East Bay Green Home Tour

It's coming right up! Register for the free East Bay Green Home Tour, taking place Saturday June 1. In the morning, there's a one-hour virtual tour with 3 homes (10-11AM), and in the afternoon there's an in-person tour with 12 homes (1 - 4PM). Homes are in Albany, Berkeley, Oakland, Piedmont, and San Leandro. See heat pumps, induction stoves, greywater systems, and more up close and talk with homeowners. REGISTER AT eastbaygreenhome.com

Mark your calendars! The East Bay Green Home Tour is scheduled for Saturday, June 1. NEW FORMAT: This year's tour includes a short virtual tour in the morning and an in-person tour of 10+ homes in the afternoon (all Alameda County). We are currently looking for tour sites! Have you been updating your home with climate-friendly features like heat pumps, induction stoves, solar, batteries, greywater systems, etc.? Please reach out if your home would be a good tour site. Thanks!

The East Bay Green Home Tour is a perfect way to start your weekend. Grab your coffee, pull up in your PJs, and see what your East Bay neighbors are doing with their homes to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move towards a safer, healthier, greener future. Then head outside! Register today.

East Bay Green Home Tour Green Home Tours are free, virtual tours of Bay Area homes. They are a chance to learn from your Bay Area neighbors what they are doing with their homes to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move towards a safer, healthier, greener future. Green Home Tour extras i...

This article explains how heat pumps work. Register for the Green Home Tour this weekend to see what many varieties of heat pumps look inside East Bay homes and condos.

Heat pumps have become a buzzword. So, how exactly do they work? As a tool in a strategy to electrify everything in our homes, heat pumps are a key part of fighting climate change.

The (free) Green Home Tour is coming up this Saturday! Watch 4 East Bay neighbors show you how they approach simmering pho, roasting chiles, and puffing roti on induction cooktops.

Ready to switch from gas to electric appliances? Here's how Researchers say gas heaters, stoves and other appliances pose risks to your health and the climate. They're comparatively small risks, but if you want to eliminate them, subsidies can cut the cost.

Get gas out of the kitchen, for your health's sake! See many induction stoves, cooktops, and hobs during the East Bay Green Home Tour May 20th.

I’m a doctor, and this is why I will never have gas in my kitchen I’d encourage everyone to learn more about the dangers of gas in the home, and if this hits a nerve, sign up to the gas free pledge.

Heat pumps are outpacing gas furnaces. See several types on the East Bay Green Home Tour May 20.

The new incentive for Americans to get heat pumps as a key climate solution U.S. sales of heat pumps overtook sales of gas furnaces in 2022. But what is a heat pump? And why do some call it a key climate solution?

Mark your calendars: the 2023 East Bay Green Home Tour takes place Saturday, May 20th at 10AM. As usual, it is VIRTUAL and FREE and features a whole new line-up of East Bay homes. Bite-sized presentations cover topics like 1) Rebates to get fossil fuels out of your home, 2) Cooking culturally specific cuisines on induction stoves, and 3) What's the latest on rooftop solar in 2023? Registration is open at eastbaygreenhome.com

It's happening this weekend! Last chance to register at EastBayGreenHome.com. Check out what your neighbors are doing with their homes to adapt to climate change with clean energy, water conservation, carbon sequestration, and fire resistance.

Something you'll see on the East Bay Green Home Tour coming up this May 14 & 15: the Harvest Thermal system. It's a single heat pump that heats both water and air, and uses electricity when it's cleaner and cheaper. Harvest-thermal.com

Harvest Thermal Turn off the gas, turn on the comfort At Harvest Thermal, we’re reinventing home heating and hot water, while slashing carbon emissions. Learn more Our customers enjoy cleaner air, safer homes and lower bills while drastically cutting their carbon footprint. The Harvest Pod uses the cleanest and c...

We have confirmed the all-new lineup for this spring's East Bay Green Home Tour, which is two weeks away! Have you registered yet? We have so much to show and tell you about: electrification, greywater and rainwater systems, load shifting, carbon sequestration, Span panels, strategies for renters, fireproofing, solar + storage, passive house principles, induction cooking, no-money-down retrofits, reclaimed wood, and more! https://www.eastbaygreenhome.com

East Bay Green Home Tour This free, two-day, virtual tour of East Bay homes is a chance to learn what neighbors are doing to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move towards a safer, healthier, greener future. Extras include short presentations by experts and live Q&As. Check out our whol...

"Methane...escapes at every point of its production and distribution, from when it’s extracted from drilling or fracking sites to when it’s transported through gas pipelines to when it’s purified at refineries." Methane = natural gas, and all the plumbing that brings it to your house. Learn how your neighbors are getting natural gas out of their homes. Registration now open for East Bay Green Home Tour 2022! (eastbaygreenhome.com)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/09/opinion/climate-crisis-carbon-dioxide.html

Opinion | To Address the Climate Crisis, Focus on More Than Carbon Dioxide Methane is yet another obstacle in the path to combating climate change.

With articles like this, it's getting harder to cling to your gas stove. https://www.yahoo.com/news/electric-stoves-poised-dethrone-mighty-121358152.html

How electric stoves are poised to dethrone the mighty gas range Tanuj Deora works in the energy industry - specifically to decarbonize energy systems. That's the technical term for efforts to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels. It's a vast and complex problem, but Deora and his family try to do their part. At their home in Northwest Washington, they have solar....

