JOIN US FOR GREEN ENERGY DOORS OPEN - OTTAWA REGION - BETWEEN THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH AND SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH.
Check out the 2019 Host Sites participants
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Green Energy Doors Open Host Sites
- Day By Day Schedule -
- BThursday September 26th
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
1 PM - 5 PM - Drop In
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 3 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Friday September 27th
EcoGen’s Passive Single Family Home - 6011 Snake Island Road, Osgoode, On
11 AM - 3 PM - Tours on the hour
The Northern Nomad Tiny Home - Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By - Carleton Architecture Building, Ottawa, On
12 PM - 5 PM - Drop In
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
3 PM - 5 PM - Drop In
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 3 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Saturday September 28th
EcoGen’s Zero Carbon Build Home - 732 Heritage Drive, Merickville
9 AM - 12P M - Tours on the hour
SWITCH Energy & RND Construction Present Green Home Technologies Workshops - 675 Industrial Ave - Trainyards
Workshops at 10 AM and 1230 PM - Pre-Register Here: http://bit.ly/SwitchRNDGEDO19
Hydro Ottawa’s New Hydroelectric Facility at Chaudiere Falls - 4 Booth Street, Ottawa
10AM - 2PM - Drop In
Net Zero Ready Condo Tours - 1380 Prince of Wales Drive - Apt 104 - Buzz # 397 - 613 501 9614
10 AM - 4 PM - Tours every half an hour
iSolara Solar Power Office Tour + Tesla Powerwall Demonstration - 30 Capital Drive, Ottawa
10 AM - 2 PM - Drop In
Reilly’s Country Gardens - Eco Tours - 3328 Diamondview Rd, Kinburn, On
10 AM - 4 PM - Drop In
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
10 AM - 5 PM - Drop In
The Northern Nomad Tiny Home - Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By - Carleton Architecture Building, Ottawa, On
10 AM - 4 PM - Drop In
EcoGen’s Compact & Modern Passive Home - 323 Wallace St, Merrickville, On
1 PM - 4 PM - Tours every hour
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Sunday September 29th
Hintonburg Wander House Passive Home Tour - 105 Bayswater Ave
10 AM - 2 PM
Reilly’s Country Gardens - Eco Tours - 3328 Diamondview Rd, Kinburn, On
10 AM - 4 PM - Drop In
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
10 AM - 5 PM - Drop In
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
1 PM - 5 PM - Drop In
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 3 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Friday September 27th
EcoGen’s Passive Single Family Home - 6011 Snake Island Road, Osgoode, On
11 AM - 3 PM - Tours on the hour
The Northern Nomad Tiny Home - Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By - Carleton Architecture Building, Ottawa, On
12 PM - 5 PM - Drop In
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
3 PM - 5 PM - Drop In
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 3 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Saturday September 28th
EcoGen’s Zero Carbon Build Home - 732 Heritage Drive, Merickville
9 AM - 12P M - Tours on the hour
SWITCH Energy & RND Construction Present Green Home Technologies Workshops - 675 Industrial Ave - Trainyards
Workshops at 10 AM and 1230 PM - Pre-Register Here: http://bit.ly/SwitchRNDGEDO19
Hydro Ottawa’s New Hydroelectric Facility at Chaudiere Falls - 4 Booth Street, Ottawa
10AM - 2PM - Drop In
Net Zero Ready Condo Tours - 1380 Prince of Wales Drive - Apt 104 - Buzz # 397 - 613 501 9614
10 AM - 4 PM - Tours every half an hour
iSolara Solar Power Office Tour + Tesla Powerwall Demonstration - 30 Capital Drive, Ottawa
10 AM - 2 PM - Drop In
Reilly’s Country Gardens - Eco Tours - 3328 Diamondview Rd, Kinburn, On
10 AM - 4 PM - Drop In
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
10 AM - 5 PM - Drop In
The Northern Nomad Tiny Home - Carleton University - 1125 Colonel By - Carleton Architecture Building, Ottawa, On
10 AM - 4 PM - Drop In
EcoGen’s Compact & Modern Passive Home - 323 Wallace St, Merrickville, On
1 PM - 4 PM - Tours every hour
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113
Sunday September 29th
Hintonburg Wander House Passive Home Tour - 105 Bayswater Ave
10 AM - 2 PM
Reilly’s Country Gardens - Eco Tours - 3328 Diamondview Rd, Kinburn, On
10 AM - 4 PM - Drop In
Passive House Tour with Jane Wilson, Architect - 2470 River Road, Manotick, On
10 AM - 5 PM - Drop In
Microgrid & Geothermal Home Tour with Art Hunter, Scientist and Microgrid Expert -5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 PM Tours - Please pre-book by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113

