Green & Healthy Maine Homes Magazine

09/14/2026

🏡 Is your house ready for winter? Casco Bay Insulation (Casco Bay Insulation, Inc) is built on a strong foundation of building science, with a clear emphasis on sustainability. Whether working with experienced contractors or first-time homeowners, they take a holistic, whole-house approach to creating high-performance building envelopes, clearly explaining the “how” and “why” behind every recommendation. Cellulose insulation is at the core of their work, offering remarkable comfort, cleaner indoor air, and energy efficiency you can feel. Just as important, it’s one of the most environmentally friendly insulation choices available, keeping carbon emissions significantly lower than alternative options.
 
🏡 Learn more about Casco Bay Insulation in the Green Homes Business Directory at greenmainehomes.com/directory

09/11/2026

🍁The fall issue is here!!🍁 Chock full of inspiring content as we transition to a new season. We profile a Maine company whose mission is to make high-performance homes more attainable, showcase a stunning coastal home that prioritizes local and natural building materials, and provide step-by-step DIY instructions for building a cold frame to extend the growing season. Find all this and so much more!

Subscribe to create homes that are healthy for inhabitants, resilient to our changing climate, and efficient to operate, heat, and cool.

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09/10/2026

Join us for the next episode of Home + Energy Chats!

Home + Energy Chats: Reducing home heating costs—now and in the future
Wednesday, September 30, noon
Free; registration required (link below)

Home + Energy Chats is a webinar series that brings together green building industry experts and those interested in learning more about healthy, efficient and sustainable homes.

As we head into heating season, what home improvements can make the biggest difference in your energy bills? We’re bringing back home performance expert Colin McCullough to explore which upgrades can deliver the greatest savings now and over the long term—and how to decide where to start. Using real-life Maine homes, we’ll look at where different levels of investment can have the greatest impact. We’ll also explore how to weigh upfront costs against potential energy savings, comfort and long-term value, so you can make informed decisions about which improvements make the most sense for your home and budget.

Register for free at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5017890494627/WN_thGNOQBMSLa6bscppy323w

Featuring:
• Colin McCullough, Owner, All-Around Home Performance

Thank you to our Home + Energy Chats sponsor, Royal River Heat Pumps!

09/03/2026

Welcome to September! Here are a few events around the state this month. Share with a sustainably minded friend!

You can find more details and more events on our online calendar at greenmainehomes.com/events

08/29/2026

There is still time to nominate a local nonprofit to be the 2027 Green Home + Energy Show featured nonprofit!

If you have a nonprofit in mind that would be a great fit, you can nominate them until Monday, 8/31!

Click the link for more info ➡️

The Green Home + Energy Show is accepting nominations for next year's featured nonprofit. Each year, we select a nonprofit partner to benefit from ticket sales revenue and show promotion. Past featured nonprofits have included Maine Foodscapes, WindowDressers and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Port

08/24/2026

Friendly reminder - get your projects in by Friday!

Featured photo: Woodward, Brunswick. Designed by Kaplan Thompson Architects. Photo: Irvin Serrano Photography. 2025 Winner - Materials or Methods Innovation.

08/23/2026

Mark your calendars! 
Wild Seed Project’s Native Plant Sale is coming soon!

Find over 100 species of seed-grown native plants, local ecotypes available.

When: Sept. 13, 2026
Where: Native Seed Center at Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Details: wildseedproject.net/2026-plant-sale

08/19/2026

🌲 It can be devastating to lose a tree, and it's not always easy to manage once it's down. But there are resources available to help make use of your downed tree, and potentially turn it into lumber.

🌲 Read more from the archives for some helpful information and tips!

By Jennifer Dann FOLLOWING THE FIERCE windstorms of last winter, many Maine neighborhoods were left with a big tree mess to clean up. Losing a tree in a yard or a community space is a loss of many benefits, including shade, stormwater management and a sense of home and peace. Adding to those losse