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Amy & Will’s Oakland Home
ENERGY & EFFICIENCY
Rooftop Solar: Leased system (zero money down) from SolarCity, which is now owned by Tesla.
EV charging: Wallbox level 2 charger hooked to 240 outlet, which shares a circuit with induction stove. A hardwired Simple Switch circuit sharing device allows these two things to share a circuit. If the stove is being used, it turns off the charger, then turns it back on when cooking is done.
Ducted Mitsubishi Heat Pump HVAC installed by All Things Good, with MERV air filtration.
SanCo Heat Pump water heater installed by All Things Good
New subpanel & Circuit-sharing devices (eg. SimpleSwitch) installed by All-Electric California
Insulation / leak sealing performed by Advanced Home Energy
Marvin double-paned windows
Electric fireplace insert: Napoleon Woodland electric log set projects flickering light and emits heat. Cut metal screen in front of it from Etsy vendor.
Induction range: Frigidaire 30” with convection oven. With knobs! (personal preference)
Blomberg Electric heat pump clothes dryer and super efficient washing machine
Wall-mounted, rotating clothes drying rack in laundry room by Holistic Habitat.
WATER CONSERVATION
Low-flow water faucets, showerheads, toilets
Flume flowmeter
Laundry-to-Landscape Greywater system irrigates front yard
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE
Urbanite (broken concrete from busting up old paved surfaces) used for raised beds and retaining walls
Drip Irrigation, drought tolerant plants / native plants / fruit/edibles
NONTOXIC AND SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
Fireclay tile on kitchen floor and backsplash: has high recycled content and is a California B-Corp.
OTHER
Bike garage for bikes, including Rad Runner e-bike
Furnishings and art from Urban Ore, curbsides, and thrift stores