Thursday, Sept 26/19: 1pm-5pm
Friday, Sept 27/19: 3pm-6pm
Saturday, Sept 28/19: 10am-5pm
Sunday, Sept 29/19: 10am-5pm
2470 River Road, Manotick ON K4M 1B4
www.ejwarchitect.com
Newly built home to Passive House standards. The design of the home was conceived to be energy efficient and low-maintenance inside and out. The design supports aging in place with a ground floor master suite and accessible design. The interior engages the outdoors using strategically placed views, sun up to sundown day lighting; the layout encourages movement to keep the family feeling active even through the long winter.
Friday, Sept 27/19: 3pm-6pm
Saturday, Sept 28/19: 10am-5pm
Sunday, Sept 29/19: 10am-5pm
2470 River Road, Manotick ON K4M 1B4
www.ejwarchitect.com
Newly built home to Passive House standards. The design of the home was conceived to be energy efficient and low-maintenance inside and out. The design supports aging in place with a ground floor master suite and accessible design. The interior engages the outdoors using strategically placed views, sun up to sundown day lighting; the layout encourages movement to keep the family feeling active even through the long winter.
Hydro Ottawa's new Hydroelectric facility at
Chaudière Falls

Saturday, Sept 28, 2019: 10am - 2pm
4 Booth Street, Ottawa ON
www.chaudierefalls.com
For the first time in over 100 years, Chaudière Falls is open to the public! The expanded Chaudière Falls generating station exemplifies responsible hydroelectric generation with minimal to zero impact on the visual, natural and aquatic environments. Get an insider-look at the state-of-the-art facility as well as heritage elements celebrating Canada's First Nations and Ottawa's industrialist past. Closed-toe shoes are required (no high heels).
4 Booth Street, Ottawa ON
www.chaudierefalls.com
For the first time in over 100 years, Chaudière Falls is open to the public! The expanded Chaudière Falls generating station exemplifies responsible hydroelectric generation with minimal to zero impact on the visual, natural and aquatic environments. Get an insider-look at the state-of-the-art facility as well as heritage elements celebrating Canada's First Nations and Ottawa's industrialist past. Closed-toe shoes are required (no high heels).
Passive Home Tours with ECOGEN ENERGY & bUILD
EcoGen Energy & Build’s Compact, Modern Passive Home

Saturday, Sept. 28/19: 1 - 4pm
Tours begin at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
323 Wallace Street, Merrickville ON KOG 1N0
www.ecogenenergyandbuild.ca
Tours begin at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
323 Wallace Street, Merrickville ON KOG 1N0
www.ecogenenergyandbuild.ca
Situated in Merrickville, this compact slab-on-grade two-storey home has an open and modern style suitable for empty nesters with an active and social lifestyle. This home was designed and built to the Passive House standard with special features that include space-conscious cabinetry and storage systems, two hot water recirculation loops, a single, small cold climate air source heat pump as its only heating source, ERV with ground loop preheating, heat pump water heater, solar window awnings, a Biofilter septic system, and provisions for a future electric car, net metering system and screened-in porch.
EcoGen Energy & Build’s Zero Carbon Build

