 Renewable Energy & Green Building  Renewable energy is energy generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat - energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment. Another term commonly
used is alternative energy, which refers to energy generated from sources that have no undesired consequences such as fossil fuels or nuclear energy.
Most of the forms of renewable energies depend in one way or another on sunlight. Wind and
hydroelectric power are the direct result of differential heating of the Earth's
surface which leads to air moving about (wind) and precipitation forming as the
air is lifted. Solar energy is the direct conversion of sunlight using panels or
collectors. Biomass energy is stored sunlight contained in plants. Other
renewable energies that do not depend on sunlight are geothermal energy, which
is a result of radioactive decay in the crust combined with the original heat of
accreting the Earth, and tidal energy, which is a conversion of gravitational
energy.
For more information and links to local providers and installers check out the Renewable / Alternative Energy section below
Building Green
 More than just a fad, building green has rapidly become an industry trend. In 2005, $10 billion
was spent on green building. By the year 2010, that amount is expected to be over $60 billion.
Building green aims to maximize the efficiency with which buildings use resources such as
energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment.
Check out the Green Building section below for more information and lists of local professionals.
What Is Green Building?
Green buildings are sited, designed, constructed, and operated to enhance the well-being of their occupants and support a healthy community and natural environment.
In practical terms, green building is a whole-systems-approach to building that includes:
- Designing for livable communities
- Using sun and site to the building's advantage for natural heating, cooling, and daylighting
- Landscaping with native, drought-resistant plants and water-efficient practices
- Building quality, durable structures
- Reducing and recycling construction and demolition waste
- Insulating well and ventilating appropriately
- Incorporating durable, salvaged, recycled, and sustainably harvested materials
- Using healthy products and building practices
- Using energy-efficient and water-saving appliances, fixtures and technologies
When implemented holistically, these strategies serve to preserve our environment for future generations by conserving natural resources and protecting air and water quality. They provide benefits for us today by increasing comfort and well-being and helping to maintain healthy air quality. Finally, green building strategies are good for everyone's pocketbook by reducing maintenance and replacement requirements, reducing utility bills and lowering the cost of home ownership, and increasing property and resale values.
Learn about the five principles of green building
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Certified Green Building Professionals
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Organic House Construction and Consulting - Arcata, CA Alchemy Construction Inc. - Arcata, CA American Home Sales - Auburn, CA Ireland-Robinson & Hadley, Inc. - Belvedere, CA Scott Construction - Belvedere Tiburon, CA D.P. Contracting Company - Benicia, CA Fusion Building Company - Bolinas, CA Orlando Enterprises Tahoe, Inc. - Camelian Bay, CA Sustainable Building Performance - Carmichael, CA Steve J Bridges General Contracting - Carmichael, CA Windward Builders - Cazadero, CA Norton Construction - Chico, CA New Urban Builders - Chico, CA Mike Main - Chico, CA Quintin Construction - Cloverdale, CA Kunstbau+Kids - Corte Madera, CA Marshall White Construction, Inc. - Cotati, CA Sky Builders, Inc. - Cotati, CA WNT Design Distinctive Cabinetry - Cotati, CA Steven Eichbaum - Cotati, CA Macarthur Construction & Electrical - Davis, CA T Bowen Green Consulting - Davis, CA Community Housing Opportunities Corporation - Davis, CA MAK Design + Build - Davis, CA Morse Remodeling Inc. and Custom Homes - Davis, CA Alliance 24 Title - Davis, CA Davis Energy Group, Inc. - Davis, CA Riverwood Construction - Dogtown, CA Tom Trent Builders - Duncans Mills, CA Jennings and Julien Construction, Inc. - El Dorado Hills, CA Creative Eye Studio, LLC - El Dorado Hills, CA Simple Visions - Eureka, CA Hiline Builders, Inc. - Fair Oaks, CA Van Gelder Construction Co - Fair Oaks, CA Brian Sipp - Fair Oaks, CA Land Construction - Fairfax, CA Rooster Built - Fairfax, CA Sands Construction - Fairfax, CA IHS Home Building, Inc. - Fairfax, CA Black Oak Builders - Fairfax, CA Schleicher Construction - Fairfax, CA Molofsky Builders Incorporated - Glen Ellen, CA Josh Moore Construction, Inc. - Grass Valley, CA Fine Line Joinery - Grass Valley, CA Clay Hash General Contracting - Grass Valley, CA Bruce Ivy Construction - Grass Valley, CA Tekton Construction - Grass Valley, CA Mader Construction - Gualala, CA Pendragon Restoration - Healdsburg, CA Eric Neilson - Healdsburg, CA CBC Construction and Engineering, Inc. - Healdsburg, CA Peter Ziedrich - Healdsburg, CA Advanced Environmental Building Construction - Herald, CA TFC General Contractor - Hidden Valley Lake, CA Taylor-Smith Enterprises - Homewood, CA Telford Construction - Inverness, CA Trinity Builders & Co Inc - Kentfield, CA Aaron Worthy - Kings Beach, CA Brilliant Buildings, Inc. - Lafayette, CA Green Way Builder - larkspur, CA Sandra Bird Design - Larkspur, CA Modern Classics Construction - Larkspur, CA NorthPoint Builders Inc. - Larkspur, CA William Watt Construction - Magalia, CA Beutler Corporation - McClellan, CA Levinson Construction - Mill Valley, CA Legacy Builders - Mill Valley, CA Max Design & Construction - Mill Valley, CA Tim Walsh Builders, Inc. - Mill Valley, CA FR James Construction - Mill Valley, CA Insight Builders - Mill Valley, CA David Downey Construction - Mill Valley, CA Caletti Jungsten Construction - Mill Valley, CA Concept to Creation - Monte Rio, CA Green Method Construction - Napa, CA David Foster, Inc. - Napa, CA Carmichael Construction - Napa, CA MR Builder, Inc. - Napa, CA Judy Schindler Design + Build, Inc. - Napa, CA Cooney & Company General Contractors, Inc. - Napa, CA Healthy Buildings - Napa, CA Christopher Gustin - Napa, CA Ananda Design & Construction, Inc. - Nevada City, CA Dickson Construction, Inc. - Nevada City, CA Courtney J Cook Fine Home Building - Nevada City, CA M&K Construction - Newcastle, CA Herzberg Construction - Novato, CA Design/Build Specialists, Inc. - Novato, CA Full Moon Construction - Novato, CA Mani Construction - Novato, CA Kasten Builders - Novato, CA Rempe Construction - Novato, CA Behrens and Associates - Novato, CA Cullen Fine Woodworking - Novato, CA Anderson Construction - Novato, CA Barkley Builders - Novato, CA Marin Sonoma Deconstruction & Demolition Services, Inc. - Novato, CA Rogers Remodel, Inc. - Novato, CA Landmark Builders - Novato, CA Hallroan & Powers Construction, Inc. - Novato, CA Garlick & Dell'Era, Inc. - Novato, CA Reece Construction - Occidental, CA Martin Greene, LP - Olympic Valley, CA Michael A. Smith - Orangevale, CA William Springer - Oroville, CA Green Building of Sonoma County - Petaluma, CA K & L Construction Co., Inc. - Petaluma, CA Paradigm Builders - Petaluma, CA Marin County Sidewall - Petaluma, CA McDevitt & McDevitt Construction Corp. - Petaluma, CA Brian Green Construction - Placerville, CA Acorn Homes - Placerville, CA North Bay Green Building & Consulting - Point Reyes, CA Axel Nelson Construction - Point Reyes, CA The Energy Store - Rancho Cordova, CA McKee Construction, Inc. - Rocklin, CA MJB Homes, Inc. - Rocklin, CA AE Nelson Construction - Rohnert Park, CA Heinse Builders - Rohnert Park, CA Bianchi Plumbing - Roseville, CA R.J. Walter Homes - Roseville, CA Wesley King - S. Lake Tahoe, CA Bianchi HVAC - Sacramento, CA