What is a green home?
A green home is ready for the challenges of climate change. It’s a haven during heat waves and smoke-filled fire season. It’s powered by renewable energy and does not pollute or emit greenhouse gasses. Water is conserved and reused, and carbon is sequestered in the soil. Waste is reused, recycled, and composted. A green home supports your health and the health of the ecosystem where you live, and aligns with your values. Below are some of our favorite green home resources.
Learn more about harnessing clean renewable energy in your home with clean electric appliances, connect with a contractor, and access rebates across California to save money.
ReWiring America’s free guide to replacing all of your fossil-fueled appliances with modern electric ones. Info about options, how to get started, and questions to ask contractors.
Redwood Energy’s Pocket Guide to All-Electric Retrofits provides comprehensive instruction on how to electrify your home including products, costs, and case studies.
Learn all you can about heat pumps from David Moller’s presentation, given at the 2022 Marin Green Home Tour. These are his comprehensive slides.
The City of San Rafael has a step-by-step guide to help homeowners get started with electrification. Check out 8 Steps to Electrify your Home to learn where to begin, how to prioritize, and who can help.
PG&E customers can test drive an induction cooktop unit for free. Register here to borrow an induction cooktop and induction-ready pan for 2 weeks. Free shipping both ways.
BayREN is a one-stop-shop for rebates, free advice from an Energy Advisor, and a contractor database to find help for your energy upgrades. Resources for both single family and multifamily.
Greywater Action literally wrote the book on greywater and rainwater catchment systems. Their free classes and resources are a great place to start getting serious about water capture and reuse.
PG&E's free HomeIntel helps you reduce waste, lower bills, plan to electrify, and track progress with online energy analysis tools and personal coaching customized to your home. Join 40,000+ other participants.
Resilient Neighborhoods hosts free workshops to teach Marin residents how to take personal and local action to reduce their household greenhouse gas emissions and create connected communities resilient to disasters.
Bruce and Nancy Bell helped their homeowners association create an affordable system for EV charging at their condominium carports. View their HOA documents here.
Physicians for Social Responsibility has assembled a fact sheet on the health hazards associated with gas stove.
QuitCarbon helps homeowners electrify and save with free expert guidance on upgrades, rebates, and contractors. They're backed by the US Department of Energy.