Heather Gadonniex

EPD Program Manager at UL Environment

Heather Gadonniex is the EPD Program Manager at UL Environment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UL. In this role, she is responsible for developing, facilitating and adapting the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Program; a certification service that allows for the facilitation of product transparency via a life cycle based reporting system. Heather has been entrenched in the evolving sustainability marketplace for over a decade and has experience helping multiple organizations and government agencies integrate sustainability practices. Prior to her experience with UL Environment, Heather served as Managing Partner of Sustainability for MindClick SGM and worked as the Sustainability and Marketing Director for Timbron International. Ms. Gadonniex is co-author (with Trish Riley) of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Greening Your Business” and is a lecturer at the U.C Berkeley Extension Sustainable Design Program. She holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development from the University of Pittsburgh.


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Pilot Credit 43: A push for Transparency

On June 15th the USGBC released the Certified Products and Materials Pilot Credit (Pilot Credit 43), encouraging the use of environmentally preferable products and promoting product transparency. The pilot credit provides an opportunity for the construction and design community to… Continue reading »