Susan Heinking

Susan Heinking is a licensed architect and LEED Fellow, Susan has over a decade of experience designing and managing sustainability programs and initiatives in the building industry. She leads Pepper's High Performance and Sustainable Construction Group. She is a national expert in sustainable building design and construction. Her many areas of involvement include Chicago's Energy Benchmarking Ordinance, the AIA2030 Chicago Working Group, co-chairing Chicago's AIA COTE knowledge group, participating in RETROFIT Chicago, and working with the Chicago Biomimicry Group. Susan has been named to both ENR and BD+C's 20 under 40 lists.

Susan's current vision for Pepper includes expanding the company's sustainability efforts to fully embrace the high-performance aspects of both building performance and human performance. This includes enhancing existing efforts with energy modeling, ROI analysis, and local utility incentives, as well as building on Pepper's "Nothing Hits the Floor" program and promoting the use of healthy materials.

Susan holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon and is an active presenter at industry conventions.