Green Home Solutions Blog | Green & Healthy Maine HOMES

Green Home Solutions Blog | Green & Healthy Maine HOMES

Posts by Maggie Perkins

What's your number? Maine's new building codes

What's your number? Maine's new building codes

Design / Build, EnergyMaggie PerkinsDecember 22, 2021building science, What's your number?, building codes, building materialsComment

Choosing the right cedar for your project

Choosing the right cedar for your project

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 5, 2021cedar, home project, siding, The Lumbery, building materialsComment

EV Adoption Accelerates

EV Adoption Accelerates

Energy, LifestyleMaggie PerkinsOctober 5, 2021electric vehicles, EVs, EVComment

Uncommon Thread: Fresh Home Textiles from Maine

Uncommon Thread: Fresh Home Textiles from Maine

LifestyleMaggie PerkinsAugust 19, 2021home goods, textiles, sustainability, local makers, maine makers, maine craftsmanshipComment

The 5 most popular posts of 2019

The 5 most popular posts of 2019

Maggie PerkinsJanuary 17, 2020best ofComment

What's new in Passive House certification?

What's new in Passive House certification?

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsDecember 13, 2019green building, green technology, green architecture, Passive House, passive houseComment

Building Science 101: Wood heat and a sustainable Maine home

Building Science 101: Wood heat and a sustainable Maine home

EnergyMaggie PerkinsDecember 2, 2019local wood products, wood heat, building science 101, Michael Maines Residential DesignComment

The year of the environment…in Maine

The year of the environment…in Maine

Lifestyle, EnergyMaggie PerkinsNovember 24, 2019environmental policy, solar power, solar, reusable, environment, electric vehicles, climate action, renewable energy, building codes, maine legislation, solar renewable energy, heating, financingComment

Working Green

Working Green

LifestyleMaggie PerkinsNovember 22, 2019green technology, green building, green architecture, windows, landscape architecture, landscaping, solar panels, Evergreen Home Performance, Free Energy Maine, Kolbert Building, Holland & Foley Architecture, Full Circle Landscaping, ReVision Energy, local businessesComment

Grassroots gains

Grassroots gains

LifestyleMaggie PerkinsNovember 7, 2019climate action, grassroots, solar energy, volunteering, local businessesComment

Would you like a shed with that?

Would you like a shed with that?

Energy, Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsNovember 4, 2019solar power, solar panels, solar energy, green technology, solar renewable energyComment

Sustainability and siding

Sustainability and siding

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 29, 2019siding, sustainability, green building, building materials, BRIBURN, building productsComment

New Legislation Ups the Ante on Building "Upta Code"

New Legislation Ups the Ante on Building "Upta Code"

EnergyMaggie PerkinsOctober 22, 2019green building, Maine businesses, Emerald Builders, maine legislation Comments

Panelized precision

Panelized precision

Design / BuildMaggie PerkinsOctober 9, 2019energy & efficiency, renewable energy, green technology, building science, green building, Mottram Architecture, Live Solar Maine, ReVision Energy, The Breathable Home, Eco Heat Maine, Tektoniks, home profiles Comment

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 houseComment

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 qualityComment

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