Energy Efficient Sustainable Homes in Maine
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Josh and Kelly Sink, the two new happy owners of an Island Carpentry zero energy home in the Kelsey Brook subdivision of Freeport, Maine. Below I’ll relay some of what we talked … Read More
Island Carpentry isn’t just concerned with building net zero energy houses. No, we also want to see a world where everyone plugs in their electric car at night to be powered by solar panels on top of their zero energy … Read More
Island Carpentry is currently partnered with BrightBuilt Homes for our net zero energy home at Kelsey Brook in Freeport, Maine. BrightBuilt Home was founded by award-winning Kaplan Thompson Architects with the mission of providing state of the art, healthy, low-energy, … Read More
Overview of Zero Energy Building Wouldn’t it be great to save hundreds or thousands on energy bills while also helping to save the planet? Those are two main incentives for choosing a zero energy home. Island Carpentry has been building … Read More
The US government has announced a US$36 million program to develop technologies that turn solar PV and storage batteries into a new kind of decentralised, virtual power source which some are calling ‘the internet of energy’. This is just the … Read More
Yesterday, Maine citizens voted to pass Question Two: The Senior Affordable Housing Bond: The Senior Affordable Housing Bond authorizes the sale of $15 million in general obligation bonds, to be used in combination with more than $22 million in leveraged … Read More
Sometimes new technologies are first available exclusively to the wealthiest. It looks like in the case of solar we may have a different ballgame. This past summer, the Obama Administration declared measures to promote solar power for low income housing. … Read More
Welcome to the age of renewable energy and collaboration. Six years ago in 2009, a group of citizens in Portland, Oregon began a community collaborative program that brings homeowners and businesses together to purchase solar energy installations for buildings in … Read More
Dec 14 Hi Mike: Attached please find the Final HERS Report for the Humphrey Residence in Freeport. Of the 1,000 plus new HERS Rated homes I have evaluated over the years, this home is clearly in the very small group of truly … Read More
Our latest zero energy home project is underway in Newcastle. The home is being built for Nick and Sandra Barth. It is a 1900 square foot single story home with an attached two car garage. What separates this homes from … Read More