Owner(s): Janis & Paul Ecclestone
Region: Barrie/Muskoka/Parry Sound
Municipality: Baysville
Email: p.ecclestone@tldsb.on.ca

Number of bedrooms: 3
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 2300
Building footprint, square feet: 1150
Number of stories: 2 (walk out basement)
Occupancy date: December 23, 2006
EnerGuide number: 82
Cost per square foot and what that includes: $130/sq ft including finished basement , 3 season room and garage.

Builder arrangement: Both owner and contractor
Main contractor name: Ben Polley
Main contractor company: Harvest Homes
Structural engineer's name: Dan Duke, Kent Trusses
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 16 months
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Relatively easy


Other roof system info: gable

Other bale wall style info: mesh



Paints used on bale wall plaster: Limewash
Other bale wall plaster paints: Silicate

Other information about windows: double hung, casement, horizontal sliders
Mechanical systems info: GARN with solar hot water integration, drilled well.
Electrical systems info: Grid tied
Other green features: Solar photovoltaic flat panel roof (grid tied), earth pipes, stamped concrete floor, radiant floor, dual flush toilets.
Anything else you'd like to share?: Bullfrog powered. Currently constructing a "GARN barn" utilizing bale wall so tour participants can see a bale wall under construction.