Find out everything you need to know about our first ever “Ask Me Anything” webinar with EkoBuilt’s president and visionary, Paul Kealey.
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Why you should choose a pre-certified passive house kit
Many energy efficient home building options exist, but not all are created equal. We delve into what could go wrong if you don’t make the best choice.
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Two Dates for the Next Open House
After consulting with our followers, we’ve ended up planning our next open house for a weekend this fall. August proved to be too challenging for it to work for enough folks.
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Magnetic Tile Flooring
The new Pine Valley coach house at our EkoModel Home in Dunrobin, Ontario includes an extremely cool new tiling solution: magnetic tiles. Find out more!
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August Open House – Participation Survey
Our first open house for the new EkoModel Home earlier this month was a huge success. We were stunned by the response, excitement, and interest from so many. Please help us pick a date for a second open house in August.
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Passive Homes good for the wallet and the environment
Ottawa’s plan to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 rests firmly on the shoulders of the construction trade in many ways. Existing buildings are the “single biggest source of green house gas emissions in Ottawa” according to the City of Ottawa’s website. At the same time, new housing stock is still very much needed in a city that has struggled with adequate supply and rising house prices.
Ottawa’s EkoBuilt has been working to help make the housing market greener and more affordable since 2016. Its approach to pre-certified passive house plans and material kits is making it easier, more reliable, and more affordable to build to the most energy efficient building standard that exists.
Homeowners in the Ottawa area and across North America who care about energy efficiency are choosing EkoBuilt homes for secondary dwellings (coach homes), as well as their primary and vacation homes.
EkoBuilt’s new model home in Dunrobin, in the city’s west end, will be available to show the local market what’s possible. The model home, designed for a family of five, is only 1,600 square feet, and uses space incredibly smartly. Its energy use is extremely low, roughly 10% of a home built to code in the last few years. Such low energy use also makes it easy to Net Zero an EkoBuilt home (a net zero home creates as much energy as it uses, sometimes more).
While a home with such low energy bills will already be a huge gain for most homeowners, the option to Net Zero the home using solar panels creates even more protection from rising and unpredictable energy prices.
June 11th Open House in West Ottawa
On Saturday, June 11th, the EkoModel Home will be open to the public for self-guided tours. EkoBuilt president and home builder Paul Kealey will be on hand to answer questions. Get details about the open house.
Adjacent to the main dwelling is a two-storey coach house designed to demonstrate the company’s coach house offering.
Says president and home builder Paul Kealey:
“By 2050 Ottawa homes will be required to be built to NetZero, but we can get Ottawa home owners there today. Why not benefit from a home that is comfortable and healthy, as well as incredibly efficient and cheap to run today, and help Ottawa to meet its goals that much sooner?“


EkoBuilt Open House on June 11th
We’re getting ready for the very first showing of EkoBuilt’s new model passive home on Saturday, June 11th. Plan to join us in Dunrobin, west Ottawa.
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A Semi-Detached Passive House Plan
This one may be of particular interest to our urban followers! We have a semi-detached project underway and have added the floorplan to our portfolio.
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Open House Rescheduled to June 11th
We have an important update; our open house on May 7th has been cancelled, and is now scheduled for Sat, June 11th. Please read on for an update.
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Client defined design near North Bay
In 2021 we supplied our weathertight material package to a couple wishing to build a small passive home near North Bay, Ontario.
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