Natalie Pullen

Pullen is a member of HGA’s National Sustainability Council, acting as a sustainability liaison for the Interior Design department in the firm’s Minneapolis office and as a resource across its 12 offices for material health and embodied carbon. Her role has enabled her to work on projects that have utilized renewable energy systems, achieved Net Zero status, earned LEED and Living Building Challenge certifications, complied with Minnesota B3 requirements, received COTE Awards, and reported on AIA 2030/AIA Materials Pledge Commitments. She completed the documentation for Minnesota’s first Living Building Challenge project, the Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, and provided project documentation for HGA’s first submission to the AIA Materials Pledge. 

“She’s developed countless resources and educational opportunities for those around her to become more climate literate—including an Embodied Carbon Resource Guide, EPD basics, and tutorials on using the EC3 tool and reducing embodied carbon on projects—as well as lead strategy sessions for training principals and project managers for how to bring sustainability to the forefront for our clients,” says HGA senior interior designer Sophie Kjedgaard. “She is the definition of leading by example, showing true care and empathy for all living things on this earth.”