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Green Home + Design Awards celebrates excellence in energy-efficient, high-performing, sustainable Maine homes

Green Home + Design Awards celebrates excellence in energy-efficient, high-performing, sustainable Maine homes

Heather ChandlerNovember 11, 2026Green Home + Design Awards, go logic, BRIBURN, Elizabeth Newman Architect, David Matero Architecture, Mottram & Maines, Four Winds Design, croft, Larkspur design, larkspur, larkspur designComment

Transitioning from boilers: Air-to-water heat pumps

Transitioning from boilers: Air-to-water heat pumps

Energy, Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineNovember 10, 2026air-to-water heat pumps, heat pumps, Efficiency Maine, energy &, energy, energy & efficiency, Mitsubishi Electric, maine passive house, LogixComment

Affordable by design

Affordable by design

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 29, 2026BrightBuilt Homes, Zero Energy Homes, Maine Technology InstituteComment

Backup power, made simple (Partner Content)

Backup power, made simple (Partner Content)

EnergyHeather ChandlerOctober 26, 2026Flip EnergyComment

Why contractor licensing matters for homeowners and the building industry

Why contractor licensing matters for homeowners and the building industry

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 22, 2026Meldrum Design, HBRAComment

Build a simple cold frame to extend the growing season

Build a simple cold frame to extend the growing season

LandscapeGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 16, 2026DIY, gardening, garden, Do-it-yourself, cold frameComment

Building Science Week helps celebrate high-performance building in Maine

Building Science Week helps celebrate high-performance building in Maine

Green & Healthy MaineOctober 14, 2026Comment

A coastal home designed to preserve—and celebrate—its natural setting

A coastal home designed to preserve—and celebrate—its natural setting

Green & Healthy MaineOctober 1, 2026Comment

Small battery incentive helps homeowners save while supporting the grid

Small battery incentive helps homeowners save while supporting the grid

EnergyGreen & Healthy MaineSeptember 28, 2026Efficiency Maine, energy, energy & efficiency, renewable energy, small batteryComment

Out with the old, in with the new: fall gardening guide

Out with the old, in with the new: fall gardening guide

LandscapeGreen & Healthy MaineSeptember 23, 2026gardening, fall gardening, native plants, maine audubon, wild seed project, mofgaComment

Explore the Fall 2026 issue

Explore the Fall 2026 issue

Green & Healthy MaineSeptember 16, 2026Editor's Note, Fall 2026Comment

Landscape Invaders

Landscape Invaders

LandscapeGreen & Healthy MaineAugust 12, 2026native plants, invasive species, wild seed projectComment

Plug-in solar comes to Maine

Plug-in solar comes to Maine

EnergyGreen & Healthy MaineJuly 28, 2026solar power, solar panels, plug-in solar, nonprofits, maine legislationComment

Where is this wood from?

Where is this wood from?

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJuly 9, 2026Local Wood Works, local wood products, local wood works, building materialsComment

4 widely recognized 'control' layers plus 3 contenders

4 widely recognized 'control' layers plus 3 contenders

Green & Healthy MaineJune 25, 2026Comment

Where and when upgrading to a smart electrical panel is … smart

Where and when upgrading to a smart electrical panel is … smart

EnergyGreen & Healthy MaineJune 25, 2026Comment

What’s new in sustainable siding

What’s new in sustainable siding

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 22, 2026siding, building materialsComment

Toxin-free, heat-treated wood cladding

Toxin-free, heat-treated wood cladding

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 15, 2026building materialsComment