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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 house, climate workComment

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 quality, climate workComment

Pearl certification, a new efficiency rating system

Pearl certification, a new efficiency rating system

EnergyMaggie PerkinsSeptember 4, 2019energy & efficiency, real estateComment

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

Heat Pumps Perform: Q&A with Efficiency Maine

Heat Pumps Perform: Q&A with Efficiency Maine

EnergyMaggie PerkinsAugust 20, 2019heating & cooling, energy & efficiency, heatingComment

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 Design, climate workComment

One Year In: The Unexpected Gifts of Solar Power

One Year In: The Unexpected Gifts of Solar Power

EnergyMaggie PerkinsMay 29, 2019solar renewable energyComment

Native beauty

Native beauty

LandscapeMaggie PerkinsMay 16, 2019 Comments

A new era for driving electric in Maine

A new era for driving electric in Maine

Energy, LifestyleMaggie PerkinsMay 6, 2019electric vehiclesComment

Maine Sawmills

Maine Sawmills

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsApril 30, 2019local wood products, Local Wood Works, Maine Heritage Timber Frames, Emerald Builders, Bungalow in a Box, Northern Forest Center, Gagnon Lumber, Goodridge Lumber, Cedar, Flooring, Maine Wood, local businessesComment

Old Kennebunk motor court sees new life

Old Kennebunk motor court sees new life

Design / BuildGuest UserApril 25, 2019energy & efficiency, real estate, BRIBURN, Ginger Hill Design + Build, BuildingWorks, Kolbert Building, home profiles, local businessesComment

Trailside and net positive

Trailside and net positive

Design / BuildGuest UserApril 17, 2019energy & efficiency, renewable energy, heating & cooling, green technology, green building, Emerald Builders, BRIBURN, Michael Maines Residential Design, home profiles Comment

Taking Charge

Taking Charge

LifestyleGuest UserDecember 19, 2018electric vehicles, green technologyComment

ADU, ADU to you and you and you...

ADU, ADU to you and you and you...

Design / BuildGuest UserDecember 17, 2018energy & efficiency, green building, BrightBuilt Home, ADUs, accessory dwelling unitsComment

Net-Zero Subdivisions

Net-Zero Subdivisions

Design / BuildGuest UserDecember 5, 2018green building, energy & efficiency, renewable energy, Mottram Architecture, Senecal Construction Services, Landicity Builders, Performance Building Supply, home profiles, local businessesComment

Sustainable forestry is more than trees

Sustainable forestry is more than trees

LandscapeGuest UserNovember 28, 2018local wood products, sustainable forestry, Maine WoodComment

Permaculture... And why Maine is perfect for it

Permaculture... And why Maine is perfect for it

LandscapeGuest UserNovember 20, 2018landscaping, Permaculture, gardeningComment