Sustainability & Interior Design with Susan El-Naggar

<p><strong>Susan El-Naggar</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">LEED Green Associate and WELL AP and along with her husband, Tarik, AIA both are principals at Healing Environments. Susan has over 20 years of experience as an interior designer. She received her education for interior design at The International Academy of Design & Technology in Chicago and completed additional studies in Portugal, Egypt, Israel, and Montreal. She has worked on a variety of projects in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and California. Susan is an NCIDQ certified interior designer and a registered interior designer in Indiana and Illinois.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Susan has been recognized in Who's Who in Entrepreneurs, participated in showcase houses for interior design in Indiana and Illinois, and has been a speaker and consultant throughout Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area. She has been a chairperson for the American Society of Interior Design IL Chapter, and Porter County Builders Association. She also sat as a juror for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). She is currently a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers, Valparaiso Chamber, and U.S. Green Building Council.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Susan El-Naggar - Get To Know Susan</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Susan got her start at the International Academy of Design and Technology, focusing on interior design. She became sustainable-minded when she and her husband started to study products in their household. They began to switch these products with green products that worked for them. Then, they leaned into their interior design and agriculture business. Susan and Tarik now make sure houses and rooms promote healing and inner peace for the spirit.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My husband and I started to gather all of the products in our home and started to replace them with green products. This w