Winter 2005
by Charles Wardell
Green Meets Blue
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Backdoor: Green Meets Blue Charles Wardell People who live on islands understand the meaning of scarce resources and may be more aware of a home's environmental impact than the average suburbanite. This marketing assumption panned out for Peter Taggart when he secured the job on Chebeague Island, Maine, of building what he calls "the most environmentally sensitive home we've done to date." That's saying a lot. Taggart Construction of Freeport, Maine, has been pushing the green building envelope for a decade. Taggart serves on the board of the Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, and has served as
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