BrightBuilt: An Introduction

CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. OF BIDDEFORD MAINE

RECIPIENTS OF THE BRIGHTBUILT RETROFIT AWARD

BrightBuilt is an open source collaborative of green building professionals designing sustainable solutions for the 21st Century. The first project, BrightBuilt Barn, is an internationally acclaimed, triple net-zero, LEED Platinum Certified home in Rockport, Maine. Built in 2008, the Barn is one of the only buildings in the world designed to be truly carbon neutral. The second initiative, BrightBuilt Retrofit, tackles the challenges of existing inefficient buildings by demonstrating innovative, practical and affordable approaches to deep energy retrofits in colder climates. All BrightBuilt initiatives are open source, and we invite you to follow the progress and join in the discussion.

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20 Oct

High Efficiency Windows – Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Morgan Law, Architectural Designer at KTA, guest blogs this week about high efficiency windows for CPI. Since joining KTA in February I have been indoctrinated into the wonderful world of windows. What I thought I once knew about fenestration continues to grow, almost exponentially. The biggest surprise I have had while using the PassiveHouse energy [...]

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