Luis’ Mill Valley Home

ABOUT THE HOUSE:
Besides electrifying his home, Luis has undertaken some DIY projects to increase his renewable energy production, including DIY rooftop solar and reusing storage batteries salvaged from a server farm.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

• Insulation was added to the original walls of the home, which were thin.

• LED lighting

• Insulated door with double pane windows

• Double pane windows

RENEWABLE ENERGY:

• Rooftop Solar": DIY from a kit

• Power Backup system (ongoing project) using reclaimed batteries from a data center

ELECTRIFICATION:

• Heat pump HVA

• Induction range

• Electric oven

• EV charging

• Heat Pump Clothes Dryer with app-controlled Blocks for remotely programming when dryer runs.

• Clothes Drying Rack

WATER CONSERVATION:

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