Yorkregion.com & Simcoe.com Spotlights Great Gulf's 'revolutionary' active house in Bradford

Great Gulf has unveiled what the builder calls a “revolutionary” active house in Bradford that provides a wide variety of features to improve homeowners’ living conditions while having minimal environmental impact.

The house is “a home that puts the user at the centre and transforms thinking around how homes can be built in Canada. A home that will help you sleep better, be more productive, raise a healthy family and is equipped to allow you to age in place,” Tad Putyra, president of Great Gulf Low Rise and Home Technology and Systems Plus and a member of the international Active House alliance’s board of advisory committee, said at the Sept. 20 event.

“Why is an active house important? Health Canada tells us that we as Canadians spend 90 per cent of our time indoors, meaning elements like natural light, indoor air quality, temperature and acoustics can impact our health, physical and mental. The key principles of active house are comfort, energy and the environment. Each are a balance against each other, so buyers can choose how active their ideal house is.”

The Bradford home, at 8 Downy Emerald Dr. in Summerlyn Village, located off Holland Street West east of Highway 400, is expected to come with a price tag of $1.49 million, $50,000 more than if it didn’t have all the active house amenities, although buyers of future homes will be able to purchase specific features they want.

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