By design, an energy efficient, conservation oriented home is a better built home. The guidelines for building a GreenHouse^TM Certified home  enables the builder to choose from a comprehensive menu of building techniques aimed at creating a home that is more durable, less leaky (resistant to both air and water penetration), less susceptible to weather damage and years ahead of the Ontario Building Code built home in so many ways.

Better materials also contribute to a better built home. In a GreenHouse home, better means stronger or longer lasting and it  means using materials that put less of a  stress on the environment – things like high-recycled content in insulation and wallboard or engineered lumber that protects our old-growth forests.
Materials and techniques are important aspects of home building, but ultimately the key to finding a better built home is to find a better homebuilder. GreenHouse certified builders have made the ultimate commitment through training, design and practice to create homes that are held to higher standard. You can find those builders simply by look for the GreenHouse mark of certification.