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by KELLY PETRYSZYN and photos provided by NEW LEAF HOME DESIGN

RECHARGE NOW Make energy-efficient changes to help improve the environment and your home.

“That gave us the opportunity to take the house all electric,” says the owner of Akron-based New Leaf Home Design. “We’re … becoming increasingly aware of the urgency of climate change. And the technology is getting better and better all the time for all-electric solutions for homes.” Going green within your home can seem daunting, but Bowie has been doing sustainable home design

since 2006, and she says energy-efficient technology is becoming more affordable and within reach. By making key changes over about six months, she was able to turn her decades-old inefficient home into one that is all electric and runs on 100 percent renewable energy. Bowie shares how she made her home more sustainable and offers tips on how you can too.

B efore architect and LEED green associate Hallie Myers Bowie and her husband moved into their 1961 Akron split-level home in 2017, they immediately identified energy-saving opportunities. She loved the open floor plan and that it faced south toward the sun, but it needed work, including a new furnace.

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