Designed by OPAL; built by GO Logic; photographed by Trent Bell
Look on the Bright Side
Green Living
Declining prices, changes in state policy, and improved technology mean there’s never been a better time to go solar in Maine.
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Winkelman Architecture, one of a handful of Maine architects with experience designing “green roofs,” worked on this foliage-topped Brunswick home.
It’s Alive!
Green Living
The living roof takes root in Maine.
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The first house constructed on Cumberland’s Solar Way is outfitted with 20 solar panels (but wired for 30, which would elevate it to net-zero status) and a charging station for an electric car in the garage. The porch is five feet deep — ideal for allowing sunlight into the home in winter and providing shade in the summer. Photograph by Michael Eric Bérubé.
Greener Acres
Green Living
Is one of Maine’s new eco-friendly subdivisions right for you?
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Architect Chris Briley (right) enjoys a nip in his office/studio with fellow architect Phil Kaplan. The pair think of their podcast as “edu-tainment.” Photograph by Mark Fleming.
Drinking Buddies
Architecture & Design
The hosts of Portland’s Green Architects’ Lounge podcast mix tasty cocktails with sustainable building lessons.
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Sunny Side Up
Green Living
What do Mainers need to consider if they want to harness solar energy to power their homes?
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Greenhouse Effect
House Tour
It’s nearly impossible not to feel good in Luke and Sarah Cellier’s passive-solar home above the Back River in Georgetown.
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Straight-Up Advice for Downsizers
Sponsored Content: Endicott Home Furnishings
Small-space experts Ross and Christine Endicott of Endicott Home Furnishings candidly deliver their top five tips for downsizing.
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So You Want to Live in a Tiny House?
Home Building
They’re cozy, efficient, economical — and, in Maine, the subject of much haggling over zoning and building codes. Here’s how to prevent your tiny house from becoming a big headache.
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Lean and Green
Home Building
Architect Harry Hepburn shares eco-friendly design ideas for the budget-conscious homeowner. Photo by Trent Bell As a college student studying in England, Harry Hepburn marveled at the ways in which pioneers of the high-tech architecture movement, such as Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, incorporated energy efficiency into their modern steel-and-glass buildings. Post-graduation, Hepburn was eager […]
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Lessons from the Louvre
Ask a Lighting Pro
If you’ve invested in a beautiful piece of art, you want to display it in the best possible light. Here are examples from our store of Tech Lighting’s Georgi lamp mounted on track and “monopoint” canopies.
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