How are East Bay residents adapting their homes to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move towards a safer, greener future? The virtual East Bay Green Home Tour features short video tours of 12 homes, followed by live Q&As with the homeowner or tenant, plus short segments on useful ideas and resources. The 2022 Green Home Tour on May 14 & 15 will present a whole new lineup of homes and people! https://www.eastbaygreenhome.com

East Bay Green Home Tour The East Bay Green Home Tour This free, 2-day, virtual tour of East Bay homes is a chance to learn what neighbors are doing to combat climate change, improve air quality, generate clean energy, and move towards a safer, healthier, greener future. Tour extras include short presentations by experts on...

More big batteries, please! Battery storage systems can store our abundant solar energy, then flow it to the grid when the sun isn't shining. This is a great development for us East Bay folks who want a cleaner grid and cleaner air!

Convergent Energy + Power’s Battery Storage System to Increase Electricity Reliability in California’s East Bay in Partnership with EBCE Press Release: Convergent Energy + Power’s Battery Storage System to Increase Electricity Reliability in California’s East Bay in Partnership with EBCE

The news on gas stoves – their contribution to terrible indoor air quality and climate change – keeps getting worse. We are going to show you a lot of great looking induction stoves during the 2022 East Bay Green Home Tour, so mark your calendars for May 14th & 15th. https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-california-united-states-environment-5750b9cec67fb0ae3075d654eddad2f6

Study: Gas stoves worse for climate than previously thought Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found. The same study that tested emissions around stoves in homes raised new concerns about indoor air quality and health because of levels of nitrogen ...

Contra Costa County bans gas in new construction. The Bay Area shift away from fossil fuels continues to gain momentum. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2022/01/18/coco-county-supes-ban-gas-for-new-construction-projects/

CoCo County Supervisors Ban Gas For New Construction Projects The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday that bans natural gas from being used to power new homes and buildings in unincorporated areas of the county.

This is exciting, folks! We highly recommend the Switch is On website for helping you navigate the process of getting fossil fuels out of your home. So much good info!

After years of research and months of preparation, we’re thrilled to announce the official statewide launch of the Switch is On campaign!

https://www.switchison.org/blogs/announcing-the-switch-is-on

The Switch Is On will support Californians in swapping out their gas-powered appliances for cleaner, safer, more resilient, and more affordable electric appliances. Making the switch is one of the most effective and impactful actions you can do for a better energy future.

Our website offers one-on-one advisors, vetted contractors, shortcuts to incentives and rebates, and all the resources you need to learn more about electrification!

"It doesn't make any sense to me to add to the risk of [my children] developing asthma or other respiratory diseases by having this source of pollution right inside our house." -Josiah Kephart, environmental epidemiologist at Drexel University, commenting on indoor pollution from gas stoves. https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1015460605/gas-stove-emissions-climate-change-health-effects

We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change Americans love their gas stoves, but they pollute homes and are connected to a supply system that leaks methane. That's part of a battle as more people face a decision about switching to electric.

The East Bay Green Home Tour rides again! We're looking forward to showing you more green homes and features this coming spring, 2022. What do you want to see? In this Guardian article, NRDC's Alejandra Mejia Cunningham says that the climate-proof homes of the future will be “using the least energy possible from the cleanest sources at the right time.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/16/climate-proof-home-energy-clean-solar

Imagining the climate-proof home in the US: using the least energy possible from the cleanest sources Solar energy use will become more common as power use becomes smarter and more automated

Vox created a short video on the outsized impacts of heat pumps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Bay Area grid already runs on mostly renewable energy, unlike many other parts of the US. So switching to electricity for our heating and cooling is a positive step for the climate. https://www.vox.com/videos/2021/9/24/22691392/heat-pumps-cooling-air-conditioner-heating

Why heaters are the future of cooling A huge number of people still heat their homes with fossil fuels. There’s a better way.

OCTOBER 6 at 7PM: East Bay Green Home Tour & Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour are offering a free one-hour webinar on heat pumps. Four neighbors will show their heat pump systems; they are all different! Register now at EastBayGreenHome.com or EventBrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/172397193647

Dreaming of Air Conditioning, Replacing a Furnace, or Remodeling? Adapt to Climate Change with a Heat Pump! 4 East Bay Neighbors Show Their Heat Pump Systems.

Heat pumps were the #1 feature that attendees of the East Bay Green Home Tour were most interested in for their own homes. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/climate/heat-pumps-climate.html?referringSource=articleShare

Are ‘Heat Pumps’ the Answer to Heat Waves? Some Cities Think So. Electric heat pumps are a way to cool and heat homes at a much lower carbon cost than traditional air-conditioners and furnaces.

Did you miss the East Bay Green Home Tour or parts of it? Recordings of the 6/6/ and 6/13 events are now posted on our website. The 10-minute videos of each featured home are available on our Youtube page. https://www.eastbaygreenhome.com/video

VIDEO — East Bay Green Home Tour Below are video recordings of the 2021 East Bay Green Home Tours: Day One (6/6) and Day Two (6/13). Videos of the individual homes and the induction cooking demo can be viewed on the East Bay Green Home Youtube page.

"Induction cooking is edging up on gas’ lead and is poised to overtake it in coming years." https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiegold/2021/06/30/heres-why-trend-setting-induction-technology-is-worth-considering-for-your-home/?sh=5a9fd88e6753

Here’s Why Trend-Setting Induction Technology Is Worth Considering For Your Home Pro-style gas ranges have been the top choice of serious home chefs for decades, and for millions of other homeowners who learned how to cook over a flame, but that is slowly changing.