The 2013 San Diego Sustainability Tour was made possible by:
2013 Sustainability Tour Director Terri Steele
SDRES extends our greatest appreciation and thanks to Terri Steele, Director for the 2013 Sustainability Tour, for making the Tour possible and furthering renewable energy and sustainability in San Diego. www.linkedin.com/in/terristeele "Through her own limitless energy, Terri Steele assembled an unprecedented array of sponsors and supporters to provide San Diego with exceptional commercial and residential Sustainability Tours in 2013." - Stephen Johnston, Chair of SDRES Thanks also to Cindy Zulick, Sunfinity Creative (program design) and Minuteman Press Scripps Ranch (program production) and Erik Hauenstein (virtual/Web support). |
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Be sustainably inspired! Flip through this 'virtual program' to learn about the 16 money-saving energy innovations showcased on the 2013 San Diego Sustainability Tour.
The 2013 Sweet 16 features 6 commercial and 10 residential solutions to inspire property owners about the benefits of deploying energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions to improve properties, slash energy costs and create more comfortable living and work spaces, all while sustaining San Diego’s sublime quality of life. Selection #1 (Clairemont) is SDG&E's Energy Innovation Center (Congratulations, Solar Grove Contractor Envision Solar) Selection #2 (Scripps Ranch) is Solterra Eco-Luxury Apartments (Congratulations, Contractor Home Energy Systems) Selection #3 (La Jolla) is UC San Diego, SDG&E's 2013 Grand Energy Champion (Congratulations, Solar Grove Contractor Envision Solar) Selection #4 (Downtown) is the Domestic Solar Water Heating Solution at San Diego's CityView Apartments (4.5 year payback) (Congratulations, Contractor SunUp Energy Systems) Selection #5 (North Park) is LEED-platinum-certified Kalos Family Apartments (Congratulations, Solar PV and Solar Water Heating Contractor Adroit Solar) Selection #6 (Old Town) is a boots-on-the-roof Cool Roof and PV Installation *In Progress,* with Solar Myth-busting Narration by the East County Solar Guy (Congratulations, PURE Solar Power; Thanks to the East County Solar Guy) Selection #7 (Carlsbad) 4795 Hillside Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008 This Zero Net Energy household featuring the green building and EV-PV solutions of Planning Commissioner Peder Norby and his wife Julie. They are sharing their garage-based electric vehicle (EV) charging station, now powering a Honda FIT EV and all-electric BMW ActiveE. Their solar PV system – first purchased in 2007 -- was 100% paid off with the gasoline and utility savings in July of 2012. They do not own a gasoline car. Their plan is to essentially live and drive on free sunshine the rest of their lives. (Congratulations, Stellar Solar) Selection #8 (Escondido) **LEED Platinum Rating** 3435 Via Loma Vista, Escondido, CA 92029 A veritable LEED Platinum Eden, the Farrar Green Home features geothermal, solar PV and solar thermal, advanced energy management systems, infinity pool, xeriscaping and a verdant farmyard with Easter Egg-laying chicks and fresh, exotic fruits year-round. (Congratulations, Hubbell and Hubbell Architects) Selection #9 (Alpine) 1637 Tierra Montanosa, Alpine, CA 91901 This workhorse of a home features the sustainable twin-engines of solar PV and solar hot water solutions in sun-drenched East County, whose money-saving solutions were designed and installed by American service veterans with 100% American-made products. Go solar American-style. In terms of energy independence, green is the new red, white and blue! (Congratulations, Semper Solaris) Selection #10 (Chula Vista) 245 Ash Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 This ‘Clark Kent’ of homes is a bank repossession purchased by the City of Chula Vista and transformed into an inspiring energy super hero. It’s now a productive household boasting a certified Home Energy Rating System (HERS) score of 13 (0 is net zero energy home). To help get that low score the City installed new attic and crawl-space insulation, dual-paned low-E doors and windows, a tankless water heater and split A/C cooling and ventilation. This home also served as a real-world training ground for local unemployed and underemployed workers learning skills to help them join the home performance industry. The solar PV modules were installed by non-profit GRIDAlternatives, who offers community college district students boots-on-the-roof field training as they work to earn their installation credentials. The programs the City of Chula Vista leveraged to create this Sweet 16 winner puts the benefits of energy efficiency and solar within reach of most any property owner, regardless of annual household income. Se habla Espanol! (Congratulations, CCSE, City of Chula Vista and