Tooketree Passive Homes

Future-focused, Net-Zero Qualified builder produces ultra-energy-efficient, carbon-storing homes from natural materials.  
By Bet Smith

A small company in the village of Baysville, Ontario is aiming to make a big change to the way we think about building construction. The team at Tooketree Passive Homes builds highly-efficient, health-conscious homes using a variety of carbon-sequestering natural materials. Founded in 2018, Tooketree pre-fabricates CSA-certified panels that can be custom-built for nearly any aesthetic or design. The young, climate-focused company was dreamt up and made reality by Melinda Zytaruk, General Manager of natural-building worker cooperative, The Fourth Pig, and her father, twice-retired business strategist, Rick Zytaruk.
Motivated by his desire to leave a safe planet to his four grandchildren, and inspired by his daughter who had been constructing and advocating for green and natural buildings for a decade, Rick exited retirement in his seventies to take on a more-than-full-time leadership role at Tooketree. The former Consulting Partner at IBM wanted to change the construction industry for the better and demonstrate that our homes and buildings can be energy efficient, non-toxic, and can store carbon to combat climate change.

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Audio version - CAM Spotlight: Tooketree Passive Homes

Bet Smith

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