Whenever possible, Joel uses native plants – and purchases his materials from local nurseries and manufacturers. Whether at work or home, Joel tries to promote sustainable practices.

Over the years, Joel has won numerous awards and his work has been showcased in various magazines, including House & Home, Inside Out, and Style at Home – to name just a few. His extensive practical experience in landscape design and construction – along with a passion for planting design – made him the natural choice to co-host HGTV’s Dirty Business.

For more information, visit our website at www.joelloblaw.com.

Our collection of modern furniture and home accessories is represented in our website catalogue as well as being on view and available to order in the MADE showroom. Material, function and adaptability are emphasized to ensure client needs are facilitated. MADE ensures that requests such as budget specifics and sustainable product are met with tailored solutions. Our collaborations, custom projects and commissions are documented to illustrate the level of design and craftsmanship displayed through an understanding of a broad range of materials and their handling.

MADE is committed to innovative design and development of new products made on a  small scale in Canada. We offer inspired functional objects through a compelling selection of current Canadian design. At the heart of all our products is a consistent, emphatic sense of quality and longevity.

MADE is both studio and showroom operated by Julie Nicholson and Shaun Moore. The partnership engages in the design of objects and interiors, installations, commissions, collaborations and curatorial projects. Their Toronto showroom is committed to the representation of compelling functional works made in Canada.

Fuelled by creative collaboration, their curatorial and design practice reflects original ideas and thoughtful approach. Through a consistent combination of quality with concept, they aim to engage discussion and dissemination surrounding function, aesthetics and Canadian identity.

Visit MADE at www.madedesign.ca, info@madedesign.ca or 416 607 6384.

With creative solution to light any space, Eurolite has become a destination for all lighting needs.

Eurolite is seen as a visually and environmentally creative atmosphere.  Working to aid our professional and private clients to award winning spaces and places, we are a partner that is easy to do business with, whose people and clients are both committed and loyal.  Eurolite takes pride in partnering with those that are both committed and loyal to lighting. Keeping a simple yet memorable goal.

Great lights for great spaces.  Visit Eurolite.com for more information.

250-Ton Crane Installs Toronto’s First Modern, Sustainable, Prefab Home In Only a Few Hours

WHAT: Experience the installation of the Nexterra LivingHome – the first modern, prefabricated, environmentally responsible home in Toronto. Arriving in six separate modules on four flatbed trucks, the assembly will see a 250-ton crane set in place and join together 2,130 square feet of modules with the basement, creating a gorgeous, green, single-family home in less than seven hours.

The home features:

• 2,130 square feet including 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, finished basement, two-car garage, plus multi-level exterior decks
• World-class modern design by LivingHomes® and architect Ray Kappe, FAIA
• Superior construction in a quality-controlled factory – reducing the exposure to weather, building time, lessening waste, and creating a strong and tight structure
• Open first floor plan with plentiful daylight and ravine
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• 10 foot ceilings throughout the first and second floors (9 feet in basement)
• Exterior high performance fiber cement rain screen system with white cedar accent siding
• Geothermal heating and cooling system
• Soy-based polyurethane foam insulation
• Durable Energy Star® certified fiberglass windows
• Energy efficient lighting including LED recessed lights
• Low flow plumbing fixtures
• The finest responsible and beautifully designed finishes

WHEN: NEW TIMING DO TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS — NOON – 4:30PM

**Subject to change on account of weather and traffic conditions**

WHERE: 20 Senlac Avenue, Toronto, ON M2N 1S3 (Senlac Ave. runs north of Sheppard Ave. West).

OF INTEREST: The Nexterra LivingHome is on track to become Canada’s first factory-built LEED® Canada Platinum Certified home, the nationally accepted, third-party benchmark for the highest performing green buildings. The Nexterra LivingHome will be offered for sale mid-February.

VISUALS: Watch a giant crane lower and set in place six modules creating a stunning, sustainable, two- story prefab home in just a few hours.

INTERVIEWS: Gary Lands, President of Nexterra Green Homes Ltd. and Laura Felstiner, LEED AP

CONTACT: Jen Knox (416) 882-1432, jen@debmccain.com

Deb McCain (416) 402-5681, deb@debmccain.com

This is the first truck leaving:

“LivingHomes, a leader in world-class prefabricated architecture, has designed this modern home with an unparalleled commitment to healthy and sustainable construction,” said Gary Lands, President of Nexterra Green Homes Ltd.  “We have created a healthy, efficient, durable and beautiful home on the inside and out and I’m confident that our LivingHome will become the first prefab LEED Canada for Homes Platinum Certified project.”

Constructed in a matter of weeks, the Nexterra LivingHome will arrive in Toronto as six separate modules on four flatbed trucks. Within hours, the assembly will see a 250-tonne crane bring together 2100 square feet of modules with 1000 square feet of finished basement and a 2-car garage, transforming a neglected ravine lot into a world-class home designed by internationally-recognized architect Ray Kappe, FAIA. The home’s many green features include energy efficient systems and appliances, low flow plumbing fixtures, and responsible and sustainable materials (i.e. FSC^® certified wood, zero VOC paint, etc.). Nexterra Green Homes has confirmed that there are an additional three ravine homes available for purchase, creating an “eco-enclave” on a private laneway.  Nexterra Green Homes’ goal is to encourage a new generation of innovative prefabricated homes in Canada, combining modern, world-class architecture with an unparalleled commitment to healthy and sustainable construction.

