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January 2024

The Future of Housing

Big problems like lack of affordable housing and climate change call for collaborative solutions. Can Maine build housing that is affordable, climate smart, and locally sourced?

How to choose a better floor finish

Traditional floor finishes can contain harmful chemicals and contribute to pollution and indoor air quality issues. Here are some tips to choose a cleaner and safer floor finish.

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Saturday, April 6th in South Portland, Maine

The Green Home + Energy Show is Maine’s premier event for learning about and connecting with professionals who specialize in high performing, efficient and healthy home solutions. From solar power to heat pumps, air quality to air sealing, and electric vehicles to green home goods, you’ll find endless inspiration for creating your high-performing, healthy and efficient home—whether you are looking to build, buy or enhance an existing property. Attend a workshop, test drive an electric vehicle, and attend the new Sustainable Landscape Expo!

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Recording available: Carpentry & Construction Training in Maine

Did you miss our last Home + Energy Chat? We had a great conversation about the many opportunities available in Maine to learn about carpentry, construction and building science workshops and training programs.

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2023 Readers' Favorites

The results are in...these five articles were the most read on our website in 2023! Have you read them yet?

Building Science 101: Foundations

Here in Maine, we build houses with basements and concrete foundation walls. At least that’s the conventional wisdom; there are many reasons to rethink that approach.

Amazing ADUs: High-performance prefab small homes

These beautiful pre-designed, prefabricated, high-performance homes are tailor made to meet Maine’s ever-growing need for sustainable housing.

Beyond the bale: High-performance straw building panels

A Rockland company is crafting high-performance building panels from carbon-sequestering straw.

High-performance timber frame homes

Take the beauty and robust, time-honored precision joinery of a timber frame home, combine them with high-performance building features, and what do you get? A match made in heaven.

What's Your Number?: Maine's building codes

In 2021, Maine adopted the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Let's take a look at some of features of our building code.

Find a green home professional

Check out the green homes business directory to find experts specializing in healthy, efficient, sustainable Maine homes.

Casco Bay Insulation

passivhausMAINE

CornerStone Building & Restoration

Mottram Architecture

Upcoming events

Lessons from 100,000+ Heat Pumps in Maine • E2Tech

Wednesday, January 17 • Virtual

Maine's 131st Legislature: Enviro & Energy • E2Tech

Thursday, February 1 • Augusta

BuildingEnergy Boston 2024 • NESEA

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 19-20 • Boston

Green Home + Energy Show 2024 • Green & Healthy Maine HOMES

Saturday, April 6 • South Portland

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