A flexible approach to high-performance home design means you can achieve a warmer, healthier, more energy-efficient home that’s tailored to balance performance and affordability.
By applying core principles derived from passive design — like insulation, ventilation, airtightness management, and moisture control — you gain better control over air movement, heat loss, indoor air quality, and energy costs. These are often the elements left unmanaged in traditional builds.
Choose a Performance Level That Matches Your Needs and Budget
We offer three performance levels so you can select the one that best aligns with your comfort goals, budget, and long-term priorities.
- At every level, important fundamentals such as insulation, ventilation, and thoughtful moisture control remain central and avoiding shortcuts that could compromise health, comfort, or energy efficiency.
- What changes between levels is how strictly performance is verified or modelled, and the trade-offs you’re comfortable accepting when balancing cost and specification.
What This Means in Practice
- On lower-cost options, we can simplify certain specifications (such as reducing thermal-bridge control or using alternate window/door types) to lower upfront costs — yet still deliver a home that outperforms standard minimum-code construction.
- Higher-performance levels build on those fundamentals, using more rigorous modelling or stricter specifications, for those who want maximum efficiency, thermal comfort, and energy savings over the life of the home.
- Wherever you land: the core objective remains the same, a thoughtfully designed home that provides comfort, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency, tailored to your needs and budget.
Learn More About Your Options
We’ve updated our website to better explain each performance level, along with refreshed FAQs to support your decision making.
You don’t need to sacrifice comfort or efficiency to stay within a reasonable budget. With a flexible, thoughtful design approach and careful decision-making, a high-performance home tailored to your needs and your budget is entirely achievable.
Explore your options and discover what’s possible for your home.
