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September 21, 2025 2025 Giving Guide

passivhaus

 

2026 Goals

• Diversify the trades with our high-performance carpentry pre-apprenticeship program aimed at underrepresented individuals in Maine.

• Educate the existing workforce in Maine about high-performance building.

• Continue our work to advocate for high-performance and passive house building.

• Advance the visibility of building science with the opening of our new retail, workshop, and exhibition space in Freeport this Fall.

• Support and showcase the high-performance trades in Maine with our lectures, site walks, webinars, and community networking events.

Fundraising events/Opportunities

• Event Sponsorships: We welcome your sponsorship of our annual events, including our Winter Forum in February and our Retrofit Symposium in September.

• Organization Sponsorships: Support our work by becoming a sponsor and joining the community of passive house and high-performance professionals in Maine.

• Membership: Businesses and individuals can join the phME community by becoming a member.

Giving Opportunities

Consider supporting our mission with a one-time or recurring donation! You can also be a loud and proud supporter of phME by purchasing an item from our phME Shop. We also love partnering with other groups/businesses in Maine for in-kind support.

To learn more about passivhausMAINE’s commitment to a low-carbon future or to join us as a member or sponsor, visit our website or contact our Program Director, Dori Lam at dori@passivhausmaine.org.

Volunteer Opportunities

Give the gift of your time by volunteering at one of our annual events, such as our Retrofit Symposium in September or our Winter Forum in February. We also need volunteers to assist us in managing our retail and exhibit space in Freeport.

At A Glance

Established: 2016 / Employees: 4 / Annual revenue: $780,717

Top funding sources

57% Federal

21% Donations and events

13% State of Maine

9% Private foundations

Contact

139 S. Freeport Road

Freeport, ME 04032

info@passivhausmaine.org

passivhausmaine.org

 

Awards/Accolades

• U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies BuildingsUpgrade Prize, Phase I and II

• Maine Governor’s Energy Office Clean Energy Partnership, Rounds I and II

• North Atlantic Retrofit Initiative through the United Nations Environment Programme

• Participation as a member of the Enniscorthy Forum

Mission Statement

passivhausMAINE is a nonprofit organization committed to decreasing carbon in the built environment. phME supports high performance, building science based new construction, low carbon building materials and is committed to scalable retrofits across Maine.

Service locations

State of Maine

Leadership

Naomi Beal
Executive Director

Board officers

Brad Richards, Chair, Director of Project Management, Juniper Design + Build

Austin Moore, Vice Chair, Superintendent, Zachau Construction

Sarah Coleman, Esq., Interim Treasurer, Presiding Officer & Hearing Examiner, Public Utilities Commission Maine

Will Spurzem, Secretary, Founder & Principal, Boundary Works

George Cox, retrofitMAINE Committee Chair, Principal, Cornish River Properties

Board Members

Katrina Belle, CEO & President, Maine Passive House

Heather Chandler, Owner, The SunriseGuide

Erik Derecktor, Derecktor Shipyards

Sarah Derecktor, Architectural Designer, SMRT Architects & Engineers

Kai Fast, Sustainability Specialist, Kaplan Thompson Architects

Elizabeth Jackson, Executive Director, Institute for Quantitative Social Science