Focus on sustainable building has been the main thread and motivator throughout her career, starting with her education and continuing with her work at BGHJ Architects for 8 years and currently with SableARC. Laine and her partner also experiment with green building techniques and constructed their own straw bale house in 2009. In 2015 she worked for Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter (PEI, Canada) as a Program Developer and Coordinator bringing experiential nature programs to the next generation with a module on awareness of the built environment.