WindowDressers

At A Glance

Location: 

Rockport, Maine

Primary Issue Area:

  • Climate Change & Energy
  • Living Economies

Active since:

2010

Core volunteers:

45

Community Size:

20,000

Our Purpose

Produce low-cost, high-quality energy-saving and heating-cost reducing window inserts. 20-30% of production are given free of charge to poor members of the community. Fuel-cost savings to paying customers are over 100% in the first heating season, over 1000% over the life of the insert.The inserts are built by volunteers in "Community Builds" (see http://bangordailynews.com/community/area-churches-come-together-to-buil...). Over 300 volunteers have built WD's first 6,200 inserts in the last four years.In 2013 WindowDressers (WD) was awarded the Maine Governor's Award for Environmental excellence. WD has attracted wide media coverage in Rockland, Belfast, Bangor.