Alpha Pacific Development - Sacramento, CA TMS Construction - Sacramento, CA Mills Builders, Inc. - Sacramento, CA The Oak Crest Company, Inc. - Sacramento, CA AHI Construction, Inc. - Sacramento, CA 5 Star Performance Insulation - Sacramento, CA Tommy Young - Sacramento, CA Bryan Do - Sacramento, CA Selvig Development - San Anselmo, CA Shideler Skyvara Construction - San Anselmo, CA Renaissance Remodelers - San Anselmo, CA San Anselmo Construction Services - San Anselmo, CA Teg Custom Builders - San Anselmo, CA James Josephs Construction - San Anselmo, CA T. A. Gibbs Co. Design & Bldg. - San Anselmo, CA The Marin Remodeling Company - San Rafael, CA Kitchens & More - San Rafael, CA Off the Grid Design - San Rafael, CA Ebersole Builders - San Rafael, CA Redhorse Constructors - San Rafael, CA Kaplan Brothers, Inc. - San Rafael, CA Jon Tanner Building & Design - San Rafael, CA Plath & Co. - San Rafael, CA Norman Charles Construction, Inc. - San Rafael, CA Structural Integrity - San Rafael, CA Reyes Pacific, LLC - San Rafael, CA Marin County Builders - San Rafael, CA Harney Construction - San Rafael, CA J. W. McPhail Construction - San Rafael, CA Fontana Construction - San Rafael, CA Noble Builders - Noble Quail Corp. - San Rafael, CA Regev Amir - San Rafael, CA R.T. West Construction Company - Santa Rosa, CA Nordby Signature Homes - Santa Rosa, CA Creative Roofing - Santa Rosa, CA Odyssey Roofing Co. - Santa Rosa, CA Construction Resources, Inc - Santa Rosa, CA Avantgarde Construction - Santa Rosa, CA Boden Construction, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Western Builders - Santa Rosa, CA Caliburn Design and Construction - Santa Rosa, CA Tim Hughes - Santa Rosa, CA Air Connection - Santa Rosa, CA Dreamspace Design - Santa Rosa, CA Bay Area Interiors - Santa Rosa, CA Pacific Coast Construction & Design, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Alchemy Construction & Consulting - Santa Rosa, CA Jim Murphy & Associates - Santa Rosa, CA Paul White Construction, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Shook and Waller Construction, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA LeDuc & Dexter, Inc. Plumbing - Santa Rosa, CA Larry Wilson Construction - Santa Rosa, CA Dream Bath in a Week, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA J.A.M. Construction - Santa Rosa, CA Stewart Construction - Santa Rosa, CA Innovative Building & Consulting, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Kilcor Builders & Design, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Zack Parker - Santa Rosa, CA Stroub Construction, Inc. - Sausalito, CA Northern Pacific Construction/DBA Farallon Construction - Sausalito, CA Sausalito Construction - Sausalito, CA Code Source - Sebastopol, CA Artisan Builders - Sebastopol, CA BCC-Builders - Sebastopol, CA AG Sustainable Building - Sebastopol, CA Agreenable Construction - Sebastopol, CA Leff Construction - Sebastopol, CA Earthtone Construction, Inc. - Sebastopol, CA Green Wave Building - Sebastopol, CA Birdseye Builders, Inc. - Sebastopol, CA Talia Developments, Inc. - Sebastopol, CA Maganda Natural Builders - Sebastopol, CA Labourdette Construction - Sebastopol, CA Alternative Building Concepts - Sebastopol, CA Green Living Sonoma - Sonoma, CA Avalon Builders, Inc. - Sonoma, CA Build Tahoe Green, Inc. - South Lake Tahoe, CA Bachor Construction, Inc. - St. Helena, CA St. Helena Constuction Company and Deconstruction - St. Helena, CA Pacific Ridge Construction - Stinson Beach, CA Castle Rock Construction - Suisun City, CA Fritsch Construction, Inc. - Tahoe City, CA Loverde Builders - Tahoe City, CA Timberstone Construction, Inc. - Tahoe Vista, CA Galletto Construction - Tahoma, CA Dan LeVine Mellion General Contractor - Tiburon, CA Ted Wray, Builder - Tiburon, CA Thomas Noonan Contracting - Trinidad, CA Meng Construction - Truckee, CA Lindsay Construction, Inc. - Truckee, CA Handcrafted Structures - Truckee, CA Hines Homes, Inc. - Truckee, CA Adams Construction Enterprises - Truckee, CA MD Construction & Consulting, Inc. - Truckee, CA Legacy Builders - Truckee, CA Mark Tanner Construction, Inc. - Truckee, CA Jim Morrison Construction, Inc. - Truckee, CA Robert Marr Construction - Truckee, CA Sunrise Homes - Truckee, CA Structerra, Inc. - Truckee, CA Timberline Construction - Truckee, CA Sunco Homes, Inc. - Truckee, CA High Country Builders - Truckee, CA In House Builders - Truckee, CA Ben King Construction - Truckee, CA Heller Construction - Truckee, CA Menton Builders - Ukiah, CA Hawkes Construction - Ukiah, CA DAGG Services Company - Walnut Grove, CA Schmalzel Development - West Sacramento, CA GreenBuilt Construction - West Sacramento, CA Buckeye Construction - Willits, CA Empire Building & Restoration - Windsor, CA Rogers Radiant Heating & Plumbing - Windsor, CA Mike Samuelson Construction, Inc. - Windsor, CA MDS Construction - Windsor, CA Arrow Building Performance and Construction - Woodacre, CA
Ricky Critchfield - Cambell, CA Dan Denike - Campbell, CA Tony Dariano - Campbell, CA Chad Johnson - Carlsbad, CA John Steed - Irvine, CA Chu Lai - Irvine, CA Wes Harding - Long Beach, CA Joe LoConte - Los Altos, CA George Baral - Los Angeles, CA The Building Doctors - Los Angeles, CA Janet Fuchs and Deb Huston - Marina del Rey, CA Ken Arends - Menlo Park, CA Olivewood Builders - Mountain View, CA F. Cyrus Sarmadi - Northridge, CA Tom Wagner - Palo Alto, CA Neil Larson - Pasadena, CA Lyndsay Koch - Piedmont, CA Rosalind Haselbeck - San Diego, CA Vision Builders - San Francisco, CA Bryan Birmingham - San Francisco, CA Christine Boles - San Francisco, CA Chris Donatelli - San Jose, CA David Edwards - Santa Clara, CA Jeff Schnurr - Santa Clara, CA Scott Grover - Seaside, CA Gregg Brune - Simi Valley, CA Michael Murphy - Solana Beach, CA Terrence Wardell - Solana Beach, CA David Intner - Ventura, CA Jeffrey Randolph - Walnut Creek, CA
Consultants Home / Building
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American Home Sales - Auburn, CA Richard R. Grey & Associates - Corte Madera, CA T Bowen Green Consulting - Davis, CA Stephen Gribble - Davis, CA Alliance 24 Title - Davis, CA Davis Energy Group, Inc. - Davis, CA Charles Ehrlich - Davis, CA Clif Castle - Healdsburg, CA Watson & Company Energy Consultants - McKinleyville, CA Green Building of Sonoma County - Petaluma, CA Debbie Thompson - Sacramento, CA NCO Consulting and Design - Sacramento, CA Sterling Inspection Services - San Anselmo, CA Dorinda Himes, Environmental Consultant - San Rafael, CA Rick's Energy Solutions - Santa Rosa, CA Sol Data Energy Consulting - Santa Rosa, CA The Phillips Group - Santa Rosa, CA Code Source - Sebastopol, CA KEMA - Sonoma, CA
Architects
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Stevan Bowker - Benicia, CA Jessica Amundson - Chico, CA Elisabeth Winnen - Corte Madera, CA Julie M. Haney - Davis, CA Greg S. Balderree, AIA - El Dorado Hills, CA Graham Irwin - Fairfax, CA Geoff Williams - Granite Bay, CA Gail Henderson - Healdsburg, CA Peter Ziedrich - Healdsburg, CA Richard Perlstein - Larkspur, CA Elizabeth Klinke Suzuki - Mill Valley, CA Charles Crocker Curran - Mill Valley, CA Eric Rogers - Mill Valley, CA Heidi Richardson - Mill Valley, CA Bruce Fullerton - Mill Valley, CA Anne Forell - Mill Valley, CA Crystal Barriscale, AIA, AICP - Mill Valley, CA Carla Culbertson - Mill Valley, CA J. Bradford Hubbell - Mill Valley, CA Gregory Dedona - Mill Valley, CA Deborah Crosby - Mill Valley, CA Colleen Mahoney - Mill Valley, CA Mary Keetch - Napa, CA Joseph Farrell - Novato, CA Michael Barber - Novato, CA Marielle Rutherford - Novato, CA Stewart K. Summers - Novato, CA Richard Farley - Penn Valley, CA William Wolpert - Petaluma, CA Rick Brereton - Petaluma, CA Mark Albertson - Petaluma, CA Wesley King - S. Lake Tahoe, CA David Wade - Sacramento, CA Gary Shimotsu - Sacramento, CA Bryan Tham Do - Sacramento, CA Craig Hausman - Sacramento, CA Bryan Do - Sacramento, CA James A. Bill - San Anselmo, CA Larry D. Davis - San Rafael, CA Wade Herrboldt - San Rafael, CA Christina Parisi - San Rafael, CA Makoto Takashina - San Rafael, CA Robert Wilkinson - San Rafael, CA Kurt Gettman - San Rafael, CA 11th Hour Design - San Rafael, CA Wayne Miller - Santa Rosa, CA Carol Venolia - Santa Rosa, CA Paul W. Harris - Santa Rosa, CA Keith Taylor - Santa Rosa, CA Elida Doldan-Schujman AIA, CID - Sausalito, CA Ali Majlessi - Sausalito, CA Heydt Designs - Sausalito, CA David Kingwill - Seabastopol, CA Marilyn Standley - Sebastopol, CA Amanda Nash Brumme - Sonoma, CA Amy Alper - Sonoma, CA Victor Conforti - Sonoma, CA Jeff Paetkau - Sonoma, CA David Holden - South Lake Tahoe, CA Valley Architects - St. Helena, CA Michael Lefrancois - Tahoe City, CA Michael Bernard - Tahoe City, CA Scott Gillespie - Tahoe City, CA Albert DeLima - Tiburon, CA Dennis Dodds - Truckee, CA Frank Toledo - Truckee, CA Andrea Walhof-Grisham - Truckee, CA Peter Gerdin - Truckee, CA Kris Gallo - Truckee, CA David Spear - Truckee, CA Eli Meyer - Truckee, CA Clay Johnson - Westhaven, CA Will Jones - Windsor, CA Theresa Tamley - Woodacre, CA Erik Jens - Yuba City, CA
