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MAPLE HILL FARM BED & BREAKFAST INN, FOR QUIET LODGING IN THE
AUGUSTA, MAINE AREA
TOLL FREE 1-800-622-2708
(NO
SOLICITATIONS, Please) |
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You can click above to check
availability or make reservations,
but we always welcome a personal phone
call.
even If it says we have no
availability, please call to get on a waiting list. |
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We are proud to have been
awarded with Maine's first "Environmental
Leader" Green Lodging Inn Certification by the
Maine Department of Environmental Protection in
November 2005.
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Track How Much Solar Energy We're Generating! |
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MAPLE HILL FARM's OWN
Renewable Energy System has 202 Evacuated Tube
Collectors, 126 Photovoltaic Panels, and 1 Wind
Turbine. |
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Co-owner and innkeeper Scott
Cowger with the Inn's solar electric and hot
water system
Photo ©
David A. Rodgers
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Read about Maple Hill
Farm's Green Lodging in the Following
Publications: |
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Read about Maine's Largest Solar Electric Array. . . at Maple Hill Farm!
Our
combined solar hot water and solar electric
system generates enough power to reduce CO2
emissions by more than 40,000 pounds a year.
More Links:
Our solar thermal system description
Our photovoltaic panel specifications
Our solar energy system specifications |
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MHF’s 202-tube solar hot water
system (angled tubes at top) & 15 kilowatt solar
electric array.
The solar hot water and electric
system was designed and installed by
ReVision Energy (formerly Energyworks),
a Maine-based company with
offices in Liberty and Portland. |
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Check Out How Much
Renewable Solar Electric Energy We're Producing!
Right NOW, this week, the last
month, the last year, or since October 2007
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Our Wind Turbine
We use a wind turbine, which was
installed in 2003, that has a capacity of 10
kilowatts, to also generate renewable energy
that we use here at Maple Hill Farm.
More links:
Our Wind Turbine Specifications
Details of our Wind Turbine
We hope to generate the
equivalent of about half our power from
renewable resources!! |
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Other "Green" Features at the Inn Include:
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For 2013, All guest rooms and
common areas are illuminated with the latest
generation of warm-white LED bulbs.
These mercury-free bulbs provide excellent
lighting along with tremendous energy
efficiency.
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Our guest room cleaning
chemicals are all Green Seal certified as
environmentally-friendly, and are mixed to
the correct concentration on-site,
eliminating the need to purchase
individual disposable bottles.
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Bulk dispensers for shampoo,
conditioner and shower gel in guest
bathrooms avoid the solid waste of multiple
individual bottles, while allowing guests to
easily use just the right amount they need.
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Occupancy sensors turn off
lights in rooms and common areas as well as
storage areas when they are not occupied.
(This does not include guest rooms.)
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Electric hand dryers in the
conference restrooms to cut down on paper
waste.
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Our many skylights often
eliminate the need to have artificial lights
on in some work areas and common hallways.
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We use only cloth napkins,
tablecloths, real dishes and silverware.
Very little
paper or plastic waste is generated from our
food service.
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All food waste is fed to the
farm animals so none of it enters the waste
stream.
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Our laundry is processed
on-site using high-efficiency equipment
avoiding the need to truck linens to and
from our facility.
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Temperatures are moderated in
empty rooms to save energy. Each room has
individual climate controls (both heat and
air conditioning) to provide for energy
savings while maximizing guest comfort.
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We manage 150 acres of open
space with
trails for viewing wildlife and a
wide variety of native trees and plants,
adjacent to 800+ acres of public wildlife
area.
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We use email for
confirmations, proposals, invoicing and in
general correspondence instead of post mail
to cut down on paper usage and waste.
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Any printing or copying done
in-house is automatically double-sided.
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We offer Maine-roasted organic Fair
Trade shade-grown coffee from
Carrabassett Coffee in Kingfield, Maine.
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Just below: Check
Out How Much Renewable Solar Electric Energy
We're Producing!
Right NOW, this week, the last
month, the last year, or since October 2007
THE OUTPUT OF THE SOLAR ELECTRIC
ARRAY AT THE MAPLE HILL FARM INN & CONFERENCE
CENTER IN HALLOWELL, MAINE
(this does not include the wind
turbine or solar hot water system): |
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