Photo: Michael D. Wilson
The second annual Green Home + Design Awards was held on November 5, 2026 as part of the first annual Building Science Week in Maine. Presented by Green & Healthy Maine HOMES magazine, the Green Home + Design Awards recognize outstanding contributions in sustainable, high-performance residential design and construction in Maine. The awards event showcased projects that minimize operational energy needs, reduce embodied carbon, emphasize occupant and environmental health, and prioritize sustainability in home and landscape.
The 2026 Green Home + Design Awards were held November 5th, 2026 in Portland. Photos by Salty Lens Photography.
2026 award winners
Addition, Remodel, or Adaptive Reuse
Shipbuilder’s Farmhouse • Brunswick
2026 Winner - Addition, Remodel, or Adaptive Reuse
Elizabeth Newman Architect
“Good for the next few hundred years. Beyond air quality, thermal comfort and daylighting I can feel this house full of kids and visitors and even longer-term guests.”
Residential Duplex Energy Retrofit and Electrification • Belfast
2026 Award of Merit - Addition, Remodel, or Adaptive Reuse
Robert Morrison
“For a tenant occupied building, it’s great to see the property owner make the investment to remove oil, install solar, improve energy efficiency, and improve the interior spaces for tenants by providing an entry, laundry and conditioned storage.”
DIY/Nonprofessional Design Build
Residential Duplex Energy Retrofit and Electrification • Belfast
2026 Winner - DIY or Nonprofessional Design Build
Robert Morrison
“For a tenant occupied building, it’s great to see the property owner make the investment to remove oil, install solar, improve energy efficiency, and improve the interior spaces for tenants by providing an entry, laundry and conditioned storage.”
ADUs/small projects
Maine Branch • Arrowsic
2026 Winner - ADUs or Small Projects
David Matero Architecture
“This project sings with a simple clarity. Simple form, clean function, good detailing.”
Pretty Good ADU • Camden
2026 Award of Merit - ADUs or Small Projects
Mottram Architecture (now Mottram & Maines)
“What a cozy, fun and inspiring home!”
Materials/Methods Innovation
Beech Hill House • Mount Desert
2026 Winner (tie) - Materials or Methods Innovation
Four Winds Design
“The materials support a healthy home as much as the systems.”
Windy Hill Farm • Lincolnville
2026 Winner (tie) - Materials or Methods Innovation
Croft
“Good use of early adopted details and low carbon materials.”
Sustainable Landscape
Coastal Wet Meadow • Cumberland Foreside
2026 Winner - Sustainable Landscape
Larkspur
“An excellent example of how taking the ‘right plant for the right place’ approach to designing results in a massive increase in biodiversity.”
emerging designer (student)
Common Ground Cottages • Gorham
2026 Winner - Emerging Designer (Student)
Keystone Native Habitat & Landscape
“Appreciate the future forward expansion feature.”
NEW BUILD
Beauty in the Barrens • Hope
2026 Winner - New Build
GO LOGIC, LLC
”This design is spectacular and the thoughtful integration into the landscape is a ‘chef’s kiss.”
Branch Lake House • Ellsworth
2026 Award of Merit - New Build
BRIBURN Architects
“Great focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy and accessibility.”
