Owner(s): Craig & Jen Walker
Region: Barrie/Muskoka/Parry Sound
Municipality: Bracebridge
Email: noisybear@hotmail.com

Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1600
Number of stories: 1.5
Occupancy date: Nov 2011

Builder arrangement: Contractor
Main contractor name: Ben Polley
Main contractor company: Evolve Builders
Designer's name: Melanie Scott
Designer's firm: Evolve
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 12 Months
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Very easy

Paints used on bale wall plaster: Silicate Dispersion Paint

Mechanical systems info: - Radiant in floor heat on main floor + 2nd Story. - Propane Modulating Wall Boiler for radiant and DHW - Cast Iron Woodstove - ERV with ECM motor
Electrical systems info: Off Grid - 2.8Kw PV array with 820 Ahr batterry bank @48V.
Other green features: - Site felled and milled maple used for: Stairs, all interior doors, interior casing/baseboards, and cabinetry doors. - FSC Maple Engineered hardwood floors - FSC Maple Counter Tops - FSC Structural lumber - High SHG south facing windows for passive solar gain - Recycled content floor tile - Recylced interior paint - All Natural oil finishes - Low flow fixtures