Gary Struthers - Alameda, CA Twig Gallemore - Berkeley, CA Jef Vander Borght - Burbank, CA Bacilia Macias - El Sobrante, CA Blair Seibert - Los Angeles, CA Terry Martin - Los Gatos, CA Janet Fuchs and Deb Huston - Marina del Rey, CA Marie Chiu - Oakland, CA Braden Sterling - Ojai, CA Lyndsay Koch - Piedmont, CA Dee Bell - Point Richmond, CA David Buergler - San Francisco, CA Greg Upwall - San Francisco, CA Patrick Sheaffer - San Francisco, CA Christine Boles - San Francisco, CA Jef Briggs - San Francisco, CA Richard Hartman - San Jose, CA Gregg Brune - Simi Valley, CA David Intner - Ventura, CA
Professional Engineers
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Michael Main - Chico, CA Mark Rutheiser - Davis, CA Norman Scheel - Fair Oaks, CA Brian Sipp - Fair Oaks, CA M. Scott Lillibridge - Loomis, CA Mark Berardi - Novato, CA David Kallmeyer - San Anselmo, CA Christina Parisi - San Rafael, CA Michael Bocklund - Santa Rosa, CA Greg Clore - Santa Rosa, CA Dustin Branscomb - Santa Rosa, CA Mark Setterland - Sebastopol, CA Michael Lefrancois - Tahoe City, CA Jeff Bender - Truckee, CA Miranda Holback - Truckee, CA Dennis Dodds - Truckee, CA Steven Davis - Truckee, CA Paul Laudenschlager - Truckee, CA
Green Point Rating
Green Point Rating is a certification program developed by Build It Green a non-profit membership organization who’s mission is to promote healthy energy and resource efficient building in California.
The Green Point Rating system was developed to meet the growing need of setting a standard to qualify a new home as sustainable / green.
It is based on 5 Categories:
- Energy Efficiency
- Resource Conservation
- Air Quality
- Water Conservation and
- Community
Green Point Rating is becoming a mandatory certification for new home construction in many municipalities around the state.
In the Bay Area alone there are 16 municipalites that have some from of Green requirement.
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Organic House Construction and Consulting - Arcata, CA Alchemy Construction Inc. - Arcata, CA D.P. Contracting Company - Benicia, CA Melani Sesin - Benicia, CA Colleen Williams - Benicia, CA Brad Cannon - Calistoga, CA Sustainable Building Performance - Carmichael, CA Steve J Bridges General Contracting - Carmichael, CA Mike Main - Chico, CA Sarah DuVon - Corte Madera, CA Robert Leys - Cotati, CA Robert Crane - Cotati, CA Steven Eichbaum - Cotati, CA Charles Ehrlich - Davis, CA Pepper Smith - Davis, CA Charles Persson - Davis, CA Antonia Tsoubanoudis - Davis, CA Greg Mahoney - Davis, CA Norman Scheel - Fair Oaks, CA Peter Waring - Fairfax, CA Craig Dinsdale - Fairfax, CA Maria Smith - Fairfield, CA Michael E. Bachand - Folsom, CA Katy Nicholls - Folsom, CA Casey Brooks - Granite Bay, CA Debra Little - Grass Valley, CA Michael Thomspon - Grass Valley, CA Arthur 'Scott' Ward - Healdsburg, CA Clif Castle - Healdsburg, CA Kevin Lundborg - Healdsburg, CA Green Way Builder - larkspur, CA Rachel Ginis - Larkspur, CA Watson & Company Energy Consultants - McKinleyville, CA David Downey Construction - Mill Valley, CA Eric Rogers - Mill Valley, CA Colleen Mahoney - Mill Valley, CA David Foster, Inc. - Napa, CA Judy Schindler Design + Build, Inc. - Napa, CA Paul Rodman - Napa, CA Christopher Gustin - Napa, CA Dan Kavarian - Napa, CA Frans Velthuijsen - Nevada City, CA M&K Construction - Newcastle, CA Design/Build Specialists, Inc. - Novato, CA Rogers Remodel, Inc. - Novato, CA Garlick & Dell'Era, Inc. - Novato, CA Donn Davy - Novato, CA Joseph Farrell - Novato, CA Michael Barber - Novato, CA Stewart K. Summers - Novato, CA Ezra Morrison - Novato, CA John Shurtz - Novato, CA William Springer - Oroville, CA Steve Eurotas - Paradise, CA Rick Brereton - Petaluma, CA Mark Albertson - Petaluma, CA Carlos Chavez - Petaluma, CA Pete Guisasola - Rocklin, CA Rick Swenson - Rocklin, CA Jason Tatman - Rohnert Park, CA Mike Nicholls - Rohnert Park, CA Bryan Tham Do - Sacramento, CA Joseph Schwartz - Sacramento, CA Tom Oxley - Sacramento, CA Tommy Young - Sacramento, CA Ted Underwood - Sacramento, CA Bryan Do - Sacramento, CA Dave Morgan - Sacramento, CA Judy Moran - Sacramento, CA Carey Boyd - Sacramento, CA Kevin Beck - San Anselmo, CA Ebersole Builders - San Rafael, CA Marin County Builders - San Rafael, CA Christina Parisi - San Rafael, CA David Brunhofer - San Rafael, CA Regev Amir - San Rafael, CA Robert Geno - San Rafael, CA Jonathan Mitguard - San Rafael, CA Rick's Energy Solutions - Santa Rosa, CA Sol Data Energy Consulting - Santa Rosa, CA The Phillips Group - Santa Rosa, CA Tim Hughes - Santa Rosa, CA Shook and Waller Construction, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Innovative Building & Consulting, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Allen Martin - Santa Rosa, CA Keith Taylor - Santa Rosa, CA Zack Parker - Santa Rosa, CA Bill Mattinson - Santa Rosa, CA Sean Plikuhn - Santa Rosa, CA Kevin Gilleran - Santa Rosa, CA Daniel Keith - Santa Rosa, CA William Talley - Santa Rosa, CA Sausalito Construction - Sausalito, CA Birdseye Builders, Inc. - Sebastopol, CA Mark Setterland - Sebastopol, CA Hilary Ransom - Sebastopol, CA Paul Rosen - Sebastopol, CA Marko Castor - Sebastopol, CA Kathy Toohey - Sonoma, CA Max Salkin - Sonoma, CA Lisa Scott - The Sea Ranch, CA Jeff Bender - Truckee, CA Legacy Builders - Truckee, CA GreenBuilt Construction - West Sacramento, CA Lisa Pickert - West Sacramento, CA David Willoughby - Willits, CA John Sherman - Willits, CA Steve Pantazes - Windsor, CA Jan Tolbert - Windsor, CA Rick Jones - Windsor, CA Pauletta Cangson - Windsor, CA Brian Frenger - Woodland, CA Rick Walters - Woodland, CA
