{"id":281754,"date":"2019-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/two-la-jolla-homes-to-be-featured-on-10th-annual-green-homes-tour\/"},"modified":"2019-09-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T07:00:00","slug":"two-la-jolla-homes-to-be-featured-on-10th-annual-green-homes-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/two-la-jolla-homes-to-be-featured-on-10th-annual-green-homes-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Two La Jolla homes to be featured on 10th annual Green Homes Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The San Diego Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable building and community practices in San Diego, will host its 10th annual&nbsp;<\/span>Green Homes Tour<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on&nbsp;<\/span>Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Two homes in La Jolla are scheduled on the tour.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The self-guided tour recently expanded to two full days to showcase a diverse collection of eco-friendly homes for the public and industry professionals to explore various green features in real-world settings.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Home sites will be broken down into two geographic zones to allow guests more time to visit home sites during each day. Saturday will include homes in central San Diego, East County and South County. Sunday will focus on homes in North County.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few project highlights for the 2019 tour include:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A modern beach house in&nbsp;<\/span>La Jolla<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;that has earned LEED Platinum certification, the most widely recognized green building certification in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A newly constructed, multi-generational home (also in&nbsp;<\/span>La Jolla<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">) seeking LEED certification as well as the even more rigorous Net Zero Energy certification from the International Living Future Institute. (This project also features a greywater toilet system &ndash; the first in the City of San Diego.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A GreenPoint Rated home in&nbsp;<\/span>Solana Beach<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;that is striving to achieve Net Zero Energy through energy-efficient construction, rooftop solar and an ultra-tight envelope with high R-value insulation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Two custom homes featuring highly efficient strawbale construction. The first project, in&nbsp;<\/span>Valley Center<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, is on a 16-acre regenerative, climate-appropriate farm, home to the Sustainable Living Institute&#8217;s permaculture education center. It will still be under construction during the Tour (the best time to see the strawbales before the walls are covered up). The other project is newly completed home in&nbsp;<\/span>Jamul<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, featuring strawbale walls, earthen plaster, concrete floors for thermal mass, solar power, native landscaping, rain catchment and a gray water system for orchard irrigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An urban infill, transit-oriented, affordable housing development in&nbsp;<\/span>National City<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;that earned LEED for Homes Gold and LEED for Neighborhood Development certifications, as well as the State of California Sustainable Communities Program Silver Catalyst designation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A 1950s-era home that has been made off-grid capable in&nbsp;<\/span>University Heights.<\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An energy- and water-saving home with ocean-friendly garden owned by an&nbsp;<\/span>Imperial Beach&nbsp;<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">city councilmember.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A new spec home development in&nbsp;<\/span>University Heights<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&nbsp;featuring six detached units, currently seeking LEED Silver certification.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Multiple retrofit projects demonstrating solutions to make existing homes more sustainable, including some that are DIY-friendly and\/or made more affordable through rebates and incentive programs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water-wise and native plant gardens and certified Backyard Wildlife Habitats, including a backyard pool converted to a pond to attract native pollinators.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Electric vehicles will also be highlighted at multiple home sites on the Tour this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Additional home sites are still being finalized and will be added to the tour lineup in the coming weeks. Attendees may visit as many of the homes as they like, meet with industry professionals and homeowners, and learn more about the latest green home design, construction and upgrade options.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Each eco-friendly project features innovative, high-performance design features including impact areas such as energy and water conservation, building materials, indoor air quality, landscaping and sustainable building sites.&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tickets are available through the SDGBC website at $30 per person for both days ($20 for SDGBC members). Single-day and single-home tickets are also available, as well as discounted tickets for seniors and students. Children under 18 are free and must be accompanied by an adult.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Visita&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdgreenhomestour.org\/\">sdgreenhomestour.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for an updated list of home sites, including project descriptions and photos.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable building and community practices in San Diego, will host its 10th annual&nbsp;Green Homes Tour&nbsp;from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on&nbsp;Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20. Two homes in La Jolla are scheduled on the tour.&nbsp;&nbsp; The self-guided tour recently expanded to two full [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":281755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11560","_seopress_titles_title":"Two La Jolla homes to be featured on 10th annual Green Homes Tour","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11560,11551],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-jolla-village-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}