Architectural design service for comfortable and durable homes. I also have experience in Timber Frame design and other alternative constructions.
Specializing in Green Architecture, Passive House, LEED for homes, energy efficiency and durability.
12/14/2017
Ontario offering thousands in rebates for energy-efficient home renovations The province will offer thousands of dollars in rebates for homeowners who opt for energy-efficient renovations, including windows and insulation, the Ontario government said Wednesday, in a well-timed announcement on a day that the temperature dipped well below zero.
10/03/2016
Great story on the home I designed!
Who lives here? (The house with the bunny) By Shaun Markey – It’s not often that the directions to a new home in Westboro, conclude with the comment: “You can’t miss it. It’s the house with the bunny!” However, Melinda Tan was being q…
12/12/2015
Why Germany is so much better at training its workers At last, unemployment is easing. But the latest low rate—hovering below 6%–obscures a deeper, longer-term problem: “skills mismatches” in the labor force, which will only worsen in years to come. According to the most recent figures, 9.3 million Americans are unemployed, but 4.8 million jobs stand e…
02/27/2015
We received LEED Gold for the Low project! Nice article by the Ottawa Citizen
Living off the grid near Wakefield (with video) Gatineau Hills retreat is the first LEED Gold certified home in the area.
02/07/2015
Invisible fuel THE CHEAPEST AND cleanest energy choice of all is not to waste it. Progress on this has been striking yet the potential is still vast. Improvements in energy...
12/21/2014
Big Homes Can Complicate Retirement The pricier the house, the bigger the financial drain, writes Jonathan Clements.
12/04/2014
The experimentation is interesting. For regular homeowners, the home should be as simple as possible. Passive systems must have priority over active systems.
Was It Too Soon to Be Sustainable? A labor-intensive effort to build an energy-efficient home in Vermont leads to misgivings.