
Dreaming of Building a Green Retreat?
Architecture & Design
Draw inspiration from three sets of owners who pulled off energy-efficient dwellings with modest carbon footprints.
Read MoreDraw inspiration from three sets of owners who pulled off energy-efficient dwellings with modest carbon footprints.
Read MoreNiftier than its tongue-in-cheek name suggests, the grassroots building standard launched in Portland balances cost and energy performance.
Read MoreNew community solar farms, coupled with more affordable ways to opt-in, are making it easier than ever for Mainers to soak up the sun.
Read MoreAn ancient Japanese wood-finishing technique is catching fire in Maine.
Read MoreDesigned by OPAL; built by GO Logic; photographed by Trent Bell
Declining prices, changes in state policy, and improved technology mean there’s never been a better time to go solar in Maine.
Read MoreWinkelman Architecture, one of a handful of Maine architects with experience designing “green roofs,” worked on this foliage-topped Brunswick home.
The living roof takes root in Maine.
Read MoreThe 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.
Is one of Maine’s new eco-friendly subdivisions right for you?
Read MoreArchitect 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.
The hosts of Portland’s Green Architects’ Lounge podcast mix tasty cocktails with sustainable building lessons.
Read MoreWhat do Mainers need to consider if they want to harness solar energy to power their homes?
Read MoreIt’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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