Thursday, December 10, 2015

Concealing the water tanks

Yesterday we dug out 120 cubic yards of dirt to place the two 5,000 gallon rainwater collection tanks:




Monday, November 23, 2015

Preparing for a Rainy Winter

Did you know that just 1 inch of rain on a 1,000 square foot roof can generate about 620 gallons of water? We are placing two 5,000 tanks on site to collect rainwater from the 5,500 sf roof. Bring it on, El Niño!




Thursday, October 22, 2015

A Birdseye View

Check out the 12.81 kW solar photovoltaic array on the roof! The panels face south because California is located in the northern hemisphere. The sun rotates around the equator, so therefore the panels will receive more direct sunlight if they are facing south.





Thursday, October 1, 2015

Gearing up for the Green Homes Tour!

Are you registered yet?? The Green Homes Tour is this weekend, Sunday October 4th between 10am-4pm. Come visit us at the Greisman Residence or our other project in Ramona, Casa Aguila. There are 9 great homes on the tour this year!