Thomas Means - Alameda, CA Gary Struthers - Alameda, CA Raj Patel - Alhambra, CA Ron Takiguchi - Alhambra, CA Andy Wahl - Bay Point, CA Peitsa Hirvonen - Berkeley, CA Nancy Hoeffer - Berkeley, CA Laura Natkins - Berkeley, CA Kirk Russell - Berkeley, CA Samuel Katzen - Berkeley, CA Marc Richmond - Berkeley, CA Maurice Levitch - Berkeley, CA Katy Hollbacher - Berkeley, CA Brian Parker - Berkeley, CA Tenaya Asan - Berkeley, CA Val Alexeeff - Berkeley, CA Jennifer Love - Berkeley, CA Elise Hunter - Berkeley, CA Russell Bayba - Berkeley, CA Teresa Clarke - Berkeley, CA Micaela Cwieka - Berkeley, CA Helmina Kim - Berkeley, CA Twig Gallemore - Berkeley, CA Michael Butler - Berkeley, CA Patrick Emmons - Berkeley, CA Greg Heidenreich - Berkeley, CA Davida Heller - Beverly Hills, CA Allan Smith - Boulder Creek, CA Brian Barry - Brentwood, CA Yang Nie - Brisbane, CA Jef Vander Borght - Burbank, CA Joseph McCluskey - Burlingame, CA Mary Winder - Burlingame, CA Ricky Critchfield - Cambell, CA Dan Denike - Campbell, CA Jay Perrine - Campbell, CA Tony Dariano - Campbell, CA Chad Johnson - Carlsbad, CA Marcel Scontrino - Carmel, CA Lawrence Ramstrum - Carpinteria, CA Gabe Lopez - Ceres, CA Devon Hartman - Claremont, CA Andrew Durben - Claremont, CA Gary Richardson - Clovis, CA Robert Davidson - Coronado, CA Marilyn Carne-Smith - Costa Mesa, CA Aditi Mukherjee - Cupertino, CA Thomas Waugh - Cupertino, CA Thomas J. Houghton - Danville, CA Suzanne Marchant - Dublin, CA Wallace Whittier - Emeryville, CA Marianna Sparks - Encinitas, CA Dadla Ponizil - Encinitas, CA Eric Dreesman - Foster City, CA Rosemarie Smith - Fresno, CA Darius Assemi - Fresno, CA Anthony Seaton - Fresno, CA Doug Sibley - Fresno , CA John Shipman - Fullerton, CA Robert Cardenaz - Gilroy, CA Abbie Goldstein - Half Moon Bay, CA Brad Jaeb - Half Moon Bay, CA Junmar Salon - Hayward, CA Garret Mayer - Hayward, CA Alan Tam - Hayward, CA Thomas Favorite - Hemet, CA Scott Young - Hermosa Beach, CA Don Bartz - Hesperia, CA Jason Scheurer - Huntington Beach, CA Tom Graham - Huntington Beach, CA Andrew Cronin - Huntington Beach, CA John Steed - Irvine, CA Mark Madison - Irvine, CA Brent Fuller - Irvine, CA Chu Lai - Irvine, CA Ed Gibbons - Irvine, CA Debb Finke - Irvine , CA Jonas Denny - Irvine , CA Daniel Lynch - Kensington, CA Kevin Rasmussen - La Mesa, CA Richard Powell - La Quinta, CA William Schock - Lafayette, CA Michele McKay - Lafayette, CA Nathan Krantz - Lake Forest, CA Douglas Simms - Livermore, CA Crystal Decastro - Livermore, CA Casey Goulart - Lodi, CA Dale Gibbs - Lodi, CA Wes Harding - Long Beach, CA Jane Raftis - Los Alamitos, CA Joe LoConte - Los Altos, CA Breene Kerr - Los Altos, CA Karen Ali - Los Altos, CA Frank Ratts - Los Altos, CA Ken Girdley - Los Altos, CA Lee Mei - Los Altos, CA Joseph Cammarata - Los Altos, CA Kacey Fitzpatrick - Los Altos, CA Debbie Pedro - Los Altos Hills, CA Bill Carino - Los Altos Hills, CA William Jones - Los Angeles, CA Shellie Collier - Los Angeles, CA Scott Mathers - Los Angeles, CA Blair Seibert - Los Angeles, CA Mark Holloway - Los Angeles, CA Robert Gertz - Los Angeles, CA George Baral - Los Angeles, CA Bill Taylor - Los Gatos, CA Daryl Fazekas - Los Gatos, CA Terry Martin - Los Gatos, CA Linder Jones, AIA, LEED-AP - Los Gatos, CA Janet Fuchs and Deb Huston - Marina del Rey, CA Gary Dobson - Martinez, CA Ken Arends - Menlo Park, CA Buster Scholl - Mission Viejo, CA Jamie Padron - Modesto, CA Gary Wollin - Modesto, CA Jeremiah Ellis - Modesto, CA Kirk Kloepfer - Montara, CA David Blanke - Montclair, CA Jennifer McClellan - Monterey , CA James McCord - Monterey, CA Michael Lillis - Moorpark, CA Judy Roberson - Moraga, CA Jeffrey King - Morgan Hill, CA Linda Hinkle - Morgan Hill, CA John Moniz - Morgan Hill, CA Kate Latham - Mountain View, CA Clarke Schiller - Mountain View, CA Edward Yu - Mountain View, CA Iris Harrell - Mountain View, CA John Eckstein - Mountain View, CA Susan Davis - Mountain View, CA Janice Schmidiger - Murphys, CA Gregg Sharp - Newport Beach, CA Evan Little - Newport Beach, CA Judy Rachel - North Hollywood, CA F. Cyrus Sarmadi - Northridge, CA George Nesbitt - Oakland, CA Amy Dryden - Oakland, CA Daisy Allen - Oakland, CA Elaine Hsieh - Oakland, CA Akira Chiwaki - Oakland, CA Thomas Jull - Oakland, CA Laura Billings - Oakland, CA Alexandra Martynetz - Oakland, CA Marie Chiu - Oakland, CA Rosa Lua - Oakland, CA Ben Cooper - Oakland, CA Heather Larson - Oakland, CA Jasmine Brown - Oakland, CA Joanneke Verschuur - Oakland, CA Kevin Reese - Oakley, CA Mike Pato - Oakley, CA Rick Maurer - Orange, CA David Hirzel - Pacifica, CA Ann Edminster - Pacifica, CA Thomas Hall - Palm Desert, CA Lucas Morton - Palo Alto, CA Eric Keng - Palo Alto, CA Louis McBride - Palo Alto, CA Michael Chau - Palo Alto, CA Miles Hancock - Palo Alto, CA Ed Yi-Ran - Palo Alto, CA Bo Crane - Palo Alto, CA Tom Wagner - Palo Alto, CA Philip Neumann - Palo Alto, CA Charisse Dunn - Pasadena, CA Neil Larson - Pasadena, CA Keith Lilley - Pasadena, CA Lyndsay Koch - Piedmont, CA Andre Vernon - Pinole, CA Nelda Braver - Pleasant Hill, CA John Hutchins - Pleasanton, CA Donald Babbitt - Pleasanton, CA Dennis Corbett - Pleasanton, CA Dee Bell - Point Richmond, CA Christine Johnson - Portola Valley, CA George McCutcheon - Redondo Beach, CA Michael O'Connell - Redwood City, CA Mel Springs - Redwood City, CA Karen Chew - Redwood City, CA Kieron Slaughter - Richmond, CA Milton Tong - Richmond, CA Joseph Light - Richmond, CA Dave Hegarty - Ripon, CA David Newton - San Bruno, CA John Murphy - San Bruno, CA Suzanne Emerson - San Carlos, CA Scott Whitley - San Diego, CA Clay Highfill - San Diego, CA David Shields - San Diego, CA Steve Codraro - San Diego, CA Rosalind Haselbeck - San Diego, CA David Buergler - San Francisco, CA Ian O'Banion - San Francisco, CA Greg Upwall - San Francisco, CA Nick Palter - San Francisco, CA Howard Blecher - San Francisco, CA Alan Martinez - San Francisco, CA Alex Salazar - San Francisco, CA Todd Lukesh - San Francisco, CA Michael Kloefkorn - San Francisco, CA Patrick Sheaffer - San Francisco, CA Andrew Arnold - San Francisco, CA Bryan Birmingham - San Francisco, CA Christine Boles - San Francisco, CA Robert Bruce Welch - San Francisco, CA Chinsoo Kim - San Francisco, CA Holger Menendez - San Francisco, CA Prudence Ferreira - San Francisco, CA Mike Kerwin - San Francisco, CA Arcadia Maximo - San Francisco, CA Ivor Collins - San Francisco, CA Richard Chien - San Francisco, CA Douglas Kirk - San Jose, CA Don R. Gross ICBO, GPP, GPR, GPAEH - San Jose, CA Chris Donatelli - San Jose, CA Richard Hartman - San Jose, CA Darrel Kelly - San Jose, CA Joyce Liu - San Jose, CA Gregory Brougham - San Jose, CA Lance Willis - San Jose, CA Steve Houlihan - San Jose, CA Joanne Terwillger - San Jose, CA Susan Jamieson - San Jose, CA Jan Kamanchi - San Jose, CA Devon Kelly - San Jose, CA Heather Clark - San Jose, CA Maia Gendreau - San Jose, CA Uwe Heine - San Jose, CA Robert Lehman - San Jose, CA Cindy Carey - San jose, CA Santos Alvarez - San Jose, CA Michael Jeffery - San Leandro, CA Sally Barros - San Leandro, CA Keith Weiner - San Leandro, CA Mark Soltes - San Leandro, CA Joseph Chan - San Lorenzo, CA Steve Mann - San Luis Obispo, CA Galo Lebron - San Marcos, CA Donald Zhao - San Mateo, CA Robert Harold - San Pablo, CA Austin Graham - San Ramon, CA David Edwards - Santa Clara, CA Tung Tran - Santa Clara, CA Jeff Schnurr - Santa Clara, CA Linda Butler - Santa Cruz, CA Sharon Block - Santa Cruz, CA Ronald Jones - Santa Cruz, CA Edward Van Horn - Santa Maria, CA Glen Boldt - Santa Monica, CA James Caglia - Saratoga, CA Scott Grover - Seaside, CA Thomas Hamilton - Sherman Oaks, CA Sue Higgins - Sherman Oaks, CA Gregg Brune - Simi Valley, CA Katrina Rosa - Solana Beach, CA Michael Murphy - Solana Beach, CA Terrence Wardell - Solana Beach, CA Harvey Bondar - South San Francisco, CA John Cook - Stateline, CA Rochelle Largent - Stockton, CA Mark Fischer - Stockton, CA Barry Smith - Studio City, CA Sue Harrison - Sunnyvale, CA Rich Jensen - Temecula, CA Richard Clinton - Temple City, CA Steve D'Allura - Tracy, CA Paul Riconscente - Tracy, CA Glenn Kirby - Union City, CA Diana Rapposelli - Union City, CA Valerie Avendano - Union City, CA Carmela Campbell - Union City, CA Tammy Schwolsky - Valley Village, CA Alayha Aquarian - Venice, CA David Intner - Ventura, CA Alan Mcintosh - Visalia, CA Avery Colter - Walnut Creek, CA Jeff Jacobs - Walnut Creek, CA Dick Edwards - Walnut Creek, CA Jeffrey Randolph - Walnut Creek, CA Samuel Williams - Woodland Hills, CA
Renewable energy sources are most commonly found as the following sources;
- Solar Energy
- This form of energy relies on the nuclear fusion power from the core of the Sun. This energy can be collected and converted in a few different ways. The range is from solar water heating with solar collectors or attic cooling with solar attic fans for domestic use to the complex technologies of direct conversion of sunlight to electrical energy using mirrors and boilers or photovoltaic cells. Unfortunately these are currently insufficient to fully power our modern society.
