This profile is part of a showcase of Maine retrofits. Learn more and see the rest of the profiles here. THE PROJECT: Transform a 1960s split-level into a comfortable home that meets the rigorous Passive House EnerPHit standards. Completed in 2015, the home won an AIA COTE Merit Award (for sustainable design excellence) the same…
This profile is part of a showcase of Maine retrofits. Learn more and see the rest of the profiles here. ALICIA AND MICHAEL ROMAC purchased their 1822 cape in 2014 and spent 14 months renovating it before moving in during the fall of 2016. Their goals in the rehab were to create a warm and…
This profile is part of a showcase of Maine retrofits. Learn more and see the rest of the profiles here. DESIGNED AND RENOVATED by Jim Bahoosh, a builder specializing in small houses, the Unity bank project is a story of taking care of what we have, revitalizing rural downtowns, re-imagining existing space and showing what…
This profile is part of a showcase of Maine retrofits. Learn more and see the rest of the profiles here. BUILT IN 2005 and situated in an open field on a windy ridge in Palermo, Denise and Barbara’s 2,400 sq ft home suffered air leakage that caused significant comfort issues, frozen pipes and near-constant boiler…
This profile is part of a showcase of Maine retrofits. Learn more and see the rest of the profiles here. RENOVATED TO Passive House EnerPHit standards, this 2,890 sq ft Northport home, owned by Chris Corson of Ecocor and his wife, Alexa, is a great example of what is possible in a deep energy retrofit.…
Sometimes the greenest house is the one that is already built By Dan Kolbert & Heather Chandler Those of us who renovate houses for a living like to say that the greenest house is the one that’s already built. The energy it takes to produce, finish and transport the materials in a house, not to…
This profile is part of a showcase of Maine retrofits. Learn more and see the rest of the profiles here. THE PROJECT: renovate a 1970 12’x58’ mobile home with a 12’x24’ bump out into a state-of-the-art, superefficient tiny home where empty nesters David and Christine Gallant could downsize. Motivated by a desire to spend more…