SIREWALL Founder, Meror Krayenhoff

David Suzuki and Meror Krayenhoff building a SIREWALL

For over thirty years Meror Krayenhoff has honed his credentials as an environmental builder. As the inventor, developer, and patent creator of SIREWALL, he has won numerous awards with CHBA including thirteen Gold CARE’s and six Gold Georgies, notably “Best Homebuilder in BC”.

One of his flagship projects, the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre, the longest insulated rammed earth wall in the world, is known among world’s most influential architects. Nk’Mip was recognized as a winner at the 2008 World of Architecture Festival and was awarded the 2008 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

Until recently, Meror thought he would continue to build SIREWALL homes on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, make a great living and retire there with his family. With mass awareness on environmental issues and demand for building alternatives on the rise, Meror realized that SIREWALL had the potential to develop a new standard for healthy, efficient homes and buildings – a standard that could be proudly shared with like-minded visionaries around the globe.

Client Testimonials

“Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects were the designers of the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, British Columbia.  We very much believe that rammed-earth is a product that should have wider application in the Canadian building community. However, it is critical that construction standards remain high as this product spreads into broader use. Many of the advantages of rammed earth will be undermined with lower level construction standards. At this time, we consider Terra Firma Builders (SIREWALL Licensee) to be the benchmark for excellence in rammed-earth construction in Canada.” Bruce Haden, BES, BArch, MAIBC, MRAIC.

“As the Sublette County Library nears completion, and your gorgeous rammed earth walls are unveiled for all to see, I thought it would be appropriate to thank you for making this possible. When we set out to do rammed earth for this important public building, in Pinedale, we knew there was no room for experimental or exotic construction, or any system whose performance we could not count on. That is why we came to you for your expertise and the use of your Structural Insulated Rammed Earth Wall system (SIREWALL). It has succeeded beyond our best expectations and has become the talk of the town…”. John Carney, FAIA

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