Sustainable Green Homes, Designs & Projects

The high-performance house that aims for LEED Platinum certification and is in the process of obtaining Passive House certification from the American PHIUS Institute. The size and shape of the house is inspired by the historical "Saltbox" shape, very common in Estrie and New England, and matching heritage homes in…

A bi-generational house with common and shared spaces where each family finds its privacy while sharing certain spaces. This bi-generational has been carefully thought out to welcome all members of the family (even animals!) While providing privacy for all. The interior finishes offer elegant minimalism with a…

This beautiful Coach House in Montreal is part of a trend towards Laneway houses and Tiny houses densifying urban cores across North America. This magnificent ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) coach house in Montreal, Quebec was designed by La Shed Architecture. This Backyard Tiny House replaces a small backyard…

A superbly renovated LEED® Gold certified house. Inspired by farm buildings in the Eastern Townships, this coach house is an exercise in architectural simplification. The original house actually consisted of a triple garage topped with the keeper's apartment. Nothing has been preserved of the old structure layout…

Located on a large sloping wooded lot in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec, Canada, this house is located in a wooded area and opens to nature towards the rear but preserving its privacy towards the street. The living room and dining room are at the rear of the house, allowing you to enjoy superb views of the lake and…

There are some of these projects which by their scope and complexity mark the quality of a builder, the Sainte-Agathe residence is such a design. First, the house has two imposing cantilever sections, the screened veranda on the ground floor and the master bedroom upstairs. Comprising 4420 square feet over three…

Expansion of an existing house with the addition of a sunny living room and a master bedroom.

The Kenogami House was the first Leed Platinum Ecohome Demonstration house, which received the Award from Most Resilient Home from Green Building Media. The First Demo House from Ecohome was the Kenogami House in Northern Quebec. At the time of its construction it achieved the highest LEED score ever, and meets all…

Maison Ecohab has 1600 sq.ft. on two floors, plus 300 sq.ft. of floor space located in the roof trusses. To facilitate the leisure activities of the family who enjoy the outdoors and mountain sports, the traditional garage has given way to a bicycle workshop! A training and music room has been set up in the roof…

The Berri-Resther project falls in the category of accessory dwelling units (ADU), a multi-unit building built in a backyard overlooking a street in the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in Montreal. Designed by the firm Microclimat and built with the support of the engineering firm Geniex and the work of Hu-Nic…

LEED® Platinum certification home. The happy owners of this LEED® house, Stéphanie May-Ruchat and Omar Guessab managed this building project themselves. The result is a house that takes their own family needs into account while intelligently combining the selection of sustainable and healthy building materials while…