A leader in sustainable, prefabricated, passive house construction
Our building enclosures provide world-class energy efficiency, making comfort and safety affordable
Tooketree Passive Homes is a Net-Zero Qualified Builder, manufacturing prefab building enclosures to rigorous Passive House standards. Homes built using our super-insulated, air-tight systems result in significant energy savings – better for your wallet and the environment.
Passive House buildings provide heating and cooling-related energy savings of up to 90% compared to typical building stock and over 75% compared with average new builds. Passive homes are designed to keep occupants safe and comfortable during extreme weather conditions and power outages.
CHBA Net-Zero-Qualified builders deliver homes that are efficient enough to be heated, cooled, and powered by renewable energy produced on-site.
Climate Leadership in the building industry
In addition to reducing or eliminating operational emissions by producing high-performance building enclosures, Tooketree’s SEED Building Systems sequester carbon within the building envelope by using biogenic materials such as wood, recycled-paper cellulose, and wood fibre insulation. Tooketree’s manufacturing process minimizes construction waste through automation and optimization.
Tooketree was awarded the Innovation in Industry Award at the 2024 Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards and further industry recognition by Foresight Canada, a cleantech accelerator that launches climate solutions across Canada.
Speed and Convenience
Pre-fab construction is redefining how commercial and residential projects are built, leading to significant improvements in quality control and shorter construction timelines.
Our innovative design/build systems help you work faster. Our experts pre-fabricate walls, roofs, and floors while you prepare the site and install foundations. Our SEED Panels are delivered and installed in a matter of days, helping you to seal up the enclosure quickly. This eliminates the unexpected challenges that arise when building outdoors. Air tightness and carbon storage detailing are included. Quality is high and the cost is competitive.
Quality and Durability
To be sustainable, it must be durable.
Tooketree’s homes and buildings are made to last for generations. The robust design and meticulous fabrication are supported by high-performance air, water, and vapour control barriers, shear-resistant fasteners and connectors, and passive-house-quality triple-glazed windows.
Tooketree manufactures SEED panels in a controlled environment. This enables our team to consistently produce a product that is clean and dry throughout.
Our panels are CSA Certified, which indicates that the panels and their contents meet the rigorous requirements set by the Standards Council of Canada around quality, safety and reliability.
Community Investment, Global Impact
Tooketree Passive Homes is a Certified Social Enterprise committed to addressing climate change while providing meaningful living-wage employment and skills development opportunities, and partnering with organizations that provide affordable housing.
Committed to promoting green building, Tooketree’s founders registered the SEED Building System under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International to encourage others to use, develop and carry the solution forward.
Tooketree provides a welcoming environment for individuals new to the trades to acquire valuable skills and knowledge around high-performance, climate-responsive building construction.
