A Passive Home is your fastest route to Net Zero. EkoBuilt provides the most affordable passive home option in North America:

Passive House Plans & Kits
Shipped to the US & Canada

Custom Home Builds in Ottawa, Canada
(2-hour drive radius)
Resources for Home Owners & Builders

Ottawa Low Energy Homes by EkoBuilt, the Passive House Experts
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.
“Build Your Home” Passive House Live Webinar
Next webinar: Tues, October 3rd 2023, 7-9pm EDT
Planning a passive build? Start here
EkoBuilt’s President and passive house guru, 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).
Next open house: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 from 9 to 4.
Passive Home Virtual Tour
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.”
Jennifer Pimentel, EkoBuilt passive home owner
From the Blog
- Water Treatment & Filtration in Your HomeWhen we selected technologies for water treatment and filtration in our net zero homes, we hit on a winner.
- Ticket giveaway for the Ottawa Fall Home Show 2023We have two tickets each for ten lucky winners for the Ottawa Fall Home Show, which begins next week!
- Kitchen Design Options in a Passive HomeSmart layouts and sustainable appliances appear in our passive house portfolio, but so do homeowner preference and personality.