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V O L . X X V N O. X I I I J U N E 2 4 , 2 0 1 9 4 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Betsy VanderPloeg AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR Kelly Ansley MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret, Jim Milliken RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O Peter Stanton PRESIDENT Joe Zwiebel C F O / C O O Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER Donna Brassard DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber C O N T E N T S Entrepreneurs on a mission Three Maine eco- innovators out to conquer the green economy 12 16 High-performance housing Demand for 'passive houses' has driven aggressive growth 20 Mergers and partnerships Clean energy rises to the next level in Maine E N E R G Y / E N V I RO N M E N T F O C U S I N D U S T R Y T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 » SP ONSORED BY #MBEIF19 August 22 7:30am–11:00am Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport REGISTER AT WWW.MAINEBIZ.BIZ/EIF Brand, market and sell your products! Taja Dockendorf, Pulp + Wire Mitchell Lench, Ocean's Balance Inc. James Morin, Flowfold Linda Varrell, Broadreach Public Relations Ben Waxman, American Roots Gain best ideas and advice for branding, marketing, and selling your business from a panel of experts and successful Maine CEOs. Plus, participate in a facilitated discussion to review more best practices and ideas for getting your products and services in the hands of customers. All attendees will leave with a list of proven tactics and ideas that can start working now. M O D E R AT O R PA N E L I S T S Katie Shorey, Startup Maine www.GawronTurgeon.com Prototype biodegradable softwood coasters created by Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards in Portland. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N W A Y 12 P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y U N I T Y H O M E S A Värm model passive house by Landicity similar to ones to be built at Douglas Ridge. 16