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In-town oasis on the Kennebec River

In-town oasis on the Kennebec River

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineApril 16, 2025David Matero Architecture, Jeanne Handy Interior Design, trillium engineering group, BuildingWorks, Landcrafters LLCComment

Passive House rises in the mountains of Millinocket

Passive House rises in the mountains of Millinocket

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineFebruary 18, 2025home profiles, passive house, Passive House, Four Winds DesignComment

Long Falls Dam: Turning a seasonal cabin into a year-round home for four

Long Falls Dam: Turning a seasonal cabin into a year-round home for four

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJanuary 16, 2025renovation, case study, solar, home profilesComment

Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

Beyond aesthetics: Choosing interiors for sustainability and health

Lifestyle, Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineDecember 10, 2024Balance Design Studio, Jan Robinson InteriorsComment

Matt Senecal reflects on 30 years of building energy-efficient homes

Matt Senecal reflects on 30 years of building energy-efficient homes

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineDecember 3, 2024Senecal Construction ServicesComment

Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

Brunswick home makes it easy to age in place

Design / Build, LifestyleGreen & Healthy MaineNovember 6, 2024home profiles, N-E ConstructionComment

Foundations of the future: Rethinking concrete foundations

Foundations of the future: Rethinking concrete foundations

Design / BuildGuest UserOctober 2, 2024bs 101, building science 101, building science, Michael Maines Residential Design Comment

Biophilic design brings the outdoors in

Biophilic design brings the outdoors in

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 23, 2024biophilic design, terra flora, salt of maine design, the jungle couchComment

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

Why exhaust-only whole-house ventilation isn't "enough"

Why exhaust-only whole-house ventilation isn't "enough"

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 11, 2024indoor air quality, Maine Indoor Air Quality CouncilComment

Local color in Camden

Local color in Camden

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 11, 2024home profiles, Mottram Architecture, tamarack builders, asa peat, asa peatsComment

Thermal bridging and Maine's building code

Thermal bridging and Maine's building code

Design / BuildGreen & Healthy MaineJune 7, 2024use this not that, Performance Building SupplyComment

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

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