The BrightBuilt Barn is a green geek’s dream: a radical attempt to see what’s possible at the outer limits of sustainable design. A visionary client asked our founders at Kaplan Thompson Architects to create an ultra-green, offsite fabricated net-zero building that can be adapted and replicated over time for other homeowners. They reached for their spreadsheets and called on their partners.

BrightBuilt Barn was the practical outcome of an in-depth collaboration between Kaplan Thompson Architects, Bensonwood Homes, ReVision Energy, and an impressive bench of Maine’s top green engineers and professionals. They wanted to create a high performance, energy efficient, affordable, and beautiful model home. It was an ambitious problem to solve, but that’s exactly why they were so excited. So excited, in fact, that they founded an entire firm on the premise and that's why we're here!