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PassivHaus 50 house retrofits initiative

PassivHaus 50 house retrofits initiative

Design / BuildGuest UserOctober 2, 2020Passive House, passivhausMAINEComment

What's your number? How to measure square footage

What's your number? How to measure square footage

Design / BuildGuest UserSeptember 23, 2020What's your number?Comment

As Maine GOes…

As Maine GOes…

Design / BuildHeather ChandlerApril 26, 2020Passive House, ventilation, sustainable forestry, financing, Emerald Builders, GO Logic, TimberHP, insulation air sealingComment

Portland developer ups the ante with condo project

Portland developer ups the ante with condo project

Design / BuildHeather ChandlerApril 21, 2020Benchmark Real Estate, CornerStone, home profilesComment

BS* + Beer

BS* + Beer

Design / BuildHeather ChandlerApril 16, 2020building science, Michael Maines Residential Design Comment

What’s your number? Window Performance

What’s your number? Window Performance

Design / Build, EnergyGuest UserApril 13, 2020R-VALUE, energy & efficiency, insulation, cellulose, building science, building materials, What's your number?Comment

How to Find an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) Installation Contractor

How to Find an Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) Installation Contractor

Design / BuildGuest UserApril 1, 2020Energy Recovery Ventilator, ventilation, Indoor air quality, Maine Indoor Air Quality Council, indoor air qualityComment

Building Science 101: Ventilation

Building Science 101: Ventilation

Design / BuildGuest UserApril 1, 2020building science 101, Michael Maines Residential Design, indoor air qualityComment

What’s your number? R-Value

What’s your number? R-Value

Design / Build, EnergyGuest UserDecember 20, 2019R-VALUE, energy & efficiency, insulation, cellulose, building science, building materials, What's your number?, Kolbert BuildingComment

What's new in Passive House certification?

What's new in Passive House certification?

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsDecember 13, 2019green building, green technology, green architecture, Passive House, passive houseComment

Would you like a shed with that?

Would you like a shed with that?

Energy, Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsNovember 4, 2019solar power, solar panels, solar energy, green technology, solar renewable energyComment

Sustainability and siding

Sustainability and siding

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 29, 2019siding, sustainability, green building, building materials, BRIBURN, building productsComment

Panelized precision

Panelized precision

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 9, 2019energy & efficiency, renewable energy, green technology, building science, green building, Mottram Architecture, Live Solar Maine, ReVision Energy, The Breathable Home, Eco Heat Maine, Tektoniks, home profiles Comment

The secret to low carbon buildings? WOOD

The secret to low carbon buildings? WOOD

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 1, 2019green building, green technology, local wood products, low-carbon construction, BRIBURN, Kaplan Thompson Architects, Scott Simons Architects, The Ecology School, hancock lumber, Maine Wood, building materials, passive houseComment

Building a new house? Tips for a healthy and energy-efficient home

Building a new house? Tips for a healthy and energy-efficient home

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsSeptember 9, 2019green building, green technology, indoor air qualityComment

What ingredients are lurking in your new cabinets?

What ingredients are lurking in your new cabinets?

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsAugust 28, 2019green technology, building materials, indoor air qualityComment

What's your number? ACH

What's your number? ACH

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsAugust 28, 2019energy & efficiency, What's your number?, building scienceComment

Building Science 101: Low-carbon construction

Building Science 101: Low-carbon construction

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsAugust 13, 2019green building, green technology, low-carbon construction, building science 101, Emerald Builders, Michael Maines Residential DesignComment