Graham Dickenson South Frontenac, Ontario
“A house that's built for the future, a house that's going to be here for a long time.”
Passivhouse Certified Prefab Panels and Building Systems
The new standard of quality building
We build homes to a higher standard — with better materials, better performance and a building system designed to last. The result is a home that gives you more comfort, uses less energy and costs less to operate.
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Certified components Four of our wall systems are certified by the Passive House Institute for cold and cool climates.
Up to 90% less energy For heating and cooling, compared with a code-built home, every year you own it.
Enclosed in days The superstructure goes up in days rather than months, so there's much less time in the weather.
What we do
We manufacture prefabricated, high-performance wall, roof and floor panels, certified by the Passive House Institute.
They're built in our factory in Minden, Ontario, delivered to your site, and installed in hours — on new builds and retrofits alike.
So the building:
- Uses up to 90% less energy
- Stays warm and quiet, room to room, all year
- Is closed in and weathertight in days
Who we serve
From homeowners and builders to architects and developers, we support everyone working toward high-performance, energy-efficient construction. Whether you’re designing a custom home, managing a retrofit, or scaling a development, our certified prefab systems help you build smarter, faster, and more sustainably.
Home Owners
“I want a home that's quiet, warm, and cheap to run.” Model homes & ADUs
Builders
“I take pride in my work. I want a way to prove it.” How panels install
Architects
“I need an envelope that performs the way I specified it.” Specs & assemblies
Developers
“I need cost certainty, schedule certainty, and financing that works.” The developer case
Pre-designed model homes and ADUs
Built with our high-performance prefab panel system.
Design & build
Want something custom?
Our model homes are a starting point, not a limit. We can design a completely custom home around your site, your needs and the way you want to live — or adapt a design you already have.
We design your home
Bring us your ideas, your site and your wish list. Our design team can develop the home from the ground up and take it through to permit-ready drawings.
Start with a design chatWe can build your design
Already working with an architect or designer? Bring us your plans. We'll work with your design team to adapt the home to our panel system and build it.
Send us your drawingsIn their words
Hear it from the people who live in them
We sat down with families who have been living in a Quantum home for anywhere from one to seven winters and asked them what actually changed. Nothing here was written by us.
Watch the interviews
Filmed in their homes, unscriptedSteve & Diane Hills South of Minden, Ontario
“Now we know we can stay here until we're no longer able to look after ourselves.”
Read what they said
Four familiesWe've had major storms and ice storms, and inside you wouldn't even know what was happening outside — you're just in your little nest here.
Gail & Mike HolnessHaliburton County
Living here, the difference is immediate. The house is incredibly quiet, consistent from room to room, and the air feels clean.
John & Cathy SprowlSweetflag homeowners
In the winter it's around $250 a month, and in the summer closer to $125 — and that includes the spa. I don't understand why everyone doesn't build to this standard.
Gerry & HildeSix years in, all electric
Things didn't always go as planned in construction, but we always felt they had our backs. It's good for us, good for the earth, and good for our pocketbook.
Marcia Mandel & Alan ClarkSeven years in
Why build this way
The benefits of building Quantum
Quantum homes are designed around one goal: creating a better indoor environment with less energy, greater comfort and performance that lasts.
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Enclosed in Days Why it matters Your home gets protected from the weather quickly. Once the panels are up, the building is enclosed and the rest of the work can move forward inside. -
Factory Built Why it matters Your panels are built indoors, protected from the weather and made under controlled conditions. That means more consistency before they ever reach your site. -
Engineered Panels Why it matters The structure, insulation and building envelope are designed to work together. Every panel is engineered for the performance your home is designed to achieve. -
Breathable Walls Why it matters Our wall assemblies are designed to manage moisture and allow drying. That gives the building envelope the ability to handle moisture without trapping it inside. -
Passivhaus Certified Why it matters Passive House is a performance standard, not a look or a list of products. Our certified panels have been independently tested to meet the standard's demanding requirements. -
Power Outage Resilient Why it matters A highly insulated, airtight home holds onto heat for much longer when the power goes out. One Quantum home stayed at 15–16°C after three weeks in −15 to −20°C weather. Reported by the owners, six years after completion. -
Smaller Systems Why it matters A better envelope means less work for your heating and cooling systems. Lower loads allow for smaller equipment, simpler systems and less energy used to keep your home comfortable. -
Exceptionally Quiet Why it matters The same airtight, insulated envelope that keeps heat inside also helps keep noise outside. The result is a quieter, calmer home with less noise from wind, traffic and the world outside.
Quantum THX — thermal extreme
A look inside one of our panels
The THX is our high-performance wall system for cold-climate construction and retrofits. It combines deep insulation, airtightness, moisture control and a dedicated service cavity in one factory-built panel.
- 38.5 – 61.1Clear field R-value
RSI 6.67 – 10.77 - 418 or 519 mmTotal assembly depth
Custom depths available - 10.1 × 3.6 mMaximum
panel size - PHI CertifiedComponent for cold
and cool climates
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A 3.5″ service cavity on the warm side of the panel creates space for wiring and plumbing without penetrating the airtight layer. It can be left empty or insulated, depending on the project.
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This continuous membrane controls air movement and vapour diffusion through the wall. Because it is installed in the factory, the critical air barrier is built under controlled conditions before the panel reaches the site.
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The structural sheathing provides strength and creates the surface where the primary air control layer is sealed.
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The main insulated cavity provides the wall's thermal performance. PHI-certified 12″ and 16″ configurations, combined with the service cavity, provide clear field R-values from 38.5 to 61.1.
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The exterior layer protects the wall from rain and wind while allowing moisture to dry toward the outside. It helps keep the insulation protected while allowing the assembly to breathe.
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The integrated strapping provides a consistent fixing surface for exterior cladding. It can accommodate cladding installed in different directions without adding framing on site.
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Exterior cladding can be installed at the factory before the panels arrive on site, with options including ACM, fibre cement, composite and engineered wood.
Clear field thermal resistance and heat transfer modelled using glass wool insulation with 30–50% recycled content. Panel depths of 418 mm and 519 mm shown. Custom depths and assemblies are project specific.
How we build
Building with less impact
Better for the land. Better for the long term.
The way we build reduces impact at every stage — from the amount of time we spend on your site to the materials we use and the energy your home needs for decades to come.
A home's environmental impact starts before you ever move in — and continues every day after. We design our building system with both in mind.
Which is why we think about the materials we use, the waste we create and the energy the home will need for decades to come.
Days on site, not months
Your home goes up quickly, with far less time spent running machinery, moving materials and working around your property. The panels arrive ready to install, so the building is enclosed in days rather than built piece by piece on site.
Less material wasted
The panels are cut in the factory from detailed plans, so we know what material is needed before production begins. That means less cutting and sorting on site, and far less material ending up in the bin.
Wood with lower embodied carbon
Our panels use wood and wood fibre as major components rather than relying on large amounts of petrochemical foam. That keeps the embodied carbon of the wall system lower while using renewable, wood-based materials.
Built around the land
A good building shouldn't mean clearing everything around it. We design and position homes to work with the existing landscape wherever the site and plan allow — keeping more of the trees, terrain and character that made you want the property in the first place.
Every home we build is net-zero ready
Because the home uses so little energy, adding solar can take it all the way to net-zero. You can install solar when you're ready — but even before then, the high-performance envelope means the home needs far less energy to operate than a conventional home.