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Long Falls Dam: Turning a seasonal cabin into a year-round home for four

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Long Falls Dam: Turning a seasonal cabin into a year-round home for four

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The True Cost of Living in Maine

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The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis

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The Story of Upfront Carbon: How a Life of Just Enough Offers a Way Out of the Climate Crisis

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'The joy is in the making': C.H. Becksvoort’s lifelong love of woodworking

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'The joy is in the making': C.H. Becksvoort’s lifelong love of woodworking

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Stay warm this winter: Backup power & space heating

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Stay warm this winter: Backup power & space heating

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Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

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Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

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Lifestyle, Design / Build

Building Science 101: Kitchen appliances evolve

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Building Science 101: Kitchen appliances evolve

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When life gives a downed tree, make lumber

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When life gives a downed tree, make lumber

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The True Cost of Living in Maine

The True Cost of Living in Maine

Stay warm this winter: Backup power & space heating

Stay warm this winter: Backup power & space heating

Making the shift to whole-home heat pumps

Making the shift to whole-home heat pumps

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New construction is warming to "heat pumps only"

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Water conservation...by the flush

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Genest adds solar roof tiles to product line

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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?

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Long Falls Dam: Turning a seasonal cabin into a year-round home for four

Long Falls Dam: Turning a seasonal cabin into a year-round home for four

Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

Matt Senecal reflects on 30 years of building energy-efficient homes

Matt Senecal reflects on 30 years of building energy-efficient homes

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

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Biophilic design brings the outdoors in

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

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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

Project 100 Resilient Yards

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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

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'The joy is in the making': C.H. Becksvoort’s lifelong love of woodworking

'The joy is in the making': C.H. Becksvoort’s lifelong love of woodworking

Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

Building Science 101: Kitchen appliances evolve

Building Science 101: Kitchen appliances evolve

When life gives a downed tree, make lumber

When life gives a downed tree, make lumber

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Radon: A health risk with an easy fix

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Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

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