Farnham House

This is the first LEED Certified Platinum home in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).  Reclaimed red brick, local limestone and prefinished wood siding give instant history to this new build. Internally, the wood structure was salvaged from a Royal Canadian Air Force hanger that was decommission after the Second World War. Boosted insulation values, integrated air barriers, continuous thermal wraps and triple-glazed windows make up the high-performance envelope. The base heat is geothermal, the roof-top solar array feeds into the grid through net metering, and the passive ventilation is enhanced by the chimney effect up the main stairwell to the operable skylights.