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The Passive House – more than saving energy

Dropping Loonie…

The Canadian dollar is at a four year low… What does a weaker “Loonie” mean for our US customers? It means a Pacific Homes house package is now even more attractive to our neighbors to the north and the lower 48.  As of today the US dollar is sitting at… Read More


What is a BUILT GREEN® Home?

BUILT GREEN®  homes are 3rd party certified, energy efficient and environmentally responsible homes. This label adds value to your home by promoting the use of resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, construction practices and products.   Resource Efficiency Quite often, when we buy a new home, we don’t think about or ask about… Read More


Maintain beauty in your home design while cutting costs

As a Pacific Homes Estimator for 8 and a half years, running take offs on hundreds of home plans, I’ve noticed a thing or two about what kinds of design aspects and features in the home drive the cost up or keep the cost down. So, I thought I would share… Read More


Remember ventilation when building your new energy efficient home

One of the main areas home owners and builders are focusing on these days is trying to build the most energy efficient home possible within the home’s budget. Some of the easiest and most cost effective ways to achieve an energy efficient home is to insulate the home to the… Read More


The perfect plan and how to get started

A builder once told me that you have to build the same home plan 4 times to get a home exactly right in all aspects. If you have ever built a new home you have probably said at some point, “If I built this home again, I would do this… Read More


Prefab Green

Can you build high-performance, green buildings at very little additional cost? The answer is yes! Innovation, integration and prefabrication are the key. Innovation: In the building industry we’ve all heard words like Lean, Net Zero and Passive. But what does that really mean when it comes to integrating these into… Read More


Japan Reconstruction