Zac Turcott

Owner

After earning a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Eastern Washington University, I commissioned as a Combat Engineer officer in the U.S. Army. There, I gained my initial construction experience—building roads, bridges, airfields, and structures—while stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, and Ft. Stewart, GA. Later, I worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Savannah District), contributing to major civil projects such as the $1 billion Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).

Following my military service, I returned to my hometown of Spokane, WA, where I worked as a project manager and engineer for a commercial construction product manufacturer. In this role, I developed expertise in modern building science and high-performance construction, helping clients achieve durable, energy-efficient building envelopes on commercial projects. I learned how to apply these same small but extremely important details, which are typically overlooked by most builders, to homes to help ensure they remain safe, healthy, and comfortable for generations.

Frustrated with the poor quality of typical production homes we experienced we lived in during our Army moves, I became passionate about building better homes and applying the same high performance details I was implementing in commercial residential construction. I built our family’s home west of Deer Park using those same advanced building science techniques to ensure long-term comfort, health, and resilience. After completing our home, I soon took on a second home build, which then snowballed into founding Heritage Homebuilders.

The Ford Corkscrew Fire—coming within a mile of our home—further expanded my focus on high-performance design to incorporate wildfire-resistance. Today, we implement numerous critical wildfire mitigation strategies into the design of our homes to help offer the best protection possible for your investment.