Brenna & Jahan’s Lafayette Home

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RENEWABLE ENERGY & EFFICIENCY

  • Insulation/New Ducting – Replaced all house ducting with reflective R6 4”-9” ducting and insulated floors with R12 insulation and added R36 Insulation to the attic for a total R value of 54.

  • Whole House Fan

  • Solar Panels 

  • Solar Water Heating for Pool – 30 SQFT of tubing on roof

  • LED Lighting – Replaced 90% of incandescent lighting throughout the house with high efficiency LED light bulbs to reduce electric load and free up space in electric box for additional devices/appliances

  • Line Drying for Clothes

  • Solar Oven

ELECTRIFICATION

  • Heat Pump Water Heater – Replaced gas water heater with a Rheem hybrid high efficiency smart tank electric water heater with leak detection & auto shutoff (XE50T10HS65U0)

  • Mini-Split Heat Pump in Main Bedroom (installed by previous owners) – Daikin FTXS12DVJU 

  • Ducted Heat Pump System

  • Heated Flooring in Craft Room – Installed whole-room passive heating floors in the craft room under travertine title

  • Electric Grill

WATER CONSERVATION

  • Gray Water from Showers to Landscape – 60’ of 2” PVC piping with diverter values connected to a 200 gallon water capture tank to reclaim water from all upstairs sinks and showers. System passes through 4 filters (from 50 to 0.35 microns) with an Aquasana UV filter as a final treatment. The water is available on demand at 17 g/min through an outside faucet. Additionally the system has inputs for future rainwater collection and storage with additional plans to connect the entire system to the outside sprinklers.

  • Low-Flow Water Features

  • Smart Watering System – Two Orbit B-Hyve 12-Zone Smart Sprinkler Controller for landscape irrigation. 

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE

  • Porous Pathways to Allow for Water/Soil Movement

  • 3’ Wide Pathway and Rocks (California lizards) to Deter Ticks

  • Dry Stack Rock Walls to Allow for Water Movement

  • Drought Tolerant Plants

  • Composting

FIRE HARDENING

  • Rooftop Sprinkler System – 3/4” copper piping extended to the roof and connected to 3 impact sprinkler heads for perimeter wetting and fire control and 3 fountain sprinklers for roof wetting and tree protection. The system is also connected to a X g/min reclaimed pool pump for additional system pressure. This pump also provides the ability to pull water from the pool if city water services are limited or removed.

  • Using Rock Hardscape in the Garden

  • Fire Resistant Plants