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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

Beaver Pond Beauty

Beaver Pond Beauty

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineDecember 18, 2023home profiles, BRIBURN, maine passive house, passive houseComment

Can Maine build housing that is affordable, climate smart, and locally sourced?

Can Maine build housing that is affordable, climate smart, and locally sourced?

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineNovember 14, 2023Local Wood Works, local wood products, opal build, ware butler, raise op housing cooperative, kbs builders, passive house, Passive House Comment

Clean and green transformation in Portland

Clean and green transformation in Portland

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineNovember 9, 2023varsity development llc, whipple callender architects, trillium engineering group, gray woodworking llc, mainely plumbing heating, redwood plumbing, evergreen geothermal, hicks electric, little lion landscape, home profiles Comment

Building Science 101: How size & shape impact home performance

Building Science 101: How size & shape impact home performance

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineNovember 5, 2023building science 101, building science, BrightBuilt Home Comment

The best of old and new in Cumberland Foreside

The best of old and new in Cumberland Foreside

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 24, 2023BRIBURN, Kolbert Building, Balance Design Studio, Casco Bay Insulation, MJR Electric, LaPlante Electric, Structural Integrity, home profilesComment

Building science in the bathroom

Building science in the bathroom

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 21, 2023building science, Mottram Architecture, Michael Maines Residential DesignComment

Dreaming and living big on a budget on Mt. Desert Island

Dreaming and living big on a budget on Mt. Desert Island

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 20, 2023Four Winds Design, peacock builders, sundog solar, songscape gardens, home profilesComment

South Portland's first detached ADU is a ground breaker

South Portland's first detached ADU is a ground breaker

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 16, 2023o'brien wood and iron, home profiles, ADUs, adu, south portland adu, accessory dwelling units Comment

Amazing ADUs: High-performance prefab small homes

Amazing ADUs: High-performance prefab small homes

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 9, 2023unity homes, BrightBuilt Home, Knickerbocker Group, Croft, delano architecture, backyard adus, tiny homes of maine, local businesses, ADUs, adus, amazing adus, accessory dwelling units Comments

Glavel offers a new, low carbon option for builders

Glavel offers a new, low carbon option for builders

Energy, Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 8, 2023Industry news, new technologies, Juniper Design+Build, Juniper Design + BuildComment

Multi-family housing addresses housing shortage

Multi-family housing addresses housing shortage

Design / Build, EnergyGreen & Healthy MaineOctober 5, 2023What's your number?, Kaplan Thompson Architects, passive houseComment

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

Converting your seasonal cabin to a year-round home

Converting your seasonal cabin to a year-round home

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 30, 2023Mottram Architecture, Michael Maines Residential Design, home profilesComment

Tree trunks fill demand for climate-friendly wood products

Tree trunks fill demand for climate-friendly wood products

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 30, 2023local wood products, Local Wood Works, local wood works, new technologiesComment

New ADU regulations address affordable housing shortage

New ADU regulations address affordable housing shortage

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 24, 2023ADUs, maine legislation, accessory dwelling units Comments

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 science 101: Decks & porches

Building science 101: Decks & porches

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineMay 4, 2023bs 101, building science 101, building scienceComment