- Wind
Energy
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The movement of the atmosphere is driven by differences of temperature at the
Earth's surface due to varying temperatures of the Earth's surface when lit by
sunlight. Wind energy can be used to pump water or generate electricity, but
requires extensive areal coverage to produce significant amounts of energy.
- Hydroelectric Energy
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This form uses the gravitational potential of elevated water that was lifted
from the oceans by sunlight. It is not strictly speaking renewable since all
reservoirs eventually fill up and require very expensive excavation to become
useful again. At this time, most of the available locations for hydroelectric
dams are already used in the developed world.
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Biomass Energy
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Biomass is the term for energy from plants. Energy in this form is very commonly
used throughout the world. Unfortunately the most popular is the burning of
trees for cooking and warmth. This process releases copious amounts of carbon
dioxide gases into the atmosphere and is a major contributor to unhealthy air in
many areas. Some of the more modern forms of biomass energy are methane
generation and production of alcohol for automobile fuel and fueling electric
power plants.
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Geothermal Energy
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Energy left over from the original accretion of the planet and augmented by heat
from radioactive decay seeps out slowly everywhere, everyday. In certain areas
the geothermal gradient (increase in temperature with depth) is high enough to
exploit to generate electricity. This possibility is limited to a few locations
on Earth and many technical problems exist that limit its utility. Another form
of geothermal energy is Earth energy, a result of the heat storage in the
Earth's surface. Soil everywhere tends to stay at a relatively constant
temperature, the yearly average, and can be used with heat pumps to heat a
building in winter and cool a building in summer. This form of energy can lessen
the need for other power to maintain comfortable temperatures in buildings, but
cannot be used to produce electricity.
- Hydrogen and fuel cells.
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These are also not strictly renewable energy resources but are very abundant in
availability and are very low in pollution when utilized. Hydrogen can be burned
as a fuel, typically in a vehicle, with only water as the combustion product.
This clean burning fuel can mean a significant reduction of pollution in cities.
Or the hydrogen can be used in fuel cells, which are similar to batteries, to
power an electric motor. In either case significant production of hydrogen
requires abundant power. Due to the need for energy to produce the initial
hydrogen gas, the result is the relocation of pollution from the cities to the
power plants. There are several promising methods to produce hydrogen, such as
solar power, that may alter this picture drastically.
- Other
forms of energy
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Energy from tides, the oceans and hot hydrogen fusion are other forms that can
be used to generate electricity. Each of these is discussed in some detail with
the final result being that each suffers from one or another significant
drawback and cannot be relied upon at this time to solve the upcoming energy
crunch.
 Check out HowToSaveElectricity.net.
This site offers advice on how to save money by saving
energy. Learn proven tips that cost nothing to implement and require
very little lifestyle change that have the potential of cutting your
electric bill significantly. For the more energy conscious homeowner,
there are discussions on more advanced topics like residential wind
power, home solar energy, and low energy lighting. Be green and save green!
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Check out some California Renewable Energy Statistics & Data from the state website.
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Alternative Energy / Green Products
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Propel Fuels - Citrus Heights, CA Shasta Green Power - Cottonwood, CA Charles Persson - Davis, CA Golden State Windpower - Dixon, CA Green Home Gold - El Dorado, CA Propel Fuels - Elk Grove, CA Alternative Building Center - Eureka, CA Renner Petroleum/World Energy - Eureka, CA Fairfax Lumber & Hardware - Fairfax, CA Plan-It Hardware - Fairfax, CA Plaza Oliver Fairfield - Fairfield, CA Ramos Oil Company - Fairfield, CA Renner Petroleum/World Energy - Fortuna, CA DMC Green - More For Less - Galt, CA Renner Petroleum/World Energy - Garberville, CA Insulation Solutions - Grass Valley, CA Blocco Building System, Inc. - Grass Valley, CA Healdsburg Lumber Company - Healdsburg, CA ICF By Design - Healdsburg, CA Solar Living Institute - Hopland, CA The Biofuel Station - Laytonville, CA Comtec Distributing - Mt. Shasta, CA Wholesale Solar - Mt. Shasta, CA Friedman's Contractor Sales - Napa, CA Solar Knights Construction, Inc. - Napa, CA Marin Floor Company - Novato, CA GreenKoatz Solar Inc. - Petaluma, CA Royal Petroleum - Petaluma, CA Propel - Rocklin, CA Green Sacramento - Sacramento, CA 5 Star Performance Insulation - Sacramento, CA Propel Fuels - Sacramento, CA Propel Fuels - Sacramento, CA Green Fusion Design Center - San Anselmo, CA LC Biofuels, LLC - San Anselmo, CA Ceramic Tile Design - San Rafael, CA Marin Biofuels/Marin Biodiesel - San Rafael, CA Burgess Lumber - Santa Rosa, CA Mead Clark Lumber Co. - Santa Rosa, CA Pace Supply Corporation - Santa Rosa, CA Friedman's Home Improvement - Santa Rosa, CA Rotten Robbie - Santa Rosa, CA Rotten Robbie - Santa Rosa, CA Royal Petroleum - Santa Rosa, CA San Francisco Petroleum - Santa Rosa, CA Mediterranean Colors - Sausalito, CA Warren Brown Construction - Sebastopol, CA Steele Energy Solutions Inc. - sebastopol, CA Redwood Oil Company - Sebastopol, CA Redwood Oil Company/Sebastopol Chevron - Sebastopol, CA Roadrunner Gas & Market - So Lake Tahoe, CA LC Biofuels, LLC - South Lake Tahoe, CA Central Valley Builders Supply - St. Helena, CA Mendo Mill - Ukiah, CA Redwood Oil Company/Perkins Chevron - Ukiah, CA Yokayo Biofuels - Ukiah, CA Eel River Fuels, Inc - Upper Lake, CA Eel River Fuels, Inc - Willits, CA Interstate Oil Company - Woodland, CA All Electric - Yuba City, CA
