Morning Sentinel cites UMaine study in report on community-building project
The University of Maine was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article about the Friends Advocating for Vassalboro’s Older Residents committee (FAVOR) working to put together a community build to help people insulate their windows. The group met with Laura Seaton, director of community builds for the nonprofit WindowDressers, to discuss the possibility of organizing an event that would make window inserts — which prevent drafts — available to residents, according to the article. UMaine studied the effectiveness of the nonprofit’s inserts and found that, depending on the home and quality of the window, they typically cut the energy bill by 20 percent, according to Seaton.