President, Heirloom Builders
Zach comes from a family of artists and original thinkers. His father, Stuart Heir is a photographer and graphic artist and his brother, Alexander Heir, is an illustrator, musician, and clothing designer. As someone fascinated by architecture and building craft, Zach pursued a formal education in preservation carpentry at the North Bennett Street School in Boston. There, he learned time-honored building methods and acquired, through repetition and study, a tactile understanding of the fine details of the craft of construction. In 2014, Zach relocated to San Francisco to continue working as a carpenter for high-end Bay Area contractors. Climbing the ranks from carpenter, to superintendent, to project manager, Zach blended his technical construction skills with effective team management strategies, superior client engagement, and creative problem-solving skills.