Sustainable Green Homes, Designs & Projects

Find inspiration for building & renovating sustainable homes with green products & techniques

Here you will find case studies of inspirational sustainable new home builds and green home renovations from across the USA & Canada that impressed us in some way - be it energy-efficiency, innovative design, high-performance construction products, a more responsible use of natural resources or improved air quality and quality of life for occupants. Living in an affordable and sustainable home is a dream for many homeowners in North America, Ecohome is here to help turn green home dreams into an achievable reality...

Single-family homes

The Gore Cabin

Tucked away deep in the woods, this pretty Scandinavian-style chalet allows its owners to get away from city life. Designed in a rectangular shape for a good location on the steep terrain, it has 1,800 sq. Ft. On two floors with a large open area on the ground floor and three bedrooms on the ground floor. The…

Single-family homes

Edelweiss House

The Ecohome Edelweiss demonstration house was the first LEED V4-certified construction in Canada. The Edelweiss House was Ecohome's second high-performance passive demonstration house; as well as the first LEED v4 Certified construction project in Canada and the second LEED v4 Platinum home in the world. Its design…

Single-family homes

Ecohab House

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…

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

Berri Resther Multi-unit Residence

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…

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

Family Annex Home Addition

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

Humming Hill Farm

A superbly renovated LEED® Gold certified house. Inspired by farm houses in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, this coach house is an exercise in architectural simplification. The original house actually consisted of a triple garage with a farm hand's apartment above. Only the structure of the home remains the same…

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

TrYo Multi-family home

TrYo is a duplex transformed into a triplex that accommodates families with a balance of private and common spaces. This intergenerational and multi-family project required the addition of a floor, an interior staircase and a roof terrace. It is an excellent example of how it is possible to meet the needs of…

Single-family homes

Ste-Anne-des-Lacs House

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…

Ruchat-Guessab Residence

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…

Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

Meunier Art Studio

Compact apartment and art studio. Characteristics Optimization of available space Construction on a site already occupied by an apartment building Small footprint Arrangement of a large balcony to add outdoor space Use of modular furniture Regulatory challenges A single residence authorized on the site: obligation…

Single-family homes

Kenogami House

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, and at the time of its construction it achieved the highest LEED score ever. And…