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We “flipped the switch” to activate our new Off-Grid PV system almost two weeks ago and have been enjoying the benefits of energy independence ever since. Two weeks ago we commissioned our Off-Grid PV system and have since had peace of mind knowing that if there is a grid failure, we’ll be just fine.  To […]

We did it: Natural Cooling!  Once again, what was design on paper has been proven to work in real life.  The same radiant floor system that puts heat into the house and moves it around, can also take it out.  By coupling it with the tubes that we buried underground when we built the house, […]

The spring’s big surge of effort was put into siding the house.  From the beginning we had it in mind that we wanted to work with fibre cement.  We looked into other common forms of siding – wood, engineered wood, vinyl  – but decided what we really wanted was the look of a quality material […]

It’s been a while between posts but we were very busy getting the house ready enough to live in and of course, getting prepared for Christmas and more family home from university.  And then there is just life and more work on the house and completing a big solar project in Ottawa… So what’s happened […]

Join us on Saturday, October 3,  2015 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, as one of Ottawa area’s five stops on the Green Energy Doors Open 2015 tour. Chris will be providing a guided tour every hour on the hour beginning at 9:00 AM.  The tour itself is about 30 minutes with an extra 20 […]