Mark
Biedron
Mark Biedron
Co-Founder, Trustee, and General Contractor, The Willow School, Gladstone, NJ. President, Sustainable Growth Technologies, LLC. LEED Accredited Professional.
Mr. Biedron has 30 years of experience in the field of environmentally safe products, starting in 1975 as the Vice-President of Con-Lux Coatings, Inc, which specialized in low VOC paints and coatings. In 1997, he founded Solid Wood Construction, LLC using the principals of green building in conjunction with salvaged and recycled materials.
Together with his wife, he founded The Willow School in 2000, a new independent, private, non-profit day school in Gladstone, New Jersey. The school uses the principles of sustainability and sense of place as "integrating concepts" for curriculum, community outreach, and campus ecology. The Willow School's first academic building received the United States Green Building Council LEED Gold Certification, making it the first private educational institution in the United States and the second educational institution of any type, public or private, to receive this prestigious award.
In 2004, he started Sustainable Growth Technologies, a green building and design consulting company helping businesses, educational institutions, and individuals design and implement strategies and systems that reflect the principles of sustainability and place using holistic and integrated processes. He is a member of The United States Green Building Council; a Trustee of The New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources, and The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education in New York City.
Presentations include: Bedminster
Planning Board, Somerset County Planning Commission, Bedminster Environmental
Commission, New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast
Sustainable Energy Association, National Association of Independent Schools National
Convention, The United States Green Building Council.
The Willow School is a small, independent coeducational day school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade committed to combining academic excellence and the joy of learning and to experiencing the wonder of the natural world. The school is dedicated to maintaining an environment where respect for the individual, an outstanding faculty, and an understanding of place foster independent thinking, creativity, responsibility, and integrity. The Willow School education enables children to develop an ethical approach to all relationships, to realize their full potential, and to believe in their power to effect positive change.
Mark is presently the owner of Solid Wood Construction, a company that specializes in renovations and barn homes.
The Willow School
1150 Pottersville Road
Gladstone,
NJ 07934
Telephone 908-470-9500
Fax 908-470-9545