zero.houz

11/20/2025

Sometimes you gotta go for the cheesy candy cane lights 😂🥳😜

A girl’s gotta have fun after spending all day fixing irrigation issues. 💁🏽‍♀️

11/18/2025

You know what’s one of my FAVORITE things to do?

📣PUBLIC SPEAKING.

There is nothing like the ⚡️ energy ⚡️ I get from speaking about something I’m passionate about to an audience who is just as nerdy and passionate. 🤓

And of course, debuting my fun ZEROHOUZ T-shirt 🥳😎

At this year’s Net Zero Conference hosted by , I was lucky to team up with a dear friend, Sean Armstrong of to speak about our favorite topic: decarbonizing existing homes and restaurants.

What does “decarbonizing” mean? Essentially, taking homes off of fossil fuels. And this happens to be something I really care about because it directly aligns with my mission to create HEALTHY NON-TOXIC homes!

Redwood Energy has been a pioneer in fossil-fuel-free affordable housing and I always learn so much from Sean’s breadth of knowledge and experience.

I got to share the behind-the-scenes making of ZEROHOUZ pilot project: the trials and challenges, and also the triumphs of creating a non-toxic and zero emissions home.

So much fun catching up with dear colleagues Andy Reilman, , and so many more!

09/22/2025

Have you ever had a vision so crystal clear that you were compelled to make it happen, regardless of the challenges?

In this blog post, I share the story of how ZEROHOUZ came to be.

https://usgbc-ca.org/zerohouz-is-meant-to-be-after-99-years/

07/26/2025

Incredibly honored to receive a Design Award for ZEROHOUZ from !!

Thank you AIA Los Angeles and Dave Intner for making a bold statement about the value of climate forward design. This is something I hold near and dear to my heart and this recognition fuels my fire to make more healthy and sustainable homes.

Jury’s comments:
“A standout example of practical, real-world electrification in a compact footprint. Achieves Net Zero Energy while maintaining a modest 100-amp panel—an impressive technical feat in a retrofit. Thoughtful integration of solar and battery storage enhances resilience and carbon reduction. Smart material choices and air sealing contribute to a healthy, high-performance indoor environment. A valuable and replicable case study for sustainable renovation in California’s aging housing stock. Quietly radical—shows how deep environmental performance can be achieved in everyday homes.”

Thankful to have my parents and friends celebrate with me at the awards ceremony. 💕 🥂

12/06/2023

The past month has been highly stressful as I opened up walls of my 102 yr old house and found all sorts of surprises:

🐀Old rats nest in a wall
👀 Rotten floor joists
🤦🏽‍♀️ Notched roof beams
🤯 Missing mud sil plates

I was hustling every day to troubleshoot and come up with creative fixes. Making sure the right people got on the job and things got done correctly every step of the way.

And it ALL led up to the moment of my first rough inspection with the city.

12/28/2022

Remember the food pyramid? This is the “energy pyramid” published by and its super handy.

Three EASIEST things to do to make your home more energy efficient:
1. Get an energy audit for your home to understand where your energy losses are coming from
2. Turn off extra lights and appliances when not in use!
3. Replace all lightbulbs with LED lights because they use a fraction of the energy of incandescent bulbs. Also, instead of jumping to replace your windows you can buy weatherstripping from the local hardware store and install it your self. This will decrease air leakage around your windows, especially in winter months.

12/27/2022

If you’ve ever wondered: What’s wrong with having gas in our homes? Is an -electric home expensive? What’s the deal with panels and and should I consider these for my home? I discuss all these topics and more on this podcast available on the on all major podcasts (Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud).

12/19/2022

What would it take to transform a 100 year old house sitting near oil fields into the most sustainable clean energy zero-emissions house? That was the challe...

12/12/2022

What are some things you can do to make your home healthier and lower your carbon footprint? Catch me talk about this with Jessica on the EcoJustice Radio on Friday, 4pm on KPFK.

Coming up this week, we discuss the challenge of going zero emissions at home with architect Avideh Haghghi, discussing her personal project .houz

LISTEN on podcast (link in bio) or on Friday at 4pm and other public radio stations around the US.

06/03/2022

Why you should switch your home from gas to electricity.