GRIDAlternatives) Selection #11 (Scripps Ranch) 11415 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, CA 92131 This high performance Energy Upgrade California project features energy-saving ideas that are essential to any prudent whole-house energy solution. Its “reduce before your produce” philosophy captures a comfortable mix of whole house air sealing and fan, attic sealing and insulation, solar-powered attic fans, dual-paned windows and doors, LED lighting, passive and active solar and solar pool heating, whole house water filter, dual-flush toilets and Energy Start appliances. Homeowner Tony Beecher didn’t stop there. He’s harnessing the power of the sun to offset costs to fuel his electric vehicle (EV). He and wife Mary are eager to help others realize the cash incentives they’ve earned making these energy-smart improvements by talking with tour-goers about the home, transportation and pool upgrades that allow them to live more comfortably -- and sustainably -- than ever. (Congratulations, ASI Hastings Cooling, Heating, Air & Solar) Selection #12 (La Jolla Shores) *Seeking LEED GOLD Certification* 8001 Calle de la Plata, La Jolla, CA 92037 This unique home is a good example of how today’s smart energy efficiency technologies – and even those that have been around a spell -- can have families living sustainably *and* in style. Two flat plate collectors for solar water heating and a 2.6 kW solar PV system atop a heat-zapping cool roof offset monthly electric and gas bills. Radiant floor technologies with 6 interior hydronic thermostatically-controlled heating zones keep this home consistently comfortable without exorbitant heating and cooling costs. (Congratulations, Adroit Solar) Selection #13 (Del Sur) 15604 New Park Terrace, San Diego, CA 92127 The theme for this home mirrors the theme for this year’s tour: It pays to be sustainably inspired! The enthusiastic husband wife team of this Home Energy Systems site are true energy enthusiasts. Their Del Sur home features a 5.23 kW PV system with its own ‘sweet 16’ PV module line-up. The couple has earned a whopping $16,131 in federal, state and related tax credits/cash incentives for the PV system; $12,190 in federal, state and local incentives for their EV and another $2,700 for its 240-volt car charger. All told, they are saving $124% qualified energy savings on a monthly basis – and have data-rich PowerPoints to show tour-goers how the numbers pencil out! (Congratulations Home Energy Systems, Kyocera) Selection #14 (Santee) 9319 Van Andel Way, Santee, CA 92071 A humble abode with big energy bravado, this “Energy Showcase Home” demonstrates how the average family can transform a simple energy-hungry home into a cost-effective, money saving machine – and how to do it using other people’s money! ASI Hastings, Heating, Air and Solar invested in the home and remodeled it inside and out it to reflect the latest in energy efficiency and solar innovations – solutions that qualified for a 30% solar tax incentive and $4,500 in Energy Upgrade California cash rebates. Inside, find high-efficiency heating and AC, ductwork, insulation and air sealing techniques, Energy Star appliances and LED lighting. Outside, solar PV and xeriscaping with drip irrigation dramatically offset and reduce energy and water consumption. (Congratulations, ASI Hastings Cooling, Heating, Air & Solar) Selection #15 (Cardiff-by-the-Sea) 1315 Sea Village Drive, Cardiff, CA 92007 **Special Guest County Supervisor Dave Roberts, 1 - 2 pm** A holistic energy haven, this household features solar cooking, EV-PV, tankless water heater and EV-charged battery back-up for the home. Do-it-yourselfers will be treated to solar cooking and a new solar appliance that transforms traditional water heaters into veritable money-saving machines. It’s the staging area for the world premiere of Wipomo’s Energy Ecosystem™, whose ‘give and get juice’ philosophy allows his hybrid EV to power his home and vice-versa; a sure-fire solution for security-conscious home and business owners. (Congratulations, Wipomo, Photon Solar Power, Butler Sun Solutions) Selection #16 (La Mesa) 7930 Shadow Hill Drive, La Mesa, CA 91941 This real-world boots-on-the-roof installation in progress, demonstrates how solar is installed on the home, from orienting solar modules to design, racking, inverter selection and interconnection. The tours will be narrated by the East County Solar Guy, whose total first year savings with solar (including tax/state cash incentives and monthly savings) was a whopping $11,011. This site is sure to inform – and visitors can expect to enjoy some solar myth-busting throughout the day. (Congratulations, PURE Solar Power; Thanks to the East County Solar Guy) See the map to each of the winning residential sites among the 2013 Sweet 16 at the top right of this page. |
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