After assembling the modules, Nexterra Green Homes will finish, paint and furnish the home from top-to-bottom with products from Nexterra’s partners – all are leaders in Canadian and/or eco-friendly design.  Upon completion in early March, open houses and media tours will be available. Partners featured in the home are at the forefront of sustainability and include: Euro-Line Appliances,  Caesarstone, WETSTYLE,  Scavollini (presented by Dekla), PARA Paints, Laura Felstiner, LEED AP, aquabrass, Classic Fireplace, Tembec, GUS* Design Group, Canaroma, Invision Hardwood & Decor, Bev Hisey, Elte, ella+elliot™, Latitude, Eurolite and more.

About Nexterra Green Homes
Nexterra Green Homes is a niche real estate development company in Toronto led by Gary Lands. Nexterra Green Homes’ mission is to use enlightened residential construction practices to construct modern individual or small “eco-enclave” communities of luxury housing more efficiently and sustainably than in the past. In pursuit of this initiative, Nexterra Green Homes is proud to bring the first LivingHomes^® community to life in Toronto.  For more information, please visit: www.nexterra.com or follow us on Twitter at @NexterraGH.

Visit Here for a Photo Gallery of the Nexterra LivingHome’s Progress.

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For more information, images, interview requests or craning/assembly details, please contact:
Jen Knox
416.882.1432
jen@debmccain.com

Deb McCain
416.402.5681
deb@debmccain.com

ella+elliot™ has grown to offer the largest selection of modern design for babies in Canada and now includes modern solutions for big kids, as well as professional design services.

ella+elliot™ went online in 2009 to meet customers’ needs and wants nationally. ella+elliot™ is about to open a second location in Vancouver.

ella+elliot™ strives to provide modern design’s simple lines along with functionality and sustainability to all objects affecting the first few years of a child, and beyond. ella+elliot™ has become a one-stop-shop experience, allowing those who believe that less is more to find all they need for a baby in an edited environment.

The husband-and-wive founders of ella+elliot™, respectively from France and Canada, were inspired to create the concept store by their then-newborn child and their appreciation for both mid-20th Century design and French antiques. Their search for nursery furniture in Canada eight years ago was a challenge, especially after living in Amsterdam for two years, as the designs they fell in love with in Europe were simply not available for Canadians. Both founders credit their appreciation for modern design to their travels to Africa – being exposed to primitive art’s simple lines – and to being exposed to their neighbour’s house in the French Alps, designed by Charlotte Perriand.

Visit ella+elliot™ at www.ellaandelliot.com, Facebook.com/ellaandelliot, and @ellaandelliot.

Elte’s family legacy began more than 90 years ago when Léon Tenenbaum opened the original Establishments Elte in Paris. His initials LT formed the root of the firm’s name.

During World War II Léon and his family fled soon to be occupied France and moved to Canada where they made their new home. In 1944 Elte and Sons launched on Toronto’s Bay Street and has earned a reputation as Canada’s leading importer of fine quality rugs.

In 1953 Elte moved to Wellington Street (now the TD centre), in 1964 to Kendal Avenue just south of Casa Loma and in 1978 to Eastern Avenue just north of the Distillery District, led by the successive leadership of Léon, his son Andre and son-in-law Fred Metrick who married Léon’s daughter Cecile in 1953. Now in its fourth generation, Elte stands proudly at the corner of Castlefield and Ronald and is led by Ken, the founder’s grandson, along with his sons Jamie and Andrew. Elte’s spectacular showroom is one of North America’s largest retail establishments with over 200,000 square feet of space, housed in two buildings.

Since 1944 Elte has grown to become one of the worlds finest home furnishing suppliers adding Ginger’s, Summerhill Hardware, Furniture, Linens, Lighting along with Rugs and Broadloom and has been honored as Retailer of the Year in both Canada and The United States.

Léon was passionate about bringing the best products from around the world and we continue to follow his tradition 90 years later, procuring the very best in home furnishings for our customers.

Elte is making great strides to becoming a “greener” company. We are open to new ways of doing business if it means being eco-friendly and socially responsible. We carry a number of “green” product collections with more to come.

In addition to our eco-friendly collections, we are changing our business practices to further protect our environment and reduce our carbon footprint.

Visit Elte at Elte.com and on Facebook at Facebook.com/Elte.

At LATITUDE, we strive to give you peace of mind. Featuring our guaranteed 8 business day turnaround from template to installation, we pride ourselves on providing you with highest quality of service throughout your whole project, from estimate to installation.

Look for LATITUDE Countertops on HGTV and W Network on Candice Tells All, Sarah 101, Love it or List it and Leave it to Bryan.

Learn more about countertops and kitchen and bathroom renovations on our blog at blog.latitudeonline.ca.