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Portland, Maine—Richard Renner | Architects is pleased to announce that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded the loft at 6 South Street, Portland, Maine, with Platinum Certification in the LEED® for Homes Program. LEED-H,...
Portland, Maine -- When it comes to green building, contractors, owners and architects alike are cleaning up their act. According to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), sustainable building practices can be credited with reducing...
Brunswick, Maine – Bowdoin’s Coffin Street dormitories are LEED® Silver. Many components of the new dorms, including the materials, heating system and rainwater system all contribute to the overall sustainability of the buildings....
Falmouth, Maine -- This certified LEED(tm) Silver project is a pre-K-8 school, comprised of classrooms, a special needs classroom, lobby, library and community adult education space. The structure is connected to and within the current campus...
Rockport, Maine -- This 700 square foot home is LEED Platinum certified. The building has a small but adaptable initial purpose - it will serve as a working studio for the client, and can be easily reconfigured as a...
Caribou, Maine -- Completed in October 2002, this 8,300 square foot National Weather Service facility was the first LEED certified building in Maine. It serves as the primary means of gathering weather data in the northeast region of the United...
Waterville, Maine – The Diamond Building, which achieved LEED certification in January 2008, houses four social science departments, four interdisciplinary programs, and the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement. By...
Waterville, Maine -- Located on the Colby College campus, the Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center was certified LEED Silver in March 2006.
Green building features include:
• Geothermal heating and cooling
• Clapboards...
Freeport, Maine -- Green building experts acknowledge that the most cost effective and successful projects result from early and continuous collaboration among all key members of the team from early design through completion of the project. Wright-Ryan...
Portland, Maine -- The East End School was designed by Stephen Blatt Architects of Portland, with Joe Hemes, AIA, LEED AP, as Project Architect. It is the first public school in Maine to be awarded a “Silver” LEED rating.
The design...
Falmouth, Maine -- Recently certified LEED Gold, Falmouth Flyer was inspired by the clients’ request for a sculptural form and the many shoreland birds visiting from the adjacent Audubon Society grounds. The structure rises to meet a stand of...
Falmouth, Maine -- The Falmouth Police Department is the first police station in Maine to receive a “LEED NC Silver” certification from the USGBC. The design reflects the traditional character of the town. It emphasizes the fact...
Orono, Maine -- The Foster Student Innovation Center at the University of Maine, was created as an incubator for knowledge-based business ventures that will lead to the creation of new Maine-based industries through University research and development....
Farmington, Maine -- Francis Allen Black Residence Hall is a 5-story brick and metal panel building whose character and construction style anchor the Farmington campus architecture and pedestrian paths.
The building contains suite-style residences...
Hannaford, based in Scarborough, Maine and owned by The Delhaize Group of Brussels, Belgium, achieved LEED Platinum certification for its’ new Augusta grocery store. The 50,000 square foot new store will be a laboratory for the company to test...
Freeport, Maine -- This house is the first in New England to receive a Gold in the LEED-Homes™ pilot program. It is a four bedroom 2550 square foot home designed as a spec house that would offer its new owners a healthier, more...
Gorham, Maine -- The Jordan Meadows House achieved LEED Gold certification in 2007. After building the first LEED certified home in the USA, Taggart Construction of Freeport, Maine was chosen to design and build this 1,700 sq. ft. residence. Curt...
Freeport, Maine -- L.L. Bean's new Hunting & Fishing Store received LEED Silver certification in September 2008, becoming the first certified retail project in Maine. In 2006, L.L.Bean committed to build all new structures according to the...
Click here to access a spreadsheet detailing LEED registered and certified projects as of 1/13/10.
MAINE'S ANN ARCHINO HOWE TO SERVE ON
USGBC NATIONAL BOARD
The Maine Chapter of the US Green Building Council is thrilled to announce that Ann Archino Howe, P.E., LEED AP, president of Sustainable Design Studio, Portland, Maine, has been elected to...
The 2010 NESEA Green Buildings Open House
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Features 32 Properties in Maine including
6 LEED Certified or Registered Buildings
Learn more about the Open House at http://www.nesea.org/greenbuildings/
LEED...
Falmouth, Maine -- This LEED® Silver project houses OHM and two additional tenants. It is a two-story, 6,000 square foot office building located on the edge of progressive development in Falmouth. The office serves as an example of...
Portland, Maine -- Avesta Housing's Pearl Place Development in Portland received two LEED for Homes-Gold certifications in 2008. Pearl Place, owned by Avesta and built by Ledgewood Construction, is an affordable housing development...
Freeport, Maine -- The Pleasant Hill Residence earned LEED Silver certification from the USGBC – the first home in the nation to receive this distinction. Designed [Curt Jensch, A.AIA] and built by Taggart Construction of Freeport, this...
Saco, Maine – Saco and Biddeford Savings’ 14,000 square foot Operations Center was the first LEED Certified commercial building in Maine. Daylighting, high performance lighting with daylight controls, and a raised floor system are a few...
Portland, Maine -- This 42,000 s.f. building has been pre-certified by the LEED-CS (core and shell) pilot program and is, to our knowledge, the first LEED-certified office building in Maine. Among its LEED credits are a heat-recovery system, bike...
YOUR SUPPORT IS ESSENTIAL!
As the year winds down, many of us take a look back to see what we have accomplished. At the Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council we celebrate many green-forward successes and look forward to...
Unity, Maine -- Unity House has achieved LEED Platinum! Built as the home for the president of Unity College, the home incorporates a number of design innovations that demonstrate how affordable, environmentally efficient homes can be built using...
Farmington, Maine -- The College of Education, Health, and Rehabilitation at the University of Maine at Farmington is situated to take advantage of solar orientation and natural daylighting. The intent and challenge of the CEHR design was to design an...
Orono, Maine -- The addition of the Advanced Engineering Wood Composites Laboratory included a pilot plant for Oriented Strand Lumber/Oriented Strand Board (OSL/OSB), the only such product development and testing facility in Maine. The new Resin...
Orono, Maine – The University of Maine Recreation and Fitness Center was recently certified LEED - Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council. As you approach the building, it is immediately clear that it was designed to reflect the beauty of...
Gorham, Maine -- The Child & Family Center on the Gorham campus of The University of Southern Maine has received a Silver Rating from the U.S. Green Building Council. The project is the latest demonstration of the University’s...
Gorham, Maine -- The addition of a new wing nearly doubles the capacity of the John Mitchell Center, home to USM’s School of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (ASET).
The new John Mitchell Advanced Technology Wing and renovations...
Gorham, Maine -- This new four-story, 296-bed residence hall was certified LEED-Gold in September 2008. It’s 101,000 square feet provide year-round housing options for upper class students and offers a variety of living options, including...
Portland, Maine – After extensive planning of the entire campus, the University of Southern Maine designed the Wishcamper Center to transform a previously underutilized tract of commercial land into a model of sustainable design. The Wishcamper...
Portland, Maine -- This 22,500-sq.-ft. addition to the existing 33,700-sq.-ft., two-building office complex provides additional space to allow for Woodard & Curran’s projected growth over the next 15 years.
The three-story...
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