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Take a moment today to pause.

Today is a day for reflection.

To reflect on this land, and on those who came before us.
To remember the beautiful lives lost — those who never had the chance to see their futures unfold.
To honor the children taken by the residential school system, those who never returned, and the families and communities who still carry the pain and trauma.

Take a moment today to pause.

To consider how you came to be on this land.
To reflect on your relationship with it, and with those who have stewarded it long before first settlers arrived on this land.
And most importantly — to ask how you can move forward in a better way, in right relation with this land and all those who share it.

May today be a day of meaningful reflection — reflection that moves us toward action, and toward creating a brighter, more just future for everyone.

What a joy to visit this beautiful, energy-efficient home with its stunning light well, just one day before our clients moved in! ✨

So many hands, ideas, and hours went into bringing this project to life, and we hope this rejuvenated home becomes the setting for many wonderful memories to come.

Enjoy your beautiful new space, Amanda & Paul! 🏡❤️

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible team, and especially to our Senior Project & Construction Manager, Chris Rock, who managed the contractors and supported the team throughout this project.

And thank you to HEREBY Architectural Inc. @ for your incredible vision and for helping bring this beautiful home to life. We’re so proud of what we created together!

We are at JOB FAIR! Come and say hi if you are looking for your next challenge or want to learn about our company? Look for PINK table ;)

📍 The Malcolm Hotel
🗓️ Tuesday, September 22
🕒 1:00–3:30 PM

If you’re an experienced CARPENTER looking for a new challenge and interested in learning more about high-performance, sustainable building, come chat with us. Bring your resume — we’d love to hear about what you do and what you’re looking for.

Not a carpenter but curious about the industry, sustainable homes, or what a career in this space could look like? Come say hi anyway! We’re always happy to shine a little more light on what we do and why we do it. 🌱

Hope to see you here! 👋

🔨 Looking for your next challenge? Come say hi!

We’ll be at the Canmore Job Fair and would love to meet you!

📍 The Malcolm Hotel
🗓️ Tuesday, September 22
🕒 1:00–3:30 PM

If you’re an experienced CARPENTER looking for a new challenge and interested in learning more about high-performance, sustainable building, come chat with us. Bring your resume — we’d love to hear about what you do and what you’re looking for.

Not a carpenter but curious about the industry, sustainable homes, or what a career in this space could look like? Come say hi anyway! We’re always happy to shine a little more light on what we do and why we do it. 🌱

See you there! 👋

Some of the most important parts of a high-performance home are the things you never see. 🌱

The insulation.
The airtightness.
The carefully installed windows.
The details that keep heat in, moisture out, and fresh air moving.

It may not always be the most exciting part of building — but getting these details right is what helps create comfortable, healthy, efficient homes that perform for years to come.

And honestly, that’s the kind of stuff we get excited about and place a lot of attention to. 😉

🌱 Curious about our PEER projects?

PEER — Prefabricated Exterior Energy Retrofit — is an approach we’re exploring to improve existing homes while reducing energy use and carbon.

Both of our Wood Fibre PEER projects in Canmore are now featured on Retrofit Canada, with project data, process details, and technical insights.

🏡 Manufactured Home
🏠 Narrow Lot Home

👉 Explore both case studies through the link in our bio.

And a big thank you to Joe, who led the research and documented both case studies, and to the whole site team — including Brock — for contributing their knowledge, skills, and hard work.

Because we all have a role to play in climate action, and every contribution counts. We’re grateful to our clients, our team, and partners like SSRIA for helping us learn, test, and move things forward. 🌎

We love building homes, and we always love hearing from our clients how much they enjoy their new homes - the design, the details, and the transformation.

But hearing that a home has changed the way someone feels every day means even more.

When clients tell us that their allergies have improved, the air feels cleaner, and their overall comfort has changed, it reminds us why we do what we do.

Creating healthier, more comfortable homes, with cleaner air and a smaller impact on our planet, is what keeps all of us going here at HSS. 💗

Building better: for people and for the planet. 🌎

Some days, this “office” has the best views. 🏔️

Clear skies, crisp mountain air, and the best crew getting to work on another dream Canmore home.

There’s something special about building in a place like this — and even better when you get to do it together. 🔨

More to come as this sustainable mountain home project takes shape. ✨

Huge thanks to the incredible team making it all happen!

Thinking about upgrading your home? Before you start, it’s worth knowing where the biggest mistakes - and the biggest costs - can hide.

We’re resharing this great list of the 7 most costly mistakes when upgrading your home because the right decisions made early can save you a lot of money, time, and frustration later.

From overlooking the building envelope to choosing solutions without considering the home as a whole, renovations are rarely just about what looks good on the surface.

A good upgrade should work as a system - improving comfort, performance, durability, and value for years to come.

Save this one before your next renovation project - or simply give us a call if you have questions. We’re always happy to help you think through your project before you get started 🏡

We’re very excited to share that some of our HSS projects will be included in the Sustainability Symposium tour! 💗

We’re incredibly grateful to our amazing clients who have generously agreed to have Symposium attendees visit their properties and learn more about the projects.

HSS team members will be there to share information, answer questions, and talk about the ideas and building approaches behind these projects.

It’s a great opportunity to see high-performance buildings in person and get a closer look at what building better can look like.

A huge thank you to our clients for helping make this experience possible! 🏡🌱

And if you’re joining the tour… look for the bright pink — we’re hard to miss! 😉