You're Invited to Step Up to Fight Climate Change and Rising Utility Bills and Watch the Marin Green Home Tour.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 6 - 8PM

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What kind of homes will the Marin Green Home Tour feature?

You're Invited to Step Up to Fight Climate Change and Rising Utility Bills and Watch the Marin Green Home Tour.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 6 - 8PM

HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET?

What kind of homes will the Marin Green Home Tour feature?

LUCINDA, SAN RAFAEL

As a Green Realtor, Lucinda understands the value of greening her home. This year, her Gerstle Park bungalow, built in 1924, celebrates its 100th birthday.

Over the past few years, Lucinda has completed significant home improvements, guided by a comprehensive energy audit that helped her prioritize impactful upgrades.

Starting with air sealing and insulation, Lucinda sealed her attic, replaced doors and windows, and enhanced wall, attic, and crawl space insulation. These foundational improvements set the stage for further energy-efficient upgrades.

She later swapped her gas stove for an induction range, added electric radiant heat in the bathrooms, installed new ceiling fans, and introduced a ductless heat pump for an unconditioned area of her home. Now, solar panels power her new high-speed EV charger for her plug-in hybrid.

Lucinda hasn’t stopped there; she’s also committed to water conservation and home hardening. Recent projects include raised garden beds with drip irrigation, rainwater barrels, and the strategic removal of trees that posed risks to her home.

The Marin Green Home tour is proud to highlight Lucinda’s impressive commitment to sustainability and the valuable lessons she’s learned along the way.

LUCINDA, SAN RAFAEL

As a Green Realtor, Lucinda understands the value of greening her home. This year, her Gerstle Park bungalow, built in 1924, celebrates its 100th birthday.

Over the past few years, Lucinda has completed significant home improvements, guided by a comprehensive energy audit that helped her prioritize impactful upgrades.

Starting with air sealing and insulation, Lucinda sealed her attic, replaced doors and windows, and enhanced wall, attic, and crawl space insulation. These foundational improvements set the stage for further energy-efficient upgrades.

She later swapped her gas stove for an induction range, added electric radiant heat in the bathrooms, installed new ceiling fans, and introduced a ductless heat pump for an unconditioned area of her home. Now, solar panels power her new high-speed EV charger for her plug-in hybrid.

Lucinda hasn’t stopped there; she’s also committed to water conservation and home hardening. Recent projects include raised garden beds with drip irrigation, rainwater barrels, and the strategic removal of trees that posed risks to her home.

The Marin Green Home tour is proud to highlight Lucinda’s impressive commitment to sustainability and the valuable lessons she’s learned along the way.

SUE, SAN ANSELMO

Sue's San Anselmo home, built in 1996, is a great example of eco-friendly living. Motivated by concerns over climate impacts and indoor air quality, she made it her mission to eliminate natural gas from her home.

Today, with the help of various rebates and incentives, Sue is proud to have an all-electric home.

Her journey began with insulation upgrades, setting the stage for an efficient heat pump HVAC system to replace her gas furnace. She also upgraded to a heat pump water heater, and recently completed her transition by swapping out her gas stove for an induction range.

Sue’s commitment to sustainability extends to her transportation, with two electric vehicles—one equipped with bidirectional charging capabilities, allowing her to power home appliances during a power outage. In her quest for a greener landscape, she removed the lawns from both her front and back yards, earning generous rebates from Marin Water for this transformation.

The tour of Sue’s home offers valuable insights into the available rebates and incentives for green home projects, including programs from Electrify Marin, BayREN, CA Energy Smart Homes, Marin Water, and federal tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act. Sue shares a wealth of information about her path in this year’s Marin Green Home Tour.

SUE, SAN ANSELMO

Sue's San Anselmo home, built in 1996, is a great example of eco-friendly living. Motivated by concerns over climate impacts and indoor air quality, she made it her mission to eliminate natural gas from her home.

Today, with the help of various rebates and incentives, Sue is proud to have an all-electric home.

Her journey began with insulation upgrades, setting the stage for an efficient heat pump HVAC system to replace her gas furnace. She also upgraded to a heat pump water heater, and recently completed her transition by swapping out her gas stove for an induction range.

Sue’s commitment to sustainability extends to her transportation, with two electric vehicles—one equipped with bidirectional charging capabilities, allowing her to power home appliances during a power outage. In her quest for a greener landscape, she removed the lawns from both her front and back yards, earning generous rebates from Marin Water for this transformation.

The tour of Sue’s home offers valuable insights into the available rebates and incentives for green home projects, including programs from Electrify Marin, BayREN, CA Energy Smart Homes, Marin Water, and federal tax credits through the Inflation Reduction Act. Sue shares a wealth of information about her path in this year’s Marin Green Home Tour.

OTHER HOMES IN THE TOUR

TOM'S MARSHALL COTTAGE on Tomales Bay was updated with a passive house addition and an emphasis on insulation and electrification. See his heat pump, induction stove, electric hot tub, electric fireplace, passive house attributes, salvaged wood for siding and flooring, and hyper-local native plants.

