decarbonization Coalition
Maxable ADU building tours
Appliances and Green Features
HVAC: Electric Heat Pump Furnace & Air Conditioner (MrCool mini split heat pump space heater (heat and air conditioning using the equivalent of two hair dryers of electricity) ; cassette upstairs), cassette upstairs
Kitchen: Induction cooktop and Electric oven (fast heating, easy temp control, cooler kitchen, no gas fumes)
Water Heating: Booster electric water heater (bathroom) delivers hot water in 10 seconds to shower
Laundry: Wiring for heat pump clothes dryer (future); Greywater feeds landscape (20% of landscape use)
Lighting: LED bulbs, some fluorescent
Skylights: Ventilated and tinted (polycarbonate)
Indoor Air Quality Thermostat- circulates once/min in summer
Insulation: added to exterior walls, Garage ceiling; Thermo bath floor covering
Roof ridge vent and attic fans, Ceiling exhaust fan for heat dissipation
Fireplace: opening closed semi-perm
Solar panels (18 currently)
Pomona tile re-existing
Electric Vehicles: VW ID4 and Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid
EV charger: 240 volt EV charger, designed for low amp install with small 100 amp electric panel, allows for later wiring upgrade
Landscape: Weather enabled sprinkler controller, Electric gardening tools (EGO)
Cottage features under-sink hot water demand pump)