I spoke with a representative from Global Green earlier this week because they are putting together a book about green affordable housing. Of course, the first thing I did was check out there website. In addition to finding a source for green building, I came across a simple, short video about 10 easy things one can do to "combat climate change". It's all so easy. Check it out!
The ribbon-cutting at the Cumberland County YMCA Single Resident apartments took place Thursday, January 19th in Portland. Program representatives included Avesta Housing, rental managers, Maine State Housing, project lenders, CWS Architects, and several YMCA supporters and employees.
The project began with demolition of an apartment building in March 2005 on High Street, a busy arterial through way in Portland. The site had very limited lay-down space and was a challenging project because of the tight budget. The new building is a four floor, block and plank apartment building that will accommodate 32 residents at the rate of $510 per month, utilities included. (The average rent for an efficiency apartment in Portland is $700.)
The construction of the new apartments was designed by CWS Architects and is part of more improvements happening at the Portland Y. Currently, Wright-Ryan is finishing the new entry way to the facilities.
Congratulations to the Portland YMCA from everyone at Wright-Ryan!
The Brickhill Cottage project has been separating the waste on site. The goal is to divert at least 50% from landfills. Results, provided by Project Management, are astonishing:
May: 
Total Waste: 212 Tons
Diverted Waste: 132 Tons
June:
Total Waste: 534 Tons
Diverted Waste: 347 Tons
July:
Total Waste: 347 Tons
Diverted Waste: 241 Tons
We have diverted a total of 720 Tons (1,440,000 lbs) of waste from landfills in 3 months! This equates to a recycling rate of 66%. Everyone on site is doing a great job!
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