432. Creating Watercolour – A Net Zero and Walkable Community

About this episode

Steve Rolston shares his journey in creating a walkable community of net zero homes in Westport, Ontario.

Steve Rolston had a dream: to create a walkable community with net zero homes in a way that blends the charm of a cottage with the comfort of a full-sized home.There is no natural gas in Westport, Ontario, so Steve Rolston, the founder of Land Ark Homes, figured this was the perfect time to build super energy-efficient, net zero homes that run completely on electricity.The trouble is he had to learn how. So he consulted with the best and today is a leading builder of net zero homes in Canada.This is the origin story of Land Ark's Watercolour, an amazing community of net zero homes in a walkable village in southern Ontario. 🟢 YouTube Full Story: https://youtu.be/4tcPKdm6Bxw 🟢 YouTube: Chasing Net Zero Series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLBLbJXjojqZ-c_voZoMqSbQqlqP7Oel7&si=69Gw-jDvGzXi6RR7 ✅ BLOG: GreenEnergyFutures.ca ✅ CHBA Net Zero: chba.ca/net-zero ✅ PODCAST - https://open.spotify.com/show/1IFLWH0wmCBwpEF7BQv7FA?si=7b384d7e63c0493c 💙BLUE SKY - https://bsky.app/profile/greenenergyfutures.bsky.social ▶️ LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-dodge-01325128/ ▶️ FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/greenenergyfutures ▶️ YOUTUBE…

People in this episode

Host: David Dodge

Guest: Steve Rolston

Topics covered

• net zero homes
• walkable community
• energy efficiency
• sustainable living
• community development

Keywords

• net zero
• sustainable homes
• energy efficiency
• Westport
• Land Ark Homes
• community design
• electric homes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Land Ark Homes, CHBA

Places: Westport, Ontario, Canada

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