If you can afford to build a home, you can afford to build passive.
Why Should Your Next Home be a Passive House?
Based in Ottawa, Canada, EkoBuilt’s mission is to spread passive homes across Canada and the US.
We work tirelessly to share information through our blog, social media channels, and our YouTube series The Passive House Show.
The building industry needs to change to meet Net Zero goals, and we believe we offer the best system for individual home home owners and increasingly those wishing to build multi-unit dwellings.
We ordered our house kit from EkoBuilt and Paul Kealey was such an amazing support throughout the entire build process… answering our questions, guiding us through and visiting our site to consult with us. If you’re thinking of building a home, we strongly recommend taking the Passive House route… and EkoBuilt is absolutely recommended as the company of choice.
Jennifer PimentelEkoBuilt Client
As soon as we purchased our property, we knew it was the perfect site for a beautiful home; a dream of ours for a very long time. When we came across EkoBuilt in our search, we were so happy to have found them. After several meetings and discussions about our plans with them, we knew they were the ones for us. Not only did they help build us a beautiful home, they made our dream become a reality!
Thomas & DarrellEkoBuilt Client
I had a dream to build a unique and wonderful home. I wasn’t sure how to go about this until I approached Paul Kealey. I drew a plan that included everything I envisioned and Paul helped me transform the idea into a realizable project. EkoBuilt were super awesome to work with and welcomed my help where I could offer it. I’ve learned a lot and had a great experience. If anyone would like to see the results of the project and speak to me in person they are welcome to my residence.
Andre & SaoriEkoBuilt Client
Building our dream home with EkoBuilt was a great experience. Good people with a good product. We would not hesitate to work with them again. Highly recommend!
Pauline & RickEkoBuilt Client
Our sincere thanks to Paul Kealey & Adam Tackaberry, owners of EkoBuilt, who built the three-bedroom home at less than cost, with the support of many other construction partners. The beautiful home was built to generate income that will serve children in the Ottawa area who have limited access to the camp experience.
Boys & Girls ClubEkoBuilt Client
We started this project with EkoBuilt before the pandemic and somehow, in spite of all the lockdowns and supply chain disruptions, our home was built on time and on budget. It is certainly the only home I've heard of that was built during this period that did not have significant delays or cost overruns! You can tell it's because of EkoBuilt's care for their customers, they are always around to make sure the final product is perfect, which makes them a pleasure to work with.
Mark RobbinsEkoBuilt Client
EkoBuilt built the house of our dreams, on time and on budget. Their quality craftsmanship and superb attention to detail is impressive to say the least. BUT, it is their willingness to go the extra mile - and the genuine joy that they derive when seeing a family first enter their beautiful new EkoBuilt home - that are this company's greatest assets.
Lindsey & ScottEkoBuilt Client
Throughout the building process, the entire crew was personable, thorough, industrious and reliable, working diligently through difficult conditions in a challenging climate. From start to finish...their entire crew were open to our ideas and suggestions and went above and beyond to provide a high quality product. Over the year, we have lived in many houses, but now are are finally home.
Sylvie & ClaytonEkoBuilt Client
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“Build Your Home” Passive House Live Webinar
Next webinar: Tues, January 23, 2024, 6:30 – 9:30pm EST
EkoBuilt’s President and passive house expert, Paul Kealey, leads our occasional live webinar for homeowners.
Get your questions answered on process, time, costs, and financing. Learn about passive house and other energy efficient buildings like Energy Star, LEED, and Net Zero.
Explore the benefits of a passive house to your health and your wallet. Get all of your questions answered. Details & Registration.
Our Net Zero Model Home
Located in the rural west end of Ottawa, Canada, our home base.
We open our doors to the public several times a year to a four bedroom 1,600 sq ft passive home with companion coach home / ADU (secondary dwelling).
We know it’s not practical for many of our customers to travel to our Canadian headquarters, so we’ve put together a virtual tour you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
We think you’ll agree with other homeowners in diverse locations across the continent – from Ontario to Atlantic Canada, Maine, New York, South Carolina, Utah, and Minnesota and points in between – that we have your passive house solution.
Keen to start on your own journey to net zero? If you’d like to book a call, please reach out!
Client Testimonial
“We are now wrapping up the finishing stages of building our EkoBuilt Passive House. We ordered our house kit from EkoBuilt and Paul Kealey was such an amazing support throughout the entire build process… answering our questions, guiding us through and visiting our site to consult with us.
“If you’re thinking of building a home, we strongly recommend taking the Passive House route… and EkoBuilt is absolutely recommended as the company of choice.”