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Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

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Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

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New loan options tailored to the needs of financing Accessory Dwelling Units

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New loan options tailored to the needs of financing Accessory Dwelling Units

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Lifestyle

New website launches for finding clean energy jobs in Maine

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New website launches for finding clean energy jobs in Maine

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Green Jobs for ME to prepare 300 workers for renewable energy careers

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Green Jobs for ME to prepare 300 workers for renewable energy careers

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Lifestyle

Pre-apprenticeships aim to diversify the trades workforce

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Pre-apprenticeships aim to diversify the trades workforce

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Governor Mills signs executive order to boost number of women in construction

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Governor Mills signs executive order to boost number of women in construction

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Lifestyle

Making the shift to whole-home heat pumps

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Making the shift to whole-home heat pumps

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Foundations of the future: Rethinking concrete foundations

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Foundations of the future: Rethinking concrete foundations

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Making the shift to whole-home heat pumps

Making the shift to whole-home heat pumps

New construction is warming to "heat pumps only"

New construction is warming to "heat pumps only"

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Water conservation...by the flush

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Sensible swaps for high-performance

Genest adds solar roof tiles to product line

Genest adds solar roof tiles to product line

Then & Now: Celebrating 10 years in clean energy and green building in Maine

Then & Now: Celebrating 10 years in clean energy and green building in Maine

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Are heat pumps right for my home?

Glavel offers a new, low carbon option for builders

Glavel offers a new, low carbon option for builders

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Multi-family housing addresses housing shortage

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Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

Foundations of the future: Rethinking concrete foundations

Foundations of the future: Rethinking concrete foundations

Biophilic design brings the outdoors in

Biophilic design brings the outdoors in

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Sensible swaps for high-performance

Why exhaust-only whole-house ventilation isn't "enough"

Why exhaust-only whole-house ventilation isn't "enough"

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Local color in Camden

Thermal bridging and Maine's building code

Thermal bridging and Maine's building code

Maine's best-kept local wood secret

Maine's best-kept local wood secret

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Swap out invasives for these native Maine plants

Swap out invasives for these native Maine plants

Natural garden pools swap chlorine for hydroponics

Natural garden pools swap chlorine for hydroponics

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Project 100 Resilient Yards

The ecological benefits of shrinking your lawn

The ecological benefits of shrinking your lawn

New Plant Zone Map shows warmer temperatures creeping north

New Plant Zone Map shows warmer temperatures creeping north

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Permaculture: A toolbox worth opening

Green Home + Energy Show raises $3,850 for Maine Foodscapes

Green Home + Energy Show raises $3,850 for Maine Foodscapes

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Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

New loan options tailored to the needs of financing Accessory Dwelling Units

New loan options tailored to the needs of financing Accessory Dwelling Units

New website launches for finding clean energy jobs in Maine

New website launches for finding clean energy jobs in Maine

Green Jobs for ME to prepare 300 workers for renewable energy careers

Green Jobs for ME to prepare 300 workers for renewable energy careers

Pre-apprenticeships aim to diversify the trades workforce

Pre-apprenticeships aim to diversify the trades workforce

Governor Mills signs executive order to boost number of women in construction

Governor Mills signs executive order to boost number of women in construction

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Reasons to consider an air quality monitor

Maine's best-kept local wood secret

Maine's best-kept local wood secret

Then & Now: Celebrating 10 years in clean energy and green building in Maine

Then & Now: Celebrating 10 years in clean energy and green building in Maine

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