Beaches reno brings energy efficiency and comfort

Andrea and Gordon Webster’s home in The Beaches is a few rows up from Lake Ontario and across the road from a ravine where they often see deer and foxes roaming about. They said being in the ravine area has made them more environmentally conscious, and they hope the new green renovation on their home will help reduce pollution and keep the ecosystem in their backyard healthy.

Apart from making it a better place for the animals who share the neighbourhood, they also hope it will increase their home’s energy efficiency, improve indoor air quality, and make it more weather resilient. Before the renovation, heavy, wind-driven rain and storm surges had driven moisture into the house, making it sometimes damp and leaky.