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BENNETT BROWNING TILE Specializing in Custom Installation of Tile Floors & Tile Showers 207.949.4940 PO Box 1504 Bucksport, ME 04416 Continued From Page 36 By 2015, the average home is likely to have a great room with kitchen, foyer and living room combined. Other highly desired features include: » Ceiling fans » First-floor master bedroom » Laundry room » Two-car garage » Walk-in closet in master bedroom Green features wi l l also become popular, wi th 68% of bui lders seeing an increase in technology, such as low-E windows, dual-f lush toi lets and low-f low faucets. Congratulations R. L. White on being chosen "Builder of the Month" Craig Browning To read the full study online, visit www.housingeconomics.com. n A Green Milestone for Maryland Development A NEW 42-SITE RESIDENTIAL development in Maryland called "Murphy's Run" will become the 2,000th project nationwide to meet green certification by the National Green Building Standard. "Murphy's Run is a good example of the excellent work that so many build- PHOTOGRAPH: ERIC ROTH Bennet Browning Ad.indd 1 8/5/2011 4:18:10 PM ers and developers are doing in green building," said Bob Nielsen, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chairman of the Board. "This project serves as a reminder that not just individual homes, but entire subdivisions can be green certified." Developed by Barry Andrews Homes, LLC, in Port Deposit, MD, the project will have 60 acres of open space and a nature path for activities, such as walking and bird watching. The community is also close to both an organic farm and dairy farm. "What's particularly exciting about this community is the land and the homes on it are green certified," said Michael Luzier, President of the NAHB Research Center. "This means the builder is not just positively affecting the quality of life for his or her future homeowners, but he or she is also directly helping to protect the national treasure of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay with this holistic consideration of environmental impacts, literally from the ground up." For more information about meeting green certifications through the NAHB Research Center's program, visit www.NAHBGreen.org. advertisers' index a4 Architects.......................................5 Able Chimney Co. LLC.........................38 Acadia Construction............................28 Anderson Insulation.............................17 Atlantic Engineering...........................35 Bar Harbor Trust Services...................36 Barbee Construction...........................23 Bennett Browning Tile........................38 Bowden Sheet Metal Inc.....................32 Brown Appliance and Mattress............33 Build Boston.......................................37 Champion Concrete Inc........................35 Coastline Homes.................................25 Cross Insurance..................................34 38 | Maine Builder+Architect MAINE.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM Dennis J. King Masonry Inc.................Inside Back Cover EBS Building Supplies...................... Inside Front Cover Eric Roth Photography........................31 Evergreen Home & Hearth ..................28 G&G Electric Inc................................33 Harkins Masonry Inc...........................27 J.C. Stone Inc.....................................21 Mike Keen Excavating.........................19 Pella.................................... Back Cover Randy Sprague Heating & Plumbing.....36 Ring's Paving Co. Inc..........................34 Wessel Electric Inc.............................29