Passive house standards are calling us to help address climate change to make more resilient buildings that are healthier for us. In this episode of Unearthing, Naomi shares her story of how she got into the passive house industry + how she’d like to see communities in Maine benefit from it.Naomi Beal is the Executive Director and founding member of passivhausMAINE and a founding board member of the North American Passive House Network. Naomi embraces the challenge of developing phME into a sustainable organization 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. She lives in South Freeport, ME.passivhausMAINE Website: https://www.passivhausmaine.org passivhausMAINE Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/passivhausMAINE/passivhausMAINE Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/passivhausmaine/ US Architects Declare Climate, Justice, and Biodiversity Emergency: https://us.architectsdeclare.com Our podcast and videos are made possible by our supporters on PayPal and Patreon. I want to thank Carol Wishcamper for your support. You too can broaden the impact of our conversations here. Please consider supporting us on Patreon–and getting some cool perks–by visiting Patreon.com/upwithcommunity or making a one-time donation on PayPal by visiting our site at upwithcommunity.org/support..Want more inspiration each month? Sign up for our personal, monthly letter with videos, resources and reflections for moving from ideas to action: http://eepurl.com/NKUnvIdeas To Action Field Guide: https://upwithcommunity.org/turn-ideas-into-action/Up With Community Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/UpWithCommunityVisit our website - https://www.upwithcommunity.orgFollow UWC on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/upwithcommunity/Like UWC on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UpWithCommunity/Follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nicomchin