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    Spec House in Maine Gets LEED – Teaches Zero Carbon Design

    Richard Renner Architects designed this carbon neutral home as a spec home at the request of a local construction company, in Maine, because the state’s residents like to build sustainably.  The state would qualify as the Sweden of the USA with 55% of its electricity coming from renewable sources – thanks to state legislation that […]

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    Net Zero House Pleases Architectural Critic

    If only more architectural critics took an interest in the environmental impact of the houses they critique. Houses built between now and 2050 will literally make or break us as a species. It’s all about energy use. Although most people believe that it is what we drive that creates the most greenhouse gases, in fact, […]

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