Portland Firm Behind 365 Net-Zero-Ready Homes Wins Climate Catalyst Award
ClimateWork Maine honored BrightBuilt Home at its March 19 summit for proving cold-climate, high-performance homes can be built dependably.
BrightBuilt Home, a Portland firm that designs energy-efficient houses, received the Maine Climate Catalyst Award on March 19 at ClimateWork Maine's fourth annual summit in Portland, according to an announcement published by the Bangor Daily News.
The award recognized the company's work demonstrating that high-performance homes can be built dependably in cold places such as New England, along with its practice of sharing that model openly with other designers and builders, the announcement said.
BrightBuilt was started in 2013 as a sister company to Kaplan Thompson Architects. It combines high-performance design with modular construction carried out through a network of manufacturers and builders. The firm says it has designed more than 365 homes that are net-zero energy or ready to reach net zero, and that managing principal Parlin Meyer has guided more than 175 homeowners through the process.
ClimateWork Maine brings businesses, policymakers and communities together to put climate plans into practice. The 2026 summit's theme was Climate Dominance and Affordability, which the group linked to the need for Maine's climate response to also take on housing shortages, workforce needs and living costs.
"For most people, a home is the biggest investment they'll ever make," Meyer said.
This story was first reported by Bangor Daily News.
