The Citizen, 2018-05-10, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018. PAGE 19.
Lees' Passive house
project continues
outside of Walton
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Chris and Judy Lee of Walton
wanted to curb their impact on the
environment so they've decided to
build a passive house.
The Lees began work on their
passive house project last year,
conducting research and having
plans drawn up. After laying the
foundation metaphorically, they are
now beginning work on the
foundation physically this spring,
hoping to have the cement poured in
the coming weeks after a long and
cold winter and early spring.
The Lees have lived just east of
Walton for decades in a house built
in the 1880s. Around the home they
have crafted an expansive and
extremely modern motocross track
that is known throughout North
America.
As life advanced at the motocross
course around him, he would return
home at night to a house with
technology over 125 years old. Lee
recounts a conversation he had with
a dairy farmer who felt he was in the
same boat, saying he would employ
robotic milking and the most
advanced technology in his farming
operation, but return home to a
house stuck in an era generations
earlier.
In recent years, as succession
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Out with the old
This stone farm house, approximately 130 years old, has been home for the Lee family for
decades. Chris and his wife Judy are aiming for something a bit more modern with a new
passive house they are constructing near their existing home. (Fife photo)
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