Net Zero Home.’ “That means a lot,” Kyle says of the industry recognition. “It puts us on the map. It establishes that we’re not the ones saying we’re the best in this category – it’s an independent party that’s saying that. It gives us reinforcement and credibility.” Moving forward, Stratton Homes intends to continue delivering award-worthy custom homes like that one but they also plan to branch out. The company is already working on other typologies, in fact – they recently completed a multi-unit Net Zero Ready building for Habitat for Humanity Gateway North in Gravenhurst, and they also have two Net Zero resort projects in various stages of planning and contract administration. That Habitat for Humanity Gateway North project comprises six units earmarked for those considered to be in the greatest need. It was the organization’s first ever Net Zero Ready project, and Stratton Homes was excited to be a part of it because “we’re trying to serve the underserved, and now we’ve proven we can do it costefficiently.” They hope to get more chances to prove themselves in the near future. As for the Net Zero resorts, Kyle admits “that’s not a market we ever even considered, but it organically came to us through our affiliation with the Net Zero program.” If those projects are successful, they would also be happy to do more of them. In general, Kyle says that Stratton Homes is designed to be flexible and adaptable. The company works with a trusted network of specialized subtrades rather than a large inhouse workforce, which means they can move into new markets and explore different project types without needing to retool from the ground up. The analogy Kyle reaches for is Team Canada hockey: “You put the best players across the country on the ice together, and for the first week they’re playing awful. But give them a few weeks and all of a sudden they’re passing the puck blind.” The same is true of a well-built trades network – it takes time to develop, but once it’s there, it performs without needing to be managed at every turn. “We’ve built a strong foundation and we’ve developed a great group of trades and vendors, which means we can scale in whatever market makes the most sense,” Kyle says. “It doesn’t matter what we’re building – we know we’re going to build it really well, really sustainably, and we know it’s going to last a long time.” MAY 2026
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