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Great Diamond Residence
2006

Designer: TFH Architects

Description:
Great Diamond Island Home features:
  • Stunning views of Hussey Sound and Casco Bay islands
  • An attached two bedroom guest wing
  • Wraparound porch and balconies overlooking the ocean
  • Open plan dining and living areas


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Pleasant Hill Residence
2005

Designer: Curt Jensch, Assoc. AIA/Taggart

Description:
High Performance, Environmentally Conscious Home
  • Awarded the first LEED-H Silver certification by the US Green Building Council
  • Passive solar design
  • Active Photovoltaic Solar Collection with grid-connected net metering
  • High Performance windows with argon fill and low E glass
  • Kitchen built by Freeport Woodworking
  • High efficiency Baxi-Luna boiler
  • Standing seam metal roof, super-insulated envelope


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Shore Road Residence
2004

Designer: Lynn Schaffer, AIA

Description:
Architect owned Ocean Front Home
  • Collaborative building process with Owner-Architect
  • Dramatic and exposed site with panoramic views of three Portland lighthouses
  • Large four season porch with custom dual-sided fireplace
  • Curved ceilings and vertical grain Douglas fir trim details
  • Custom millwork and kitchen done by Freeport Woodworking
  • Radiant floor heating
  • Standing seam metal roof


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Chebeague Island Home
2004

Designer: Curt Jensch, Assoc. AIA/Taggart

Description:
Energy Efficient, Environmentally Conscious Island Home
  • A blend of Maine island traditions and modern design
  • Radiant Slab with high efficiency boiler operating on biodiesel
  • Built with locally harvested lumber and FSC certified cedar shingles
  • Freeport Woodworking designed and built the Contemporary-European Style kitchen, using FSC Maple Appleply
  • Passive solar design and daylighting in combination with energy efficient lighting
  • Active Solar Collection - Photovoltaic Array is grid connected to send surplus back into local energy grid and result in zero net metering


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Birch Point Residence
2004

Designer: Curt Jensch, Assoc. AIA/Taggart

Description:
Contemporary Loft Design with traditional Maine materials, featuring:
  • Integrated hillside design incorporates natural daylighting and elevated views to estuary
  • Radiant floor heat under bamboo flooring and tile
  • Built with certified lumber
  • Efficient Energy Star lighting and appliances and use of energy modeling during design
  • Cantilevered decks with translucent roofing
  • Custom steel staircase


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Meadow House
1997

Designer: Scott Simons, AIA

Description:
Passive Solar Home featuring:
  • Radiant Slab over a full basement
  • Built with sustainably harvested lumber from frame to finish
  • Exhaust only ventilation and whole house cooling fan
  • Custom maple stairs, tile floors, soapstone counters, screen porch
  • Lots of south facing glass with overhangs to keep out summer sun
  • Standing seam metal roof, pre-primed cedar exterior trim
  • Locally harvested cedar shingles


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EnergyStar Home
2001

Designer: Jim Young/Taggart Construction

Description:

First EnergyStar rated home built by a contractor in Maine featuring:

  • Radiant floor heat
  • GFX heat recovery system
  • Exhaust only ventilation system
  • Slate tile floor
  • Wrap around porch
  • Cathedral ceilings, trapezoid windows


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Littlejohn Island Residence
2002

Designer: Scott Simons Architects

Description:
  • Curved balcony with stainless steel railing
  • Standing seam metal roofing
  • Extensive interior cabinetry and millwork by Freeport Woodworking


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Greek Revival House
Pineland Center
New Gloucester, ME
2001

Designer: Jim Young/Taggart Construction

Description:
Design and construction of new 2,500 sq ft Greek Revival house, a combination of brick, stone and wood.