Fleet Card Fuels - Bakersfield, CA Peitsa Hirvonen - Berkeley, CA BioFuel Oasis - Berkeley, CA BioFuel Oasis - Berkeley, CA Golden Gate Petroleum - Brentwood, CA The Green Station - Campbell, CA LA City Biodiesel - Canoga Park, CA Downs Energy - Corona, CA Extreme Biodiesel - Corona, CA Pacific Pride - Cudahy, CA Thomas J. Houghton - Danville, CA Borrego Solar - El Cajon, CA Borrego Solar - El Cajon, CA Sustainable Power Systems - Fresno, CA Robert V. Jensen, Inc. - Fresno, CA McCormix Corporation - Goleta, CA A G Stanford Green Power - Hesperia, CA Goodspeed Auto Fuel Systems - Hesperia, CA Goodspeed Auto-fuels Inc - Hesperia, CA TEstco - Holts Summit, CA Sellers Petroleum - Imperial, CA Solar Monkey & Wind Monkey - Monkey Industrial Supply - Irvine, CA Hardy Solar - Jamul, CA Dassel's Petroleum Inc - Lemoore, CA Breene Kerr - Los Altos, CA The Building Doctors - Los Angeles, CA New Energy Construction - Manhattan Beach, CA Janet Fuchs and Deb Huston - Marina del Rey, CA Auto Trans - Mission Viejo, CA Toro Petroleum Corp - Monterey, CA Rotten Robbie - Mountain View, CA AMERESCO Solar - Murrieta, CA Joe Guasti Construction - Oak Hills, CA S.F. Oakland Auto Truck Plaza - Oakland, CA Carr's Car Center - Oceanside, CA Southwall Technologies Window Films - Palo Alto, CA Nickey Petroleum Company, Inc. - Placentia, CA Bay Counties Pitcock Petroleum - Pleasant Hill, CA Prevailing Wind Power - Redondo Beach, CA LC Biofuels, LLC - Richmond, CA Scott Whitley - San Diego, CA Downwind Marine - San Diego, CA Silverwood Energy - San Diego, CA Pearson Fuels - San Diego, CA Sustainable Power Systems - San Dimas, CA Recurve - San Francisco, CA Dogpatch Biofuels - San Francisco, CA Rotten Robbie - San Jose, CA Western States Oil - San Jose, CA Western States Oil - San Leandaro, CA Autopia Biofuels - San Mateo, CA Sustainable Power Systems - San Ramon, CA Conserv Fuel - Santa Barbara, CA McCormix Corporation - Santa Barbara, CA Green Station - Santa Cruz, CA Usa Grown Fuel - Santa Cruz, CA brwentwood service station - so sf, CA Olympian - South San Fransico, CA Manning Fuel, Inc. - Sun Valley, CA Serious Materials drywall and windows - Sunnyvale, CA Promethean Biofuels Cooperative Corporation - Temecula, CA Ojai Solar - Ventura, CA Ventura Harbor Marine Fuel, Inc. - Ventura, CA Solatron Technologies Inc. - Victorville, CA Alan Mcintosh - Visalia, CA Windsor Oil Co. - Westmorland, CA
Certified Energy Auditors
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Charles Ehrlich - Davis, CA Jim Spence - El Dorado Hills, CA Michael E. Bachand - Folsom, CA Peter Ziedrich - Healdsburg, CA Aaron Worthy - Kings Beach, CA Donn Davy - Novato, CA Michael A. Smith - Orangevale, CA Wesley King - S. Lake Tahoe, CA Debbie Thompson - Sacramento, CA Tim Hughes - Santa Rosa, CA Michael Bocklund - Santa Rosa, CA Greg Clore - Santa Rosa, CA Jeff Bender - Truckee, CA
Green Point Raters - New & Existing Homes
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Organic House Construction and Consulting - Arcata, CA Alchemy Construction Inc. - Arcata, CA D.P. Contracting Company - Benicia, CA Melani Sesin - Benicia, CA Colleen Williams - Benicia, CA Brad Cannon - Calistoga, CA Sustainable Building Performance - Carmichael, CA Steve J Bridges General Contracting - Carmichael, CA Mike Main - Chico, CA Sarah DuVon - Corte Madera, CA Robert Leys - Cotati, CA Robert Crane - Cotati, CA Steven Eichbaum - Cotati, CA Charles Ehrlich - Davis, CA Pepper Smith - Davis, CA Charles Persson - Davis, CA Antonia Tsoubanoudis - Davis, CA Greg Mahoney - Davis, CA Norman Scheel - Fair Oaks, CA Peter Waring - Fairfax, CA Craig Dinsdale - Fairfax, CA Maria Smith - Fairfield, CA Michael E. Bachand - Folsom, CA Katy Nicholls - Folsom, CA Casey Brooks - Granite Bay, CA Debra Little - Grass Valley, CA Michael Thomspon - Grass Valley, CA Arthur 'Scott' Ward - Healdsburg, CA Clif Castle - Healdsburg, CA Kevin Lundborg - Healdsburg, CA Green Way Builder - larkspur, CA Rachel Ginis - Larkspur, CA Watson & Company Energy Consultants - McKinleyville, CA David Downey Construction - Mill Valley, CA Eric Rogers - Mill Valley, CA Colleen Mahoney - Mill Valley, CA David Foster, Inc. - Napa, CA Judy Schindler Design + Build, Inc. - Napa, CA Paul Rodman - Napa, CA Christopher Gustin - Napa, CA Dan Kavarian - Napa, CA Frans Velthuijsen - Nevada City, CA M&K Construction - Newcastle, CA Design/Build Specialists, Inc. - Novato, CA Rogers Remodel, Inc. - Novato, CA Garlick & Dell'Era, Inc. - Novato, CA Donn Davy - Novato, CA Joseph Farrell - Novato, CA Michael Barber - Novato, CA Stewart K. Summers - Novato, CA Ezra Morrison - Novato, CA John Shurtz - Novato, CA William Springer - Oroville, CA Steve Eurotas - Paradise, CA Rick Brereton - Petaluma, CA Mark Albertson - Petaluma, CA Carlos Chavez - Petaluma, CA Pete Guisasola - Rocklin, CA Rick Swenson - Rocklin, CA Jason Tatman - Rohnert Park, CA Mike Nicholls - Rohnert Park, CA Bryan Tham Do - Sacramento, CA Joseph Schwartz - Sacramento, CA Tom Oxley - Sacramento, CA Tommy Young - Sacramento, CA Ted Underwood - Sacramento, CA Bryan Do - Sacramento, CA Dave Morgan - Sacramento, CA Judy Moran - Sacramento, CA Carey Boyd - Sacramento, CA Kevin Beck - San Anselmo, CA Ebersole Builders - San Rafael, CA Marin County Builders - San Rafael, CA Christina Parisi - San Rafael, CA David Brunhofer - San Rafael, CA Regev Amir - San Rafael, CA Robert Geno - San Rafael, CA Jonathan Mitguard - San Rafael, CA Rick's Energy Solutions - Santa Rosa, CA Sol Data Energy Consulting - Santa Rosa, CA The Phillips Group - Santa Rosa, CA Tim Hughes - Santa Rosa, CA Shook and Waller Construction, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Innovative Building & Consulting, Inc. - Santa Rosa, CA Allen Martin - Santa Rosa, CA Keith Taylor - Santa Rosa, CA Zack Parker - Santa Rosa, CA Bill Mattinson - Santa Rosa, CA Sean Plikuhn - Santa Rosa, CA Kevin Gilleran - Santa Rosa, CA Daniel Keith - Santa Rosa, CA William Talley - Santa Rosa, CA Sausalito Construction - Sausalito, CA Birdseye Builders, Inc. - Sebastopol, CA Mark Setterland - Sebastopol, CA Hilary Ransom - Sebastopol, CA Paul Rosen - Sebastopol, CA Marko Castor - Sebastopol, CA Kathy Toohey - Sonoma, CA Max Salkin - Sonoma, CA Lisa Scott - The Sea Ranch, CA Jeff Bender - Truckee, CA Legacy Builders - Truckee, CA GreenBuilt Construction - West Sacramento, CA Lisa Pickert - West Sacramento, CA David Willoughby - Willits, CA John Sherman - Willits, CA Steve Pantazes - Windsor, CA Jan Tolbert - Windsor, CA Rick Jones - Windsor, CA Pauletta Cangson - Windsor, CA Brian Frenger - Woodland, CA Rick Walters - Woodland, CA
Thomas Means - Alameda, CA Gary Struthers - Alameda, CA Raj Patel - Alhambra, CA Ron Takiguchi - Alhambra, CA Andy Wahl - Bay Point, CA Peitsa Hirvonen - Berkeley, CA Nancy Hoeffer - Berkeley, CA Laura Natkins - Berkeley, CA Kirk Russell - Berkeley, CA Samuel Katzen - Berkeley, CA Marc Richmond - Berkeley, CA Maurice Levitch - Berkeley, CA Katy Hollbacher - Berkeley, CA Brian Parker - Berkeley, CA Tenaya Asan - Berkeley, CA Val Alexeeff - Berkeley, CA Jennifer Love - Berkeley, CA Elise Hunter - Berkeley, CA Russell Bayba - Berkeley, CA Teresa Clarke - Berkeley, CA Micaela Cwieka - Berkeley, CA Helmina Kim - Berkeley, CA Twig Gallemore - Berkeley, CA Michael Butler - Berkeley, CA Patrick Emmons - Berkeley, CA Greg Heidenreich - Berkeley, CA Davida Heller - Beverly Hills, CA Allan Smith - Boulder Creek, CA Brian Barry - Brentwood, CA Yang Nie - Brisbane, CA Jef Vander Borght - Burbank, CA Joseph McCluskey - Burlingame, CA Mary Winder - Burlingame, CA Ricky Critchfield - Cambell, CA Dan Denike - Campbell, CA Jay Perrine - Campbell, CA Tony Dariano - Campbell, CA Chad Johnson - Carlsbad, CA Marcel Scontrino - Carmel, CA Lawrence Ramstrum - Carpinteria, CA Gabe Lopez - Ceres, CA Devon Hartman - Claremont, CA Andrew Durben - Claremont, CA Gary Richardson - Clovis, CA Robert Davidson - Coronado, CA Marilyn Carne-Smith - Costa Mesa, CA Aditi Mukherjee - Cupertino, CA Thomas Waugh - Cupertino, CA Thomas J. Houghton - Danville, CA Suzanne Marchant - Dublin, CA Wallace Whittier - Emeryville, CA Marianna Sparks - Encinitas, CA Dadla Ponizil - Encinitas, CA Eric Dreesman - Foster City, CA Rosemarie Smith - Fresno, CA Darius Assemi - Fresno, CA Anthony Seaton - Fresno, CA Doug Sibley - Fresno , CA John Shipman - Fullerton, CA Robert Cardenaz - Gilroy, CA Abbie Goldstein - Half Moon Bay, CA Brad Jaeb - Half Moon Bay, CA Junmar Salon - Hayward, CA Garret Mayer - Hayward, CA Alan Tam - Hayward, CA Thomas Favorite - Hemet, CA Scott Young - Hermosa Beach, CA Don Bartz - Hesperia, CA Jason Scheurer - Huntington Beach, CA Tom Graham - Huntington Beach, CA Andrew Cronin - Huntington Beach, CA John Steed - Irvine, CA Mark Madison - Irvine, CA Brent Fuller - Irvine, CA Chu Lai - Irvine, CA Ed Gibbons - Irvine, CA Debb Finke - Irvine , CA Jonas Denny - Irvine , CA Daniel Lynch - Kensington, CA Kevin Rasmussen - La Mesa, CA Richard Powell - La Quinta, CA William Schock - Lafayette, CA Michele McKay - Lafayette, CA Nathan Krantz - Lake Forest, CA Douglas Simms - Livermore, CA Crystal Decastro - Livermore, CA Casey Goulart - Lodi, CA Dale Gibbs - Lodi, CA Wes Harding - Long Beach, CA Jane Raftis - Los Alamitos, CA Joe LoConte - Los Altos, CA Breene Kerr - Los Altos, CA Karen Ali - Los Altos, CA Frank Ratts - Los Altos, CA Ken Girdley - Los Altos, CA Lee Mei - Los Altos, CA Joseph Cammarata - Los Altos, CA Kacey Fitzpatrick - Los Altos, CA Debbie Pedro - Los Altos Hills, CA Bill Carino - Los Altos Hills, CA William Jones - Los Angeles, CA Shellie Collier - Los Angeles, CA Scott Mathers - Los Angeles, CA Blair Seibert - Los Angeles, CA Mark Holloway - Los Angeles, CA Robert Gertz - Los Angeles, CA George Baral - Los Angeles, CA Bill Taylor - Los Gatos, CA Daryl Fazekas - Los Gatos, CA Terry Martin - Los Gatos, CA Linder Jones, AIA, LEED-AP - Los Gatos, CA Janet Fuchs and Deb Huston - Marina del Rey, CA Gary Dobson - Martinez, CA Ken Arends - Menlo Park, CA Buster Scholl - Mission Viejo, CA Jamie Padron - Modesto, CA Gary Wollin - Modesto, CA Jeremiah Ellis - Modesto, CA Kirk Kloepfer - Montara, CA David Blanke - Montclair, CA Jennifer McClellan - Monterey , CA James McCord - Monterey, CA Michael Lillis - Moorpark, CA Judy Roberson - Moraga, CA Jeffrey King - Morgan Hill, CA Linda Hinkle - Morgan Hill, CA John Moniz - Morgan Hill, CA Kate Latham - Mountain View, CA Clarke Schiller - Mountain View, CA Edward Yu - Mountain View, CA Iris Harrell - Mountain View, CA John Eckstein - Mountain View, CA Susan Davis - Mountain View, CA Janice Schmidiger - Murphys, CA Gregg Sharp - Newport Beach, CA Evan Little - Newport Beach, CA Judy Rachel - North Hollywood, CA F. Cyrus Sarmadi - Northridge, CA George Nesbitt - Oakland, CA Amy Dryden - Oakland, CA Daisy Allen - Oakland, CA Elaine Hsieh - Oakland, CA Akira Chiwaki - Oakland, CA Thomas Jull - Oakland, CA Laura Billings - Oakland, CA Alexandra Martynetz - Oakland, CA Marie Chiu - Oakland, CA Rosa Lua - Oakland, CA Ben Cooper - Oakland, CA Heather Larson - Oakland, CA Jasmine Brown - Oakland, CA Joanneke Verschuur - Oakland, CA Kevin Reese - Oakley, CA Mike Pato - Oakley, CA Rick Maurer - Orange, CA David Hirzel - Pacifica, CA Ann Edminster - Pacifica, CA Thomas Hall - Palm Desert, CA Lucas Morton - Palo Alto, CA Eric Keng - Palo Alto, CA Louis McBride - Palo Alto, CA Michael Chau - Palo Alto, CA Miles Hancock - Palo Alto, CA Ed Yi-Ran - Palo Alto, CA Bo Crane - Palo Alto, CA Tom Wagner - Palo Alto, CA Philip Neumann - Palo Alto, CA Charisse Dunn - Pasadena, CA Neil Larson - Pasadena, CA Keith Lilley - Pasadena, CA Lyndsay Koch - Piedmont, CA Andre Vernon - Pinole, CA Nelda Braver - Pleasant Hill, CA John Hutchins - Pleasanton, CA Donald Babbitt - Pleasanton, CA Dennis Corbett - Pleasanton, CA Dee Bell - Point Richmond, CA Christine Johnson - Portola Valley, CA George McCutcheon - Redondo Beach, CA Michael O'Connell - Redwood City, CA Mel Springs - Redwood City, CA Karen Chew - Redwood City, CA Kieron Slaughter - Richmond, CA Milton Tong - Richmond, CA Joseph Light - Richmond, CA Dave Hegarty - Ripon, CA David Newton - San Bruno, CA John Murphy - San Bruno, CA Suzanne Emerson - San Carlos, CA Scott Whitley - San Diego, CA Clay Highfill - San Diego, CA David Shields - San Diego, CA Steve Codraro - San Diego, CA Rosalind Haselbeck - San Diego, CA David Buergler - San Francisco, CA Ian O'Banion - San Francisco, CA Greg Upwall - San Francisco, CA Nick Palter - San Francisco, CA Howard Blecher - San Francisco, CA Alan Martinez - San Francisco, CA Alex Salazar - San Francisco, CA Todd Lukesh - San Francisco, CA Michael Kloefkorn - San Francisco, CA Patrick Sheaffer - San Francisco, CA Andrew Arnold - San Francisco, CA Bryan Birmingham - San Francisco, CA Christine Boles - San Francisco, CA Robert Bruce Welch - San Francisco, CA Chinsoo Kim - San Francisco, CA Holger Menendez - San Francisco, CA Prudence Ferreira - San Francisco, CA Mike Kerwin - San Francisco, CA Arcadia Maximo - San Francisco, CA Ivor Collins - San Francisco, CA Richard Chien - San Francisco, CA Douglas Kirk - San Jose, CA Don R. Gross ICBO, GPP, GPR, GPAEH - San Jose, CA Chris Donatelli - San Jose, CA Richard Hartman - San Jose, CA Darrel Kelly - San Jose, CA Joyce Liu - San Jose, CA Gregory Brougham - San Jose, CA Lance Willis - San Jose, CA Steve Houlihan - San Jose, CA Joanne Terwillger - San Jose, CA Susan Jamieson - San Jose, CA Jan Kamanchi - San Jose, CA Devon Kelly - San Jose, CA Heather Clark - San Jose, CA Maia Gendreau - San Jose, CA Uwe Heine - San Jose, CA Robert Lehman - San Jose, CA Cindy Carey - San jose, CA Santos Alvarez - San Jose, CA Michael Jeffery - San Leandro, CA Sally Barros - San Leandro, CA Keith Weiner - San Leandro, CA Mark Soltes - San Leandro, CA Joseph Chan - San Lorenzo, CA Steve Mann - San Luis Obispo, CA Galo Lebron - San Marcos, CA Donald Zhao - San Mateo, CA Robert Harold - San Pablo, CA Austin Graham - San Ramon, CA David Edwards - Santa Clara, CA Tung Tran - Santa Clara, CA Jeff Schnurr - Santa Clara, CA Linda Butler - Santa Cruz, CA Sharon Block - Santa Cruz, CA Ronald Jones - Santa Cruz, CA Edward Van Horn - Santa Maria, CA Glen Boldt - Santa Monica, CA James Caglia - Saratoga, CA Scott Grover - Seaside, CA Thomas Hamilton - Sherman Oaks, CA Sue Higgins - Sherman Oaks, CA Gregg Brune - Simi Valley, CA Katrina Rosa - Solana Beach, CA Michael Murphy - Solana Beach, CA Terrence Wardell - Solana Beach, CA Harvey Bondar - South San Francisco, CA John Cook - Stateline, CA Rochelle Largent - Stockton, CA Mark Fischer - Stockton, CA Barry Smith - Studio City, CA Sue Harrison - Sunnyvale, CA Rich Jensen - Temecula, CA Richard Clinton - Temple City, CA Steve D'Allura - Tracy, CA Paul Riconscente - Tracy, CA Glenn Kirby - Union City, CA Diana Rapposelli - Union City, CA Valerie Avendano - Union City, CA Carmela Campbell - Union City, CA Tammy Schwolsky - Valley Village, CA Alayha Aquarian - Venice, CA David Intner - Ventura, CA Alan Mcintosh - Visalia, CA Avery Colter - Walnut Creek, CA Jeff Jacobs - Walnut Creek, CA Dick Edwards - Walnut Creek, CA Jeffrey Randolph - Walnut Creek, CA Samuel Williams - Woodland Hills, CA
 Facts About Your Home
Water:
- Older toilets use 3.7 to 7.0 gallons per flush
- Dishwashers use 8-14 gallons per cycle
- Top-loading washers use 45 gallons per load
- A dripping faucet wastes 15-21 gallons per day
- US water users withdraw enough water to fill a line of Olympic-size swimming pools reaching around the world EVERY DAY (300 billion gallons)
- Although our planet is 71 percent water, humans depend on a mere 0.65 percent of the water for survival – much of which is polluted.