Saturday September 28th: 9am - 12 Noon
Tours begin at 9am, 10am and 11am
732 Heritage Drive, Merrickville, K0G 1N0
Tours begin at 9am, 10am and 11am
732 Heritage Drive, Merrickville, K0G 1N0
EcoGen’s first and most comprehensive energy-focused project, designed for solar thermal and seasonal energy storage. This house is now the test-bed for EcoGen’s experimental multi-function HVAC system. This house has surpassed Net Zero Energy status by generating more energy than it and the home’s electric vehicle had used over the last year.
Some of the home’s additional features include:
• Strong passive solar performance
• Radiant hydronic heating and cooling
• Environmentally-kind building materials
• Net Metering solar system
• Off-grid solar system
• Ground loop ventilation preheat
• On-demand domestic hot water recirculation
• Drain water heat recovery
• Rainwater storage
• Root cellar
• Phantom load kill switches
Some of the home’s additional features include:
• Strong passive solar performance
• Radiant hydronic heating and cooling
• Environmentally-kind building materials
• Net Metering solar system
• Off-grid solar system
• Ground loop ventilation preheat
• On-demand domestic hot water recirculation
• Drain water heat recovery
• Rainwater storage
• Root cellar
• Phantom load kill switches
EcoGen Energy & Build’s Passive Single Family Home
Designed and built with active teenagers in mind, this Osgoode Passive home has ample space and a real connection to nature and outdoor living. Working very closely with the homeowner throughout all aspects of the design and build process, a home has been produced that is not only extremely efficient and comfortable, but also reflective of the owner’s personal and unique value set and lifestyle. This home features a two-head cold climate air source heat pump, ERV with ground loop preheating, heat pump water heater, solar window awning, screened-in porch and provisions for a future electric car and net metering system.
Microgrid and geothermal active home energy tour with Art Hunter, scientist
Thursday / Friday - 1 ,3, 5pm
Saturday / Sunday - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5pm Please call Maggie to reserve your spot - 613 222 6113 5660 Mahogany Harbour Ln, Manotick, ON K4M 1K9 Hosts are:
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Come tour this incredible Microgrid Home and see the latest technologies including Geothermal, Battery Storage, Solar, Energy Management and Net-Metering versus Off Grid Living. Art is a wealth of knowledge and will give you an extensive tour of his home that will include a live demonstration of energy management. See his 3 Tesla Powerwall Batteries in full use and hear about his strategies for low to no carbon living. Please pre-book to the tour by calling Maggie at 613 222 6113.
Highlights Include:
Highlights Include:
- Zero fossil fuels for all residential home energy and transportation needs
- Geothermal and solar energy sources
- Power and heat storage for survival and routine use
- High performance, sustainability and cost savings with no CO2
- Energy efficiency and “look ahead” for storms and bad weather
Northern Nomad – Tiny House Capstone Design Project
Friday - 12 - 5pm / Saturday 10 am - 4pm
DROP IN ANYTIME Carleton U, Architecture Building 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa ON www.thenorthernnomad.ca |
The Northern Nomad is a tiny house born from the collaborative efforts of Carleton architecture and engineering students. Under the supervision of Scott Bucking, Associate Professor in Building Information Modelling in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, the conceptualization of the project began as the fourth-year capstone project of five Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering students in the fall of 2016. The current team consists of several Carleton students from the Faculty of Engineering and Design, each with their own focuses and skills, that have made the project become a reality. As of Summer 2019, the house has entered the instrumentation and testing phase overlooking the river beside Richcraft Hall.
The project will strive to demonstrate that an Ottawa home with a small building footprint can achieve net-zero energy.
Designed and built by students at Carleton U.
The project will strive to demonstrate that an Ottawa home with a small building footprint can achieve net-zero energy.
Designed and built by students at Carleton U.
iSolara Solar Power Office Tour + Tesla Powerwall Demonstration
Come and visit the iSolara Team!
- Learn about Solar Programs in Ontario
- Learn about Microfit, Netmetering for your home, business or farm
- See the first Tesla Powerwall to be installed in Ontario
- See our patented Quicktrack Groundmounted solar system
SWITCH Energy & RND Construction present a workshop on green home technologies

