“We’ve always wanted to do more than just a typical house in the suburbs or in a rural setting,” Nicholas says. “We wanted to create homes for families. We wanted to create comfort and peace of mind through quality, value, and energy efficiency.” Nicholas grew up in the building industry, and he has been working with Creation Homes full time since he was 18-years-old. Over the course of his career, he has always been personally passionate about energy efficiency and he has always sought to push the boundaries of environmental performance in his work. When net zero homes came to Ottawa, he made sure Creation Homes was one of the first companies to build a net zero-ready home. And when he officially took over the company two years ago, he made it a priority to offer a more sustainable product. Today, Creation Homes is certified as an Energy Star, R-2000, and Net Zero builder. They can also build passive homes, they just have yet to have the chance. They believe that every client has the right to a high performance home, regardless of budget, and they ensure their homes achieve the best performance possible through energy modelling and stringent building tests. The majority of the company’s work these days ranges in size from 1,500 and 2,500 square THE CONSTRUC T I ON SOURCE CANADA “We’ve always wanted to do more than just a typical house in the suburbs or in a rural setting,” Nicholas says. “We wanted to create homes for families. We wanted to create comfort and peace of mind through quality, value, and energy efficiency.”
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