When we feel cramped in our home or our lifestyle changes, our first instinct is often to look for a specific solution: expanding, renovating, building a new home, or selling to move. However, the right question isn’t “What project should I undertake?” but rather “Which project...
Finding a home that respects our budget, values, and lifestyle has become a real puzzle. Between skyrocketing prices, the scarcity of affordable housing, and the growing desire to live differently, many find themselves looking for solutions off the beaten track. Fortunately, there's no shortage of ideas....
In the post-pandemic context, food autonomy is gaining interest among Quebec households. A greenhouse adjacent to the house offers several advantages by raising the quality of life of its occupants. This installation has several functions: productive in terms of food by providing healthy and ecological foods daily;...
People often ask me this complex question. There are several possible avenues to answer it. However, I will focus on the most elemental approach easily applicable when undertaking a construction project: source reduction. This strategy is adopted at the very first stage of the construction project when...
The specific climatic context of Quebec, in which we live and enjoy four very distinct seasons, requires an adapted design of our houses. The passive solar design makes it possible to take advantage of the sun's path according to the seasons by carefully planning the orientation...