- An estimated 7 million Americans are made sick annually by contaminated tap water
Indoor Air Quality:
- US EPA ranks indoor air pollution among top five environmental risks. Unhealthy air is found in up to 30% of new and renovated buildings
- W.H.O. reports that indoor air pollution causes 14 times more deaths than outdoor air pollution (2.8 million lives)
- Of hundreds of EPA-regulated chemicals, only ozone and sulfur dioxide are more prevalent outdoor than indoors
- 20 percent of all housing in the US has too much lead dust or chippings (causes kidney and red blood cell damage,
impairs mental and physical development, may increase high blood pressure)
Wood:
- Although the US is home to only 4.5 percent of the global population, it is responsible for over 15 percent of the world’s consumption of wood.
Home Energy Audits
You can easily conduct a home energy audit yourself. With a simple but diligent walk-through, you can spot many problems in any type of house. When auditing your
home, keep a checklist of areas you have inspected and problems you found. This list will help you prioritize your energy efficiency upgrades.
Locating Air Leaks
 First, make a list of obvious air leaks (drafts). The potential energy savings from reducing drafts in a home may range from 5% to 30% per year, and
the home is generally much more comfortable afterward. Check for indoor air leaks, such as gaps along the baseboard or edge of the flooring and at junctures
of the walls and ceiling. Check to see if air can flow through these places:
- Electrical outlets
- Switch plates
- Window frames
- Baseboards
- Weather stripping around doors
- Fireplace dampers
- Attic hatches
- Wall- or window-mounted air conditioners
Also look for gaps around pipes and wires, electrical outlets, foundation seals, and mail slots. Check to see if the caulking and
weather stripping are applied properly, leaving no gaps or cracks, and are in good condition.
Inspect windows and doors for air leaks. See if you can rattle them, since movement means possible air leaks. If you can see daylight
around a door or window frame, then the door or window leaks. You can usually seal these leaks by caulking or weather stripping them.
Check the storm windows to see if they fit and are not broken. You may also wish to consider replacing your old windows and doors with
newer, high-performance ones. If new factory-made doors or windows are too costly, you can install low-cost plastic sheets over the
windows. If you are having difficulty locating leaks, you may want to conduct a basic building pressurization test:
- First, close all exterior doors, windows, and fireplace flues.
- Turn off all combustion appliances such as gas burning furnaces and water heaters.
- Then turn on all exhaust fans (generally located in the kitchen and bathrooms) or use a large window fan to suck the air out of the rooms.
This test increases infiltration through cracks and leaks, making them easier to detect. You can use incense sticks or your damp hand to locate these leaks.
If you use incense sticks, moving air will cause the smoke to waver, and if you use your damp hand, any drafts will feel cool to your hand. On the outside
of your house, inspect all areas where two different building materials meet, including:
- All exterior corners
- Where siding and chimneys meet
- Areas where the foundation and the bottom of exterior brick or siding meet. You should plug and caulk holes or penetrations for faucets, pipes,
electric outlets, and wiring. Look for cracks and holes in the mortar, foundation, and siding, and seal them with the appropriate material. Check the exterior
caulking around doors and windows, and see whether exterior storm doors and primary doors seal tightly.
When sealing any home, you must always be aware of the danger of indoor air pollution and combustion appliance "backdrafts." Backdrafting is when
the various combustion appliances and exhaust fans in the home compete for air. An exhaust fan may pull the combustion gases back into the living space. This can
obviously create a very dangerous and unhealthy situation in the home.
In homes where a fuel is burned (i.e., natural gas, fuel oil, propane, or wood) for heating, be certain the appliance has an adequate air supply.
Generally, one square inch of vent opening is required for each 1,000 Btu of appliance input heat. When in doubt, contact your local utility
company, energy professional, or ventilation contractor.
Insulation
 Heat loss through the ceiling and walls in your home could be very large if the insulation levels are less than the recommended minimum. When your house
was built, the builder likely installed the amount of insulation recommended at that time. Given today's energy prices (and future prices that will probably be
higher), the level of insulation might be inadequate, especially if you have an older home.
If the attic hatch is located above a conditioned space, check to see if it is at least as heavily insulated as the attic, is weather stripped, and closes
tightly. In the attic, determine whether openings for items such as pipes, ductwork, and chimneys are sealed. Seal any gaps with an expanding foam caulk or some other
permanent sealant.
While you are inspecting the attic, check to see if there is a vapor barrier under the attic insulation. The vapor barrier might be tarpaper, Kraft paper attached
to fiberglass batts, or a plastic sheet. If there does not appear to be a vapor barrier, you might consider painting the interior ceilings with vapor barrier paint.
This reduces the amount of water vapor that can pass through the ceiling. Large amounts of moisture can reduce the effectiveness of insulation and promote
structural damage.
Make sure that the attic vents are not blocked by insulation. You also should seal any electrical boxes in the ceiling with flexible caulk (from the living
room side or attic side) and cover the entire attic floor with at least the current recommended amount of insulation.
Checking a wall's insulation level is more difficult. Select an exterior wall and turn off the circuit breaker or unscrew the fuse for any outlets in the wall.
Be sure to test the outlets to make certain that they are not "hot." Check the outlet by plugging in a functioning lamp or portable radio. Once you are sure
your outlets are not getting any electricity, remove the cover plate from one of the outlets and gently probe into the wall with a thin, long stick or
screwdriver. If you encounter a slight resistance, you have some insulation there. You could also make a small hole in a closet, behind a couch, or in some
other unobtrusive place to see what, if anything, the wall cavity is filled with. Ideally, the wall cavity should be totally filled with some form of
insulation material. Unfortunately, this method cannot tell you if the entire wall is insulated, or if the insulation has settled. Only a thermographic
inspection can do this.
If your basement is unheated, determine whether there is insulation under the living area flooring. In most areas of the country, an R-value of 25 is
the recommended minimum level of insulation. The insulation at the top of the foundation wall and first floor perimeter should have an R-value of 19
or greater. If the basement is heated, the foundation walls should be insulated to at least R-19. Your water heater, hot water pipes, and furnace
ducts should all be insulated.
Heating/Cooling Equipment
 Inspect heating and cooling equipment annually, or as recommended by the manufacturer. If you have a forced-air furnace, check your filters and replace them
as needed. Generally, you should change them about once every month or two, especially during periods of high usage. Have a professional check and clean your
equipment once a year.
If the unit is more than 15 years old, you should consider replacing your system with one of the newer, energy-efficient units. A new unit would greatly reduce
your energy consumption, especially if the existing equipment is in poor condition. Check your ductwork for dirt streaks, especially near seams. These indicate
air leaks, and they should be sealed with a duct mastic. Insulate any ducts or pipes that travel through unheated spaces. An insulation R-Value of 6 is
the recommended minimum.
Lighting
 Energy for lighting accounts for about 10% of your electric bill. Examine the wattage size of the light bulbs in your house. You may have 100-watt (or
larger) bulbs where 60 or 75 watts would do. You should also consider compact fluorescent lamps for areas where lights are on for hours at a time. Your electric
utility may offer rebates or other incentives for purchasing energy-efficient lamps.
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