This sunroom/mudroom addition has a tight shell and a ventilated rain screen behind the shingle siding to keep the walls dry and warm. We reused the original divided light picture window and applied a stone veneer to the foundation to match the existing house.

A well-insulated addition complements this classic cottage

This soaring home on the Falmouth waterfront is one of our LEED-certified homes, achieving Gold level.  Designed by Phil Kaplan of Kaplan-Thompson Architects, it captures stunning views of Casco Bay while simultaneously maximizing solar gain.  A solar-assisted heating and hot water system and spray-foam insulated walls add to the building's energy efficiency, and an imaginative use of metal siding and roofing add to the striking design.

Photos by Naomi Beal

Oceanfront facade

This historic warehouse on the edge of Portland's Old Port is now a showcase for advanced building and design.  UPDATE - the residential portion of the building has recently been certified Platinum (the highest rating) by the US Green Building Council's LEED for Homes program.

The new exterior

This sunroom/addition involved a high degree of cooperation and teamwork among our crew, the clients and the architect (our friend Bruce Butler of By Design).

To save the significant expense of a foundation, we built on piers and used what we've learned about insulation and air sealing to create a warm, bright room. The owners had a solar hot water system installed with our assistance, and we worked together to create a warm interior, even integrating some opaque circuit boards from one of the homeowners' career as an electrical engineer.  Take a panoramic tour of the interior here .