CABN building net-zero homes in eastern Ontario [Video]

Construction on a new ‘net-zero’ home has begun just outside of Athens, Ont. by a company called CABN. They build and develop homes that produce just as much energy as they consume through solar power.

Malcolm Carlyle is the soon-to-be homeowner, and appreciates the eco-friendly approach of the company.

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“We wanted to find a company that could work with us to be environmentally correct,” he said.

In addition to the homes’ energy efficiency, they are built much faster than standard homes. Construction for Carlyle’s home began earlier this week, and according to CABN, he can move in by Nov. 1.

“They’re in kits. They get put up in a matter of days,” CEO Jackson Wyatt told CTV News Ottawa. “It’s fast, it’s sustainable, and it lets you build in really beautiful places.”

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