Choosing a walkable community
Olathe MacIntyre chose a family home within walking distance of work, school, downtown and greenspaces to make it easy to use sustainable transportation.
Regenerative Agriculture
James and Josee Morin raise their four children and make their livelihood on their family farm using Regenerative Agriculture.
Solar energy on a local farm
Stuart loves farming, and ecological farming in particular. Roof top solar panels are one of the things that allow him to sustain and grow his farm.
Solar energy on a downtown home
Bill Crumplin installed solar panels on the roof of his home near downtown Sudbury. He has not paid for electricity from the grid since April, 2019. Here is his “Solar Story.”
Getting close to net zero with home energy retrofits
Daniel Proulx has lived in his home for 45 years, and has spent the past 30 doing retrofits. His home now produces most of its own heat and electricity.
Passive home
Bernard Proulx built this Passive House for his son in 2016. Can you tell by looking at it that there is no furnace and it relies almost entirely on the sun for heating even on the coldest days?
Straw bale home
Pierre Harrison and Susanne Leffler built their own passive design straw bale home near Wanup and have been living there for over 11 years.