Naomi Beal is the Executive Director and founding member of passivhausMAINE [phME] and its retrofit initiative, retrofitMAINE. Naomi embraces the challenge of developing phME as a sustainable and impactful organisation through local, national and international partnerships. Naomi believes Maine’s economic development can be fostered through a framework of building efficiency and innovative and traditional wood products and prioritizing equitable retrofits as both climate mitigation and adaptation. Naomi lives in South Freeport, ME.