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A Pride of Net Zero Experts
The first Net Zero Ready Renovation in Ottawa by Lagois. They’re among the best of the best in the industry. Lagois Design·Build·Renovate...
Emma Kwan
Mar 8, 20243 min read


Driving with Love
Sam is a chatty sort of fellow. Chatty, that is, when he has someone to chat with. Sam has lived alone near Metcalfe, Ont. since his...
Emma Kwan
Feb 27, 20242 min read


A Community That Cares
In a rural area like North Gower (the home of Lagois Design-Build-Renovate), Mohamed Salama’s clients visit his pharmacy from a wide area...
Emma Kwan
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Beauty and Light, Automated
By Francie Healy When William Pearl looks at his grandfather’s notebook, he’s surprised to see that their schedules, while decades apart,...
Emma Kwan
Feb 2, 20243 min read


Team Building at the Toronto Building Show 2023
There were many “ah-ha!” moments for the Lagois Design-Build-Renovate team recently when they attended The Buildings Show in Toronto at...
Emma Kwan
Jan 31, 20244 min read


Net-Zero-Ready Renovation
A first for Lagois – and Ottawa What’s a Net-Zero-ready renovation? The team at Lagois Design-Build-Renovate can tell you firsthand...
Emma Kwan
Jan 31, 20242 min read


Lagois is Up for a Faces Nomination
Vote for us! We have been nominated Ottawa's Best Construction Company by our colleagues and clients. It's a People's Choice award...
Emma Kwan
Jan 31, 20241 min read


Year in Reflection 2023
A Lagois year in reflection OH! What a year 2023 was for Lagois Design-Build-Renovate ‒ professionally and personally. The year was...
Emma Kwan
Jan 31, 20244 min read


A Challenge of Light
Two people. Two home offices. Two completely different lighting needs. Yoram and Luisa, both professionals who work from home, were about...
Emma Kwan
Jan 31, 20243 min read


A Tale of Creative Solutions
By Francie Healy Dave Watchorn gets it. He gets how processes and systems work in a successful business, and why they’re so important....
Emma Kwan
Dec 18, 20233 min read


The Right Fit For Your Old House
It was an eye-opening workshop and the first ever for Heritage Ottawa . It was also a perfect opportunity for Herb Lagois, founder of...
Emma Kwan
Dec 18, 20232 min read


A Celebration Of Sharing
Annual Ride for ROSSS One of our favourite charities, Rural Ottawa South Support Services (ROSSS) just received a big boost in funding...
Emma Kwan
Dec 18, 20234 min read


Renovator of the Year
A Proud Moment for Lagois It was elegant. It was exciting. It was dramatic. And for Lagois Design-Build-Renovate, it was a superb...
Emma Kwan
Nov 27, 202310 min read


A Local Pub’s Generosity
Herb Lagois, founder of Lagois Design-Build-Renovate, has good early memories of a young Jason Moore, now co-owner of the Marlborough Pub...
Emma Kwan
Nov 27, 20232 min read


Lagois is Ottawa’s 2023 Renovator of the Year!
2023 Housing Design Awards We are thrilled to announce that our company was awarded the prestigious title of Renovator of the Year at the...
Emma Kwan
Nov 7, 20231 min read


GOHBA Awards Nominations 2023
A pride of nominations When you ask Jeff Hurdis, Lead Designer at Lagois Design-Build-Renovate about his philosophy of design, he has one...
Emma Kwan
Nov 2, 20236 min read


Ronald McDonald House and Lagois
“CHEO saved our daughter… Ronald McDonald House saved our family.” ‒ A Grateful Parent At Lagois Design-Build-Renovate, community is...
Emma Kwan
Oct 23, 20234 min read


2023 Golf Tournament Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors for Lagois’ 14th Annual Charity Golf Tournament! #RMHC #Sponsors #LoveWhereYouLive #Lagois #Awards...
Emma Kwan
Oct 16, 20231 min read


Golf tournament, 2023
14th Annual Golf Tournament Sophie Villeneuve, Project Development Manager at Lagois Design-Build-Renovate, isn’t really a golfer, but...
Emma Kwan
Oct 5, 20232 min read


14th Annual Chris Parish Memorial Charity Golf Tournament
Fore! The charity golf tournament held last week was a hole-in-one success! Participants had a wonderful day full of fun, laughter and...
Emma Kwan
Sep 26, 20231 min read
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