Homesol in the news
Since 1999, the Homesol team has completed more than 10,000 evaluations for Eastern Ontario's energy stars — from homeowners to builders. Check out what others are saying about this thriving environmentally focused company and its great team of people!
February 2, 2012 - EnerQuality Corporation announces 2011 Awards of Excellence Winners - The award for EnerQuality's Evaluator of the Year goes to Homesol Building Solutions!
January 19, 2012 - Edmonton Journal - Ramping up your energy efficiency
January 16, 2012 - Ottawa Citizen - Best bang for your buck
April 12, 2011 – CTV Ottawa News (also shown nationally on CTV's Canada AM) – Ottawa home built to save money on energy
March 8, 2011 — BEC Green — A Tour of the First "Passive House Certified" Residence in Canada
February 27, 2011 — CTV Ottawa News — 'Passive house' movement could slash energy costs
February 20, 2011 — Earth Techling — Passive House Duplex In Canada A First
February 18, 2011 — Ottawa Citizen (in newspaper and online) — The Green Issue: Not So Passive
February 18, 2011 — Ottawa Citizen (in newspaper and online) — Deeper shade of Green: Tough energy standards are the new normal for rental townhomes
February 2011 — Light House Newsletter — Canada's First Ceritified Passive House
February 18, 2011 — Regina Leader-Post — Deeper shade of Green: Tough energy standards are the new normal for rental townhomes
February 10, 2011 — Spaces, Places and Faces CKCU 93.1 FM — Canada's First Passive House (two part mp3 audio file of interview)
February 5, 2011 — Ottawa Sun (New Homes section) — Ottawa house gets first “passive home” approval
February 3, 2011 — Protègez-vous.ca — Payer 210 $ de chauffage par année, ça vous intéresse?
February 1, 2011 — EcoCustom Homes, Green Lines news room — Ottawa is home to Canada’s First Passive Haus House
February 1, 2011 — Green Building Advisor.com — Canada’s First Residential Passivhaus Building
January 31, 2011 — CBC Radio — Ottawa's All In A Day with Stu Mills tours Canada’s first certified Passive House (download audio mp3 file here)
January 28, 2011 — Construction Digital — Ottawa is Home to Canada’s First Passive Haus House
January 27, 2011 — The Tyee — Low-Energy Homes Mean Thousands of New Jobs
January 26, 2011 — FPTechDesk — the Financial Post blog has noted our client VERTdesigninc's Passive House success in Bootup: Canada's first 'passive' house.
January 25, 2011 — IPHM International Passive House Magazine — It can be done: the International Passive House world takes note of Homesol's success in certifying Canada's first Passive House.
January 25, 2011 — Ottawa TechWatch — Baby It's cold outside, but not in Canada's first Certified Passive House.
January 25, 2011 — news release: Homesol Building Solutions certifies Canada's first Passive House built by Vert Design's Chris Straka
December 7, 2010 — RGB Group, one of our LEED Canada for Homes clients, has achieved LEED Platinum, and was recognized in the Ottawa Business Journal. Homesol's role in this achievement was a real team effort.
November 23, 2010 - Ross Elliott gives a Passive House Presentation to National Resources Canada. Download and view the PowerPoint PDF here.
April 2010 — Homesol is featured in the Canada Green Building Council, Ottawa Chapter's April Newsletter.
March and April 2010 — Homesol 
is a proud sponsor of the Canadian Green Building Council's Living Building Challenge Road Show. A show that visits six major Canadian cities during the months of March and April 2010.
February 24, 2010 — Ross Elliott delivers the LEED Canada for Homes Program Review Workshop, an all-day industry seminar for building professionals in Ottawa.
February 13, 2010 — One of our LEED Canada for Homes clients, Larco Homes, had a project in Stittsville profiled in the weekend Ottawa Citizen: Happy in Stittsville, the new 'boro'. Ross Elliott attests to the LEED rating of the development.
Winter 2010 — SAB Homes: The Canadian Green Homebuilding Magazine — cites the LivelyUp project in its news section, Sustainable Buildings Training Centre to open near Ottawa.
December 2009 — The Toronto Edition of Builder/Architect Magazine profiles the LivelyUp Sustainable Buildings Training Centre and its partnership with Owens Corning in both print and online editions, pages 10-11.
November 5, 2009 — The Ottawa Business Journal features LivelyUp — Construction consultancy builds eco-training centre: Almonte, Ont.-based "green" construction consultancy plans to open a training facility for eco-friendly building techniques next spring.
October 29, 2009 — Ross Elliott speaks on the topic of Evaluating MURBs at Energy Retrofits for Houses: Affordable Comfort for Canadians, a national conference for industry professionals.
October 15, 2009 — EMC Business News features LivelyUp in Business Today and local coverage — Homesol Building Solutions partners with Owens Corning on new Sustainable Buildings Training Centre.
October 14, 2009 — The Canadian Gazette profiles our LivelyUp Sustainable Buildings Training Centre in print and online - Company to offer training in ‘green’ home building.
October 7, 2009 — Exchange Magazine - the magazine for business, economic development and entrepreneurs - adds us to their Morning Post - Homesol Building Solutions partners with Owens Corning on new Sustainable Buildings Training Centre.
October 2-4, 2009 — Ross Elliott appears at the Home and Design Show, Ottawa — Ross Elliott, President, Homesol Building Solutions, speaks at CANEAST's Home & Design Show on the topic of GREEN REWARDS: HEALTHY, COMFORTABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE HOMES CAN SAVE YOU MONEY, CHANGE THE WORLD, (AND MAYBE EVEN GET YOU A GRANT!), explaining how homeowners can make the most of available funding programs while making their home more comfortable.
October 1, 2009 — press release – Homesol Building Solutions partners with Owens Corning on new Sustainable Buildings Training Centre – The objective of the new LivelyUp Sustainable Buildings Training Centre is to create a new generation of energy-efficient homes and builders in Ontario. Download a PDF of this press release.
April 22, 2009 — Homesolbuildingsolutions.com – Thanks to Clean Nova Scotia, Homesol has added an energy evaluator CLASSIC to our Web site. Now, before you click on one of the two parts of "Feeling the loss: air leakage and your home" in our featured video section, have a close look at the male actor. Yep, it's Mr. Lahey, the "s**t-storming" nemesis of the Trailer Park Boys TV show. And of course Clean Nova Scotia is in no way endorsing Homesol services, simply providing us with a great piece of very informative and funny educational content. Thanks again!
April 1, 2009 – the Humm – Homesol has launched its latest ad campaign starting in the April edition of the Humm, a monthly arts, entertainment and ideas newspaper distributed throughout the Ottawa Valley. Click here to view the ad.
March 1, 2009 — GOHBA Impact — The February/March issue of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association has honoured Homesol Building Solutions with a feature article in their newspaper. Here's a quote:"Ross Elliott and Homesol Building Solutions are a powerful force for change in Ottawa’s new construction and renovation market,” says Corey McBurney, president of the Ontario Home Builders’ Association-owned EnerQuality. “Well respected in the industry, Ross is a true asset to any builder he works with." Click here to read the full feature article.