South Asian Daily: Great Gulf launches revolutionary Active House in Ontario, and announces multi-year partnership with Georgian College

After introducing the world’s first Active House-certified home seven years ago, Canada’s leading real estate company Great Gulf announced today the revolutionary Active House will soon be available in select communities across Ontario. A ceremony was held in Bradford with Mayor James Leduc, Georgian College officials and municipal leaders to mark the occasion, unveiling the Summerlyn Active House – an exemplar for the enhanced quality of life within these customizable homes – and announcing a multi-year partnership with Georgian College that will provide scholarships and give students exclusive access to Great Gulf’s facilities for applied research. Drawing from over a decade of data analysis and real-life experimentation, the state-of-the-art Active House puts users at the centre by making living indoors healthier and more comfortable while having minimal climate impact. Great Gulf and Danish-based manufacturing company Velux are both founding members of the Brussels-based Active House Alliance, a group of international partners working to construct homes based on three key principles: comfort, energy, and environment.“

Active House is a paradigm shift in building design, one that puts the health of both people and the planet first to create a better quality of life. After years of research to understand residents’ experiences living in these homes, we’re thrilled to roll out this innovative approach to building design across Ontario,” says Tad Putyra, President, Great Gulf Low-Rise & Home Technology, and Member of the international Active House Alliance’s Board of Advisory Committee. 

“The Active House label is a signal to homeowners that their house is designed to improve their overall well-being, and future-proofed for their evolving needs.”Designed by in-house architects and constructed using Great Gulf’s proprietary H+ME Technology system in the company’s 200,000-square-foot Toronto manufacturing plant, the house is built with prefabricated, CSA-certified wood panels using a robotically precise 3D computer modelling process that pre-emptively eliminates issues before they arise. The parts are then transported to the site for just-in-time assembly.  

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