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Ellen and Sara’s Berkeley Home
Ellen and Sara’s back yard used to feature chickens and food production, but is now the site of an all-electric ADU.
ENERGY & EFFICIENCY
Smart Thermostat from Nest (installed by Anchor Heating and Cooling)
Rooftop solar by ____. Leased system
Battery installed by ____. Leased system
ELECTRIFICATION
Heat Pump: Ducted heat pump HVAC installed by Anchor Heating & Cooling, Mitsubishi 36,000 BTU Heat Pump Air Handler
Electric Vehicle Charger: Juice Box 40, installed by Guerreros Electric
Electric Panel Upgrade by: Guerreros Electric Inc.
Electric Vehicle: 2017 Chevy Bolt (bought it as a lease return)
Electric clothes dryer
WATER CONSERVATION
Laundry-to-landscape greywater system
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE
Mulch to retain moisture in soil
Backyard Straw: I buy it at the race track in the lower Golden Gate Fields parking lot, best times to go are weekday mornings
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
DIY Materials: chicken coops made from used lumber from Urban Ore and old pallets. Mosaics made by broken tile scavenged from the tile store on the frontage road.
Retained all-wood original cabinets in the kitchen.