ELECTRIFICATION
Why Electrify My House?
While electrifying your house reduces your carbon footprint, it also improves energy efficiency, increases safety, boosts indoor air quality, and enhances convenience. Paired with battery storage, electrification could also buffer you from the effects of natural disasters.
What is Electrification?
Electrification involves converting a home’s heating, hot water, and other systems to efficient electrical machinery that can be powered by carbon-free electricity (hydro, wind and solar).
ASSESSMENT
Many people have the following questions:
How do I start?
What can I do right now?
Do I need to upgrade my electrical panel?
How much will it cost?
Every house is different; every owner has individual needs. As an advocate for universal electrification, I can assess your house and create an affordable step-by-step plan for you, guiding you towards eliminating fossil fuels from your life.
Electrification Strategies Include:
Weatherization
Insulation
Air sealing
Heat pump clothes dryer
Induction cooking
Electric vehicle
Heat-pump water heating
Heat-pump space heating
Smart electric panel
Solar power
Battery storage
EXAMPLES
CARLETON COTTAGE
CARLETON HOUSE
Clementina Towers, San Francisco - Gelfand Partners Architects - photo: Kyle Jeffers
EXPERIENCE
Throughout my 32-year career, I provided sustainable solutions to design problems for clients with limited funding, investigating and applying varied sustainable strategies to improve the project and the environment. Each project prioritized different aspects of sustainability, responding to financing requirements and clients’ needs. My flexible and adaptable approach emphasized indoor environmental quality in some projects and focused on energy efficiency or systems maintenance in others.