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Living the Green Dream in an Energy-Efficient Passive Solar Home in Toronto /August 6, 2012 by Dakota Park

Jason Alleyne not only replaced his Willowdale home with a 3,300-square-foot dream house, but he also expects to cut his energy costs by a stunning 75 per cent.

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2018 Giving Back Award from HomeStars
2018 Giving Back Award from HomeStars
about 7 months ago

The HomeStars Giving Back Award was created to recognize companies who go above and beyond to help out their communities.

Sustainability 101 : Our Story
Sustainability 101 : Our Story
about a year ago

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Harnessing the Trias Energetica
Harnessing the Trias Energetica
about a year ago

The owners of what would become Willowdale Passive Solar House had a poorly built, leaky, drippy, mouldy home that needed to be torn down. We normally try to salvage stuff and avoid landfill, but there was truly nothing of value here.

The Toronto Method + Riseborough Residence (Or How I Learned to Love Exterior Insulation)
The Toronto Method + Riseborough Residence (Or How I Learned to Love Exterior Insulation)
about 2 years ago

Sustainable is literally pushing the building envelope. Proposing a forward-thinking, environmentally responsible, and energy-efficient wall assembly that improves the durability of your home to ensure improved occupant health and comfort.

Egale Centre Pride!
Egale Centre Pride!
about 2 years ago

Sustainable is proud to be leading the design for this game-changing facility — the 1st in Canada, and only the 9th in the world!

Sustainable: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Sustainable: Staying Ahead of the Curve
about 2 years ago

Since opening up shop in Toronto’s east end in 2009, Sustainable has jumped leaps and bounds towards establishing the new normal for how we think about building in a post-carbon world. In 2002, leading American architect Ed Mazria founded Architecture 2030, an organization committed to protecting our global environment by using innovation and common sense to develop and implement bold solutions to global warming. Mazria developed energy-reduction targets for buildings leading up to 2030 as a Challenge.