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Atherton is holding an “Earth Day Eve” party and tour of the “Greener Home” at 130 Selby Lane in Atherton on Monday, April 21.
The home will be open for architects and contractors only from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and to the general public from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The free event, hosted by the Atherton Environmental Programs Committee, aims to promote the committee’s GreenStart program to “help Atherton get greener, starting with larger-sized homes,” said committee spokesperson Valerie Gardner.
For more information, go to www.athertongreen.net and click on “Events.”
The home has a number of “green” features built into the walls and floors that provide “simple energy efficiencies that are both practical and cost effective,” she said.
Among innovations listed on the Web site:
• Sufficient cooling so that air conditioning is not needed for either the house or wine cellar.
• Use of solar heat to meet almost all domestic hot water needs and spring and fall heating needs.
• Use of reclaimed shower drain heat to warm the cold water and reduce hot water use by 25 percent.
• Minimal or no required generator for sumps and critical loads.
• Shower graywater reclamation.
For more information on the house, go to http://www.greenerhouse.info .
