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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

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

Rain screens: What they are and when to use them

Rain screens: What they are and when to use them

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 17, 2025building materials, Kolbert BuildingComment

When life gives a downed tree, make lumber

When life gives a downed tree, make lumber

LifestyleGreen & Healthy MaineDecember 3, 2024Local Wood Works, local wood works, building materials, Maine Wood, maine woodComment

Sensible swaps for high-performance

Sensible swaps for high-performance

Design / Build, EnergyGreen & Healthy MaineJune 15, 2024BrightBuilt Home, building science, building science 101, insulation, building materials, solar energy, water conservationComment

Maine's best-kept local wood secret

Maine's best-kept local wood secret

Lifestyle, Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 30, 2024local wood products, The Lumbery, building materials Comment

Carbon-cutting made easy(er)

Carbon-cutting made easy(er)

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 14, 2024Croft, Ecocor, go logic, GO Logic, opal build, TimberHP, mathews brothers company, Local Wood Works, The Lumbery, building materials, new technologies Comment

Genest adds solar roof tiles to product line

Genest adds solar roof tiles to product line

EnergyGreen & Healthy MaineMay 8, 2024Industry news, genest concrete, solar, building materials, new technologies Comment

Choosing a cleaner and safer floor finish

Choosing a cleaner and safer floor finish

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineSeptember 22, 2023use this not that, building materials, indoor air qualityComment

Choosing high-performance windows for a cold climate home

Choosing high-performance windows for a cold climate home

Energy, Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 6, 2023use this not that, Performance Building Supply, building materials, building scienceComment

Building with lumber harvested onsite

Building with lumber harvested onsite

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 10, 2022Local Wood Works, local wood products, Maine Wood, building materialsComment

Beyond the bale: High-performance straw building panels

Beyond the bale: High-performance straw building panels

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 2, 2022Croft, building materials, croftComment

What's your number? Maine's new building codes

What's your number? Maine's new building codes

Design / Build, EnergyMaggie PerkinsDecember 22, 2021building science, What's your number?, building codes, building materialsComment

Wide plank pine is not just for rustic cabins

Wide plank pine is not just for rustic cabins

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineDecember 10, 2021local wood products, wide plank pine, local wood works, The Wood Mill of Maine, Robbins Lumber Company, Maine Wood, building products, building materialsComment

Use this, not that: Exterior sheathing

Use this, not that: Exterior sheathing

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineNovember 19, 2021sheathing, use this not that, Kolbert Building, building materials Comment

Purposefully Repurposed

Purposefully Repurposed

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 27, 2021Mottram Architecture, Live Solar Maine, Longleaf Lumber, Knickerbocker Group, Four Winds Design, renovation, reusable, green architecture, purposefully repurposed, building materials Comment

Choosing the right cedar for your project

Choosing the right cedar for your project

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 5, 2021cedar, home project, siding, The Lumbery, building materialsComment