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Are your prefab kit homes available in Central Florida?

How about hurricane, flooding and heat resistant kit homes?  You can see our prefab modular kit houses available across Canada and the US here There has been a ...

Posted by Johali Mathews Sept. 6, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Can I purchase a prefab Eco Home kit house for land in Ottawa or Edmonton?

...LEED prerequisites for location, site and landscaping  you should be able to get it LEED certified. You can see our models here –  LEED and Passive House ready ...

Posted by Ismael Rumzan March 29, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Is there a 1200 sq ft Prefab Eco home for Ontario?

...LEED and Passive House ready prefab modular Eco Home kit houses for Canada and the US  There is currently  the S1600 kit house model that is a little bigger tha...

Posted by Anne Stevens March 17, 2021 Architecture and plan design 3 responses

Can you do an update on Ecohome’s new demo house?

Legalett's air heated radiant floor system uses a sealed, closed-loop system, in part, to control moisture in the tubing and therefore mold growth. In Ecohome’s...

Posted by dean c Oct. 16, 2019 Concept and design 1 response

What is the best option for building our next resilient home?

We are currently living within the GTA area but looking to buy a land (within the next couple of years) about 2 hours away from the central Toronto area and bui...

Posted by John Bae Aug. 27, 2019 Efficient home design 3 responses

In your Edelweiss house you use 2x6 studs. Why not use 2x4 studs and add 2" rigid on the inside?

8" semi rigid and 5 1/2" between the studs.  why not use 8" semi rigid, 3 1/2" between the studs and 2 " more semi rigid on the inside beneath the gyprock?  Is ...

Posted by Tom Wagar Aug. 25, 2019 Wall assemblies - new construction 1 response

If a passive house is designed well is it worth the extra cost for Low E window coatings?

...LEED V4 platinum Edelweiss House where we employed a very comprehensive passive heating and cooling strategy in our and we had different coatings on the north w...

Posted by Joe Van Kuren June 7, 2019 Passive solar home design 1 response

What is the best way to frame window openings when adding exterior insulation?

...LEED Platinum house), but it helped get our air leakage rate to about 0.6 ACH (here is our air barrier installation video). As for ideal window placement within...

Posted by Anwas Qwelten May 30, 2019 Windows and doors 1 response

How hard is it to build a LEED Platinum House?

...LEED AP (Accredited Professional), or even having a LEED AP on your design team. You could receive a point towards certification by having an AP on your design ...

Posted by Sattar Alfa Aug. 31, 2018 LEED Homes 1 response

Can these be built in California or Washington?

Looking for info on builders on the west coast.  Hi Steven, Just confirming - you're asking if our prefab kit houses are available in Washington  and California...

Posted by Steven J July 4, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Where can I find a prefab home in Canada?

I have lakefront property and I was thinking of a prefab home.  Modern.  What should I be asking and what are the pitfalls?  I love this one: L’Abri 1850-BV But...

Posted by Kathleen Thomas June 27, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Drain Maintenance - LEED Accreditation & Points System, how do I gets points?

...LEED score?

Posted by Bryan Williams May 20, 2020 LEED Homes

What are the most cost-effective green building strategies in new home construction?

I'm toying with the idea of building a custom home. I've done research on contracting, home building, Passive House Certification, etc. I'm by no means an exper...

Posted by M T Nov. 4, 2019 Concept and design 3 responses

Can these homes be built on screwpiles as an alternative to slab foundations?

Looking at a development project using screwpile support pillars instead of traditional concrete. The manufacture says that they are engineered to support the l...

Posted by Mark Pospisil July 28, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Hello EcoHome I was wondering, do you offer your home kits to Massachusetts?

...LEED and Passive House ready kit houses on this page here, and yes, they are available in the Eastern US seaboard, how soon are you building? There has been a l...

Posted by Kimberly Luce July 23, 2020 Architecture and plan design 3 responses

What size of lot is needed for the Eco habitat 1600?

...LEED Platimum prefab kit house is delivered in panels and parts that are assembled on site, so size-wise it wouldn’t be any different that building from scratch...

Posted by Andrew Wallace July 21, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

how do I get a free quote for the EcoHabitat S 1600 for Ontario?

in southern ontario If you go onto pages of any individual models of prefab kit houses for sale and in your case the S1600,  you will see a tab to request a quo...

Posted by sheila miller July 10, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

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