Saturday September 28th 10am - 230pm
Workshop Times: 10am & 1230pm
Pre Register Here: http://bit.ly/SwitchRNDGEDO19
RND Construction Innovation Centre
675 Industrial Ave
K1G 0Z1
Workshop Times: 10am & 1230pm
Pre Register Here: http://bit.ly/SwitchRNDGEDO19
RND Construction Innovation Centre
675 Industrial Ave
K1G 0Z1
Join Switch Energy and RND Construction on Saturday the RND Construction Home Innovation Centre for an Information Session showcasing all kinds of Green home technologies for sustainable living including hot water recapture gray water heat pumps solar etc.. Learn about the latest technology and products for your home to help save money, improve comfort, increase energy efficiencies, create energy security and fight climate change at the same time!
Reilly’s Country Gardens Tours
Reilly’s Country Gardens, the name of our property, features a once very drafty 130 year-old farmhouse which has been updated, over our 43 years of occupancy, to an energy-saving home and extensive ornamental and food-producing gardens.
The house features heating by a ductless air to air heat pump and two propane parlour stoves, a whole-house air exchanger, triple-glazed windows with reflective coatings, and a propane generator to provide electricity to home and two greenhouses when grid shut-downs occur. We have a 10kW solar system, installed 8 years ago, which is grid-connected. To reduce our carbon footprint, we utilize two electric vehicles (one all-electric and the other a gas/electric hybrid) to reduce transportation-related fossil fuel consumption.
Our one-acre property, operated as a perennial plant nursery for 25 years but closed 10 years ago to enjoy our years of retirement, continues to feature 35 ornamental garden beds. The property, certified as “Backyard Habitat” by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, features many native plants and a waterfall/pond installation. The property is also certified as a “Monarch Waystation” by Monarch Watch.
Since retirement we have added vegetable and fruit production beds to the property. We also have an outdoor season-extending greenhouse, allowing vegetable production and root crop harvesting into the early winter months, and have an indoor greenhouse which, with artificial lighting, provides production of vegetable greens and cherry tomatoes for winter consumption. Over-wintering storage of root vegetables is done in an unheated crawl space and an unheated cellar. We also, by the canning process and freezing, preserve much of our garden produce for winter consumption.
We will gladly tour visitors around our energy conserving and production areas and talk about our efforts to be as food self-sufficient as the Ottawa climate permits
The house features heating by a ductless air to air heat pump and two propane parlour stoves, a whole-house air exchanger, triple-glazed windows with reflective coatings, and a propane generator to provide electricity to home and two greenhouses when grid shut-downs occur. We have a 10kW solar system, installed 8 years ago, which is grid-connected. To reduce our carbon footprint, we utilize two electric vehicles (one all-electric and the other a gas/electric hybrid) to reduce transportation-related fossil fuel consumption.
Our one-acre property, operated as a perennial plant nursery for 25 years but closed 10 years ago to enjoy our years of retirement, continues to feature 35 ornamental garden beds. The property, certified as “Backyard Habitat” by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, features many native plants and a waterfall/pond installation. The property is also certified as a “Monarch Waystation” by Monarch Watch.
Since retirement we have added vegetable and fruit production beds to the property. We also have an outdoor season-extending greenhouse, allowing vegetable production and root crop harvesting into the early winter months, and have an indoor greenhouse which, with artificial lighting, provides production of vegetable greens and cherry tomatoes for winter consumption. Over-wintering storage of root vegetables is done in an unheated crawl space and an unheated cellar. We also, by the canning process and freezing, preserve much of our garden produce for winter consumption.
We will gladly tour visitors around our energy conserving and production areas and talk about our efforts to be as food self-sufficient as the Ottawa climate permits
Hintonburg wander house - passive tour

Built on an infill lot in Hintonburg, The Wander House is a single family home that uses roughly 85% less energy for heating than a standard new home. It is built with super-insulated walls, ceilings and floors, and is extremely air-tight. It showcases a shallow geo-thermal ground loop, grey-water ready plumbing system, high efficiency ventilation system, and heat pump hot water tank. The Wander House is one of only a handful of houses in Canada to target the rigorous international PassivHaus standard.
Net zero ready condo tour

104 - 1380 Prince of Wales Dr.
Saturday 10 am to 4pm
Drop In Tours Every Half Hour
Please Buzz 397 or call 613 501 9614 when you arrive
Saturday 10 am to 4pm
Drop In Tours Every Half Hour
Please Buzz 397 or call 613 501 9614 when you arrive
Come tour a retrofitted Net Zero Ready Condo to see what possible options you have at reducing your energy footprint. This super insulated condo in a high-rise with a heat pump and option for solar power will wow you. Check out the installed heat pump for options on heating and cooling. Pick owner Dan Vivian's brain on how you too can save money and the environment at the same time.