DAVID'S NOVATO HOME looks out on oak woodlands. His EVs and E-bikes are powered by solar and batteries. Other features include heat pump HVAC and water heater, hot water re-circulation pump, portable induction hob, Vulcan vents for fire hardening, and a DIY rainwater catchment system made from reused pickle barrels.

FRANK'S SAUSALITO HOME with amazing views is powered by solar plus batteries, and heated/cooled by heat pumps and passive solar. Giant cisterns store rainwater, and Oto robots irrigate steep planted slopes. Frank uses apps to fine-tune his energy and water systems, and participates in a virtual power plant program.

ALEXIS' APARTMENT: Alexis has figured out an array of green home strategies to live more sustainably in her rental – a unique log cabin!

During our PROGRAM, you'll get a chance to ask these Marin neighbors questions about their green home features and upgrades. You'll also be able to ask questions of our featured experts, who will share up-to-date information on rebates, free planning services, and rooftop solar as an investment.

This event is a project of SustainableMarin.org

TOM'S MARSHALL COTTAGE on Tomales Bay was updated with a passive house addition and an emphasis on insulation and electrification. See his heat pump, induction stove, electric hot tub, electric fireplace, passive house attributes, salvaged wood for siding and flooring, and hyper-local native plants.

DAVID'S NOVATO HOME looks out on oak woodlands. His EVs and E-bikes are powered by solar and batteries. Other features include heat pump HVAC and water heater, hot water re-circulation pump, portable induction hob, Vulcan vents for fire hardening, and a DIY rainwater catchment system made from reused pickle barrels.

FRANK'S SAUSALITO HOME with amazing views is powered by solar plus batteries, and heated/cooled by heat pumps and passive solar. Giant cisterns store rainwater, and Oto robots irrigate steep planted slopes. Frank uses apps to fine-tune his energy and water systems, and participates in a virtual power plant program.

ALEXIS' APARTMENT: Alexis has figured out an array of green home strategies to live more sustainably in her rental – a unique log cabin!

During our PROGRAM, you'll get a chance to ask these Marin neighbors questions about their green home features and upgrades. You'll also be able to ask questions of our featured experts, who will share up-to-date information on rebates, free planning services, and rooftop solar as an investment.

This event is a project of SustainableMarin.org

NEWSWORTHY

Thumbs up - Confronting Our New Reality

Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts. Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says HERE.

Solutions to the problem of climate change have never been more clear. But the scale of the problem keeps getting bigger HERE.

Thumbs Down - The Speech the President Should Give Right Now (Seriously)

Adam McKay’s Yellow Dot Studios is serious about this suggestion. I agree, do you?

Given the frightening nature of Hurricane Milton and the non-stop array of weather disasters that have battered the planet amidst 16 straight months of record-breaking global temperatures, we submit this speech for President Biden to give in a prime-time, national address ASAP .The speech contains this “effective immediately I am declaring a national climate emergency.” Read the entire letter HERE.

NEWSWORTHY

Thumbs up - Confronting Our New Reality

Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts. Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says HERE.

Solutions to the problem of climate change have never been more clear. But the scale of the problem keeps getting bigger HERE.

Thumbs Down - The Speech the President Should Give Right Now (Seriously)

Adam McKay’s Yellow Dot Studios is serious about this suggestion. I agree, do you?

Given the frightening nature of Hurricane Milton and the non-stop array of weather disasters that have battered the planet amidst 16 straight months of record-breaking global temperatures, we submit this speech for President Biden to give in a prime-time, national address ASAP .The speech contains this “effective immediately I am declaring a national climate emergency.” Read the entire letter HERE.

FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS

Resilient Neighborhoods 2025 Workshops - January 9th and 15th - Register HERE.

Participate in the FREE workshop of 5 online classes, where RN will teach you how to:

* create a sustainable household

* adopt eco-friendly practices

* build a stronger community, and

* prepare for climate-related emergencies.

Vote for the Climate November 5th

FEATURED UPCOMING EVENTS

Resilient Neighborhoods 2025 Workshops - January 9th and 15th - Register HERE.

Participate in the FREE workshop of 5 online classes, where RN will teach you how to:

* create a sustainable household

* adopt eco-friendly practices

* build a stronger community, and

* prepare for climate-related emergencies.

Vote for the Climate November 5th!!

For more events, see the Green Change Events Calendar and the Ride Drive Clean Events Calendar.

To wrap up, as always, a HUGE THANK YOU to our Sustainable Marin Community and Supporters. It is US we do this for and it is YOU that makes what Sustainable Marin does possible.

Together, we create a tomorrow better than our yesterday, by acting TODAY.

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For more events, see the Green Change Events Calendar and the Ride Drive Clean Events Calendar.

To wrap up, as always, a HUGE THANK YOU to our Sustainable Marin Community and Supporters. It is US we do this for and it is YOU that makes what Sustainable Marin does possible.

Together, we create a tomorrow better than our yesterday, by acting TODAY.