Renovations included materials with low levels of volatile organic compounds, water-saving plumbing fixtures and HVAC systems that meet or exceed energy standards.
Maine’s building boom in the last few years has been rivaled only by the addition of new space for the contractors themselves. Several firms have been expanding into newly constructed quarters.
The Lewiston City Council is considering a major renovation of the century-old Memorial Armory, readying it for use as home court for the new women's team, the Lewiston-Auburn Maples.
In Westbrook, the Vertical Harvest indoor agriculture site now under construction may mirror the company's original site in Jackson, Wyo. At Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley, work is beginning on that resort's Mid-Mountain Lodge.
EYP Artchitects and Engineering is designing the state's first cross-laminated commercial building; Holy Donut to open in York County, reopen in Portland; South Portland school groundbreaking latest to acknowledge Wabanaki presence.
Six experts take a look at what's on the horizon over the year ahead for Maine business real estate and development. The predictions confirm some trends, but also contain a few surprises.
Cross Insurance and Bangor Savings Bank will share a building on the "best corner" in the town, an arrangement that's unusual for both businesses. In other construction news, a spring groundbreaking is expected for a vertical greenhouse in Westbrook.