Heidi Jandris grew up immersed in all things concrete block, from her kid role as daddy’s little helper building block walls to working by his side as a welder, installing Jandris’ second block machine in the ’90s. She received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and her Master of Sustainable Building Systems degree from Northeastern University’s College of Engineering. She is part of the 3rd generation of her family business, Jandris Block in New England, providing technical services while researching and implementing ways to improve the efficiency and lower the environmental impacts of their manufacturing processes.