We are an ethical development company, inspired by sustainability, durability and zero energy innovation. This is our niche.

Our purpose is to develop sustainable zero energy homes and buildings to help create long term infrastructure for zero carbon communities. To meet the global carbon emission goals set by world leaders at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference, we will all need to be living, working, and commuting with net zero energy use by 2050.

As Western Canada’s premier zero energy developer, we understand the need to change how we live, travel and consume. We recognize that NOW is the time to star on the path towards zero energy living in our personal lives, in our businesses and community developments. We believe everyone has a role in environmental stewardship, and zero energy living is the best way to advocate for a social and economical shift towards real sustainability.

Niche developments goal is to construct buildings that produce enough renewable energy to accommodate the building consumption (Tenant space and common property). Through the development of our building design, we are able to achieve sustainable long term energy consumption reductions, and with a little innovation, we believe our zero energy goal is achievable in the near future.

We only build durable buildings, that are constructed with precast concrete, structural steel and the best insulation techniques to ensure that the building is weather proof, and can last a lifetime or longer. Our buildings are constructed for long term strength, and future renovations.

Niche redeveloped the building assembly to be able to achieve sustainable construction practices that enable us to minimize waste, minimize energy costs, and build at an un-paralleled speed in construction schedule.

Here at Niche, we knew that using traditional companies to build and engineer buildings would be cost effective, so we sought out to change everyone's view. We had an idea on what Zero Emission technology should look like and we wanted to protect our intellectual property.

Our construction group cultivated the proper procedures and policies that separate us from "traditional" general contractors. We use our Niche technology and automation to speed up construction and procurement for projects.

This is our global challenge. No one would care what you drive if it didn’t pollute. No one would care what you live in if it didn’t pollute. We care about what we live in, what we drive and how we affect the planet around us. Everyone wants clean air, water and earth, but is everyone prepared to change to make it happen? - Niche is.

At Niche, we are designing our projects to 0 emission today, so our kids tomorrow have a chance at clean air, water and earth.

The irony? Its CHEAPER for everyone to go 0 emission than to keep doing the same thing over and over. If we can put enough insulation, vapour barrier and air barriers into buildings to remove the need for heating or cooling, then we will not be spending money on utility bills. When you don’t spend money on gas or power, it increases the value of your property and makes it affordable long term.

Buildings are appraised on how much it costs to operate, and how they are constructed. Wood frames have the worst value; concrete has the highest; beyond that its about how much it costs to operate the building long term. At niche our 0 emission technology allows us to reduce long term operating costs substantially (ie more than 25% when compared to boiler heated buildings) thus increasing the value of our projects by %1.5-%2. This might seem small, but a 2% increase in value can represent $2million for 120 units.

At niche, using geothermal, solar PV and Solar heating, we can achieve 0 emission in our buildings. We will always need power, but we no longer need gas to operate buildings, including the parkades.

When we stop burning gas for heating or cooling, it will be a large step forward for society to achieve 0 emissions. Niche is helping to take that first step forward into a new era.

Hugging trees does not make money, not burning gas saves trees, money and the planet. Lets choose the reasonable path of not burning gas, save money as a society, and let the tree planters hug the trees.