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 Peter
Courand grew up in Tenafly New
Jersey, a small suburban town near the Palisades
of the Hudson River. Growing up in the suburbs
of New York City, his real love of nature and
green space intensified in his formative years.
He spent summers and holidays on family owned
Dairy farms in the northwest region of the state,
which became his second home. Helping out when
on the farms instilled a love for the rural life.
During high school and college, he worked on the
ocean as a deck hand on party fishing boats owned
by a good friend.
After graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University,
Peter worked in the construction industry in NYC
building high-rise apartment buildings, acting
as assistant superintendent of construction for
many projects. Later, in upstate New York, he
worked on garden apartment projects in the capacity
of clerk of the works, managing all aspects of building
and working closely with each trade during each
phase of construction. Before moving to Maine
in 1977 Peter also worked as a carpenter building
residential homes in Northern New Jersey and New
York.
The midcoast region of Maine was a natural fit
for Peter, being the only area on the east coast
which offers a rural lifestyle and both mountains
and sea. He lives in Camden with his wife of
26 years and three college aged children.
During the last 30 years in Maine Peter has been
involved in the construction of residential and
light commercial projects primarily in the role
of general contractor for his own company. He
received the Chamber of Commerce Award for his
volunteer contribution to the recreation field
project in his community. He has also spent many
years coaching youth sports.
After attending the Northeast Sustainable Energy
show in Boston in 2006, Peter has refined his
building philosophy. New information on the methods
of construction and the impact of residential
and commercial development in the environment,
has led him towards the construction of high performance,
low impact homes set in sustainable home sites,
using green practices and highly efficient solar
and heating components. Peter builds homes which
exceed the federal “Energy Star” rating. He continues
to look for better and more efficient building
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 Bob
Sewall was born in Waterville,
Maine. He has a life long love of both art and
nature, and he integrates this into his building
and design. He was a Junior Maine Guide as a teen,
and led trips through northern Maine. He has a
background in landscape design, woodcarving and
painting and was a 1973 Colby Graduate in Art
History. In 1975 he was site supervisor for a
solar office building in Cambridge Massachusetts
for Clark Abt Research Corporation, and he had
one of the first photovoltaic electric systems
in Maine. In 1978 he planted a 550-tree organic
apple orchard and produces apples, cider vinegar
and apple cider, as well as growing organic blueberries.
Sewall’s Orchard is the longest-running
certified organic orchard in Maine. He is past
president of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
(MOFGA) and helped with site selection, fund-raising
and building its 250-acre permanent site in Unity,
Maine, a 3 million dollar project.
He
managed Beech Hill, in Rockport, for 8 years,
maintaining an organic blueberry operation in
conjunction with grassland bird studies, and
helped preserve 300 hilltop acres in a land
trust. He acts as a consultant on organics and
land management, has testified to the pesticide
control board on matters of spray contamination
and has appeared on television and in print
as an expert on organic apple and blueberry
cultivation.
As a long-time mason he has designed and built
indoor and outdoor structures of brick and stone.
He also does interior tiling and fine-art tile
mosaics. He is passionate about all aspects
of conscious land use, energy efficient building,
and the joining of art and nature in the construction
of quality, low impact homes.
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