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  • 1960s Maine Ranch Renovation is LEED Platinum Candidate

    Renovating this 1960s ranch-style house in Maine is a “rags to riches” story that may achieve LEED Platinum. Jesse Thompson, AIA, partner at Kaplan Thompson Architects, and his wife Betsy Scheintaub, a fiber textile artist, collaborated on the Ranch Revival project while living in the run-down house with their two children. The resulting plan expanded…

  • Summer 2013 Green Events

    There are several green events to attend while the kids are out of school this summer. Bring them along and make it an educational vacation! Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Green Events NY13 Passive House Symposium – June 8, 2013 in New York City, New York GreenerBuilder 2013 – June 12, 2013 in San…

  • Green Building Links Indigenous Americans to Past with Key to Future

    In a recent article on Indian Country Today Media Network, journalist Nate Seltenrich covered the sustainable building initiatives of several Native American tribes who were the country’s “original green builders.” Through efforts to improve upon substandard housing and economic hardships, indigenous populations are returning to traditional methods of home construction while incorporating modern technologies. Contemporary…

  • Earthship Farmstead Receives Passive House Certification

    Kaplan Thompson Architects were challenged by their clients to build a farmstead home in the mountains of Virginia that could not only meet standards for Passivhaus and LEED, but include a roof on which sheep could graze. The solution: Earthship Farmstead is a house that is nestled in the east-facing hillside with a floorplan that…

  • World Record Set for Tightest Residential Building

    Earlier this year, the World Record Academy awarded a home in Dillingham, Alaska with the record for the Tightest Residential Building. In a video that documents the blower door test, the home’s owners and residents, Dr. Tom Marsik and Kristin Donalson, who designed and built the extremely insulated building, explain their motivation to push the…