California is a leader in solar power generation. The abundance of sunshine makes California the ideal place to go solar. Utilities often generate solar power through large-scale solar farms. Homeowners and other property owners generate… Read more

This blog post is a follow-up from QuietCool Whole House Fan Four years later, I still love my whole house fan. It’s one of the best things I put into my house for the money. In… Read more

Rinnai completely bailed on their Google Home integration. It doesn’t work. The company promised it in their marketing and then did an about face and removed it in a subsequent update. Buyer Beware. This review… Read more

This blog is a follow up to my last article, Making Sense of Air Quality which focuses on outdoor air quality. While outdoor air quality is important, indoor air quality also plays a crucial role in… Read more

With wildfires moving across California, many of us are concerned about air quality. Before the fires of 2017, few of us knew and understood phrases like SF AQI PM2.5: 154. Now we are all instant… Read more

Note: this article heavily focuses on Northern California. While some concepts may be similar in different locations, do your research on local specifics. Installing new windows in my home was a bit of a balance… Read more

Note: this article heavily focuses on Northern California. While some concepts may be similar in different locations, do your research on local specifics. I’ve gotten a number of questions about my solar system since I… Read more

I remember growing up in the South always having a whole house fan. It occupied a 2′ x 2′ hole in the ceiling usually upstairs. We almost never ran it and as a kid I… Read more

Buying your first home is likely one of the most stressful experiences in life (second to only getting married).  The field of real estate in my opinion has changed vastly over the past five years… Read more