Join us on Saturday, March 9, 10am – 4pm!
Canada’s Greenest Home nears completion
We have attempted to build the most sustainable home possible, and want to share the results with you! Since April, 2012, the students and faculty of The Endeavour Centre have been working on creating a home that showcases the best in sustainable new construction, and we’re excited to open the doors and show you what we’ve created. Come and see a wide range of sustainable materials and systems, including straw bale walls, clay plasters, Durisol foundation, triple glazed windows, composting toilets, rainwater harvesting and treatment, air source heat pump, ERV, comprehensive energy monitoring, solar hot water, non-toxic finishes and much, much more…
Progress Gallery
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- A green infill lot.
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- Footings are complete
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- Durisol block begins
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- Durisol foundation complete
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- Parging Durisol foundation
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- First floor open web joists
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- First floor prefab straw bale walls
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- Second story prefab bale walls
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- Double stud framing on south
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- Framing and sheathing nearly complete
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- Roof trusses arrive
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- Roof trusses framed
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- Roof sheathing begins
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- PV array installed
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- Class of 2013!
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- Air barrier installed
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- Solar hot water installed
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- First floor wood siding
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- Canada’s Greenest Home nears completion
We hope you’ll come and take a tour at 136 1/2 James Street, Peterborough, Ontario
You can follow the progress of the entire project on our blog…