30 Simple and Cost Effective Options To Green Your Home

1. What Makes a Home Green?
30 Simple and Cost Effective Options
To Green Your Home
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2. Prepare For Green Home

3. Prerequisite #1: Know The Procedure
Rebates &
Incentives
Financing
(Optional)
Contractors
& Raters

4. Prerequisite #2: Learn The Labels

5. The Options

6. Cost of The Options (Bottom Left)
$ Very Cheap
$$ Cheap
$$$ Moderate
$$$$ Expensive
$$$$$ Very Expensive
Rebates & Incentive Available

7. Green Elements (Bottom Right)
Landscaping, Community & Site
Energy
Water
Recycling & Local Materials
Indoor Environmental Quality
Green Education

8. #1: Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
✔ Direct All Light
Downward
✘ Light Pollution
$
Use Solar Lighting

9. #2: Safety & Social Gathering
Front Door with Peep-Hole Porches
$

10. #3: Landscaping
Community Garden Drought-Tolerant Plants
Drip Irrigation or
Irrigation System with Low
Reference Evapotranspiration
$$
Proper Shade Tree
Placement

11. #4: Landscape Maintenance
Mulch Made Out of Compost
$$$
Electric Lawn Mower

12. #5: Swimming Pool
$$$$$
Efficient Swimming Pool Pump

13. #6: Water Efficient Fixtures
Dual-Flush Toilet Low Flow Shower Head
(< 2.0 gallons or < 7.57 liters
per minute)
$$$

14. #7: Efficient Laundry Strategies
$
Natural Air Drying
Wash Clothes in Cold Water
& Limit Washer Duration

15. #8: Harvest Your Rainwater
Tank For
Water Storage
Rain Gutter
$$$$

16. #9: Energy Conservation Measure
$
Smart Power StripTurn Off Your Lights!

17. #10: Lighting
$
Open your windows and lift your curtains to
let light into your house!

18. #11: Energy Efficient Lighting Fixtures
CFL Light Bulb
LED Lighting
Fixtures
T5 Lighting
Fixtures
$$

19. #12: Energy Star Appliances
*Note: Make sure they meet the newest
standard levels of the day
$$$

20. #13: Complete Home Energy Assessment
$$$
Energy Audit
Perform by
Accredited
Professionals
Duct Blaster Blower Door Testing

21. #14: Home Thermal Scan
$$$
Capture images of temperature and heat patterns
as part of a complete home energy audit

22. #15: Insulation
Wall Insulation
Attic Insulation
Insulation Made Out of
Recycled Content
(i.e. Denim)
$$$

23. #16: Water Heater, Pipe Insulation &
Shower Control
Hot Water Pipe Insulation
Tankless Water Heater
Thermostatic Shower Control
$$$

24. #17: Sealing & Air Tightness
Duct Sealing
Window Sealing
$$$

25. #18: Energy Efficient Windows and
Skylights
$$$$
Look at the Labeling!

26. #19: Cool Roof
$$$$
White Painted Roof Roof with Solar Resistant
Ceramic Coating

27. #20: Efficient Air Conditioning &
Furnace System
Smart Thermostat
Split Air Conditioning System
High Efficient Furnace
$$$$

28. #21: Self-Reliant Energy System
Rooftop Solar Panels Home Wind Turbines
$$$$$

29. #22: Assemble Built-in Recycling Center
Trash
Recyclables
(e.g. Glass, Plastic)
Compost
$

30. #23: Environmentally Preferable Flooring
Bamboo Flooring Wool Carpet
Cork Flooring
$$$

31. #24: Contaminant Controls
Shoe Storage and
Removal Space
Walk Off Mats at Each Entry
$

32. #25: High Efficiency Air Filter
• Pleated HVAC filters usually has a high efficiency rating
• MERV Rating of 6+ are usually high efficiency
$$

33. #26: Ventilation
Ceiling Fans
Bathroom Fans With Humidistat
Humidistat
$$

34. #27: Low VOC Paint and Coatings
Paint
• Low VOC: <50 grams per liter
• Zero VOC: <5 grams per liter
Coating for Wood Finished
• VOC Content <250 grams per
liter
$$

35. #28: Combustion Testing & Carbon
Monoxide Monitoring
Carbon Monoxide Detector Combustion Testing &
Equipment For TestingIt’s The LAW!!!
$$

36. #29: Cabinets
• No added urea-formaldehyde
in wood products
• Cabinets must comply with
California Air Resource Board (CARB)
Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)
$$$
• Recycled Materials
• Environmental Preferable
Products
(i.e. bamboo)

37. #30: Sustainable Education
Homeowner Manual Educational Signage
$