Jamie Khan, Home on the French Broad River

Jamie Khan, Home on the French Broad River

"If you want to use a builder that you can trust and one that you can count on to build a high quality home, then the team at Living Stone is your choice. Their process and practices ensure that you will be extremely pleased with the finished product. The team has very high standards and genuinely want to be extremely satisfied with the finished product themselves. Thank you all for building us such a beautiful and quality home!" Jamie Khan
Sean Sullivan with Living Stone Design + Build Elected as Chairman for NAHB’s Design Committee for 2018

Sean Sullivan with Living Stone Design + Build Elected as Chairman for NAHB’s Design Committee for 2018

For Immediate Release: Sean Sullivan with Living Stone Design + Build Elected as Chairman for NAHB’s Design Committee for 2018 Company Contact: Molly Sullivan 
Company Name: Living Stone Design + Build Contact Phone Number: 828.669.4343
 Contact E-mail: molly@livingstoneconstruction.com Website URL: livingstoneconstruction.com On January 8th, during the International Builder Show in Orlando Florida, the NAHB held their Design Committee meeting where Sean Sullivan was elected as the Chairman for 2018. Sean is the president of the local homebuilding firm, Living Stone Design + Build of Black Mountain. NAHB members count on the Design Committee to help them understand important design trends and solutions and to provide expertise on enhancing the sale of their homes and developments. The Design Committee provides a distinct service to NAHB members through an array of products and services that help home builders strengthen their businesses. It also promotes public awareness of new and effective design solutions and increases communication and interaction between designers and builders. The Design committee is also responsible for reviewing patent applications for pending technology. Living Stone Design + Build has become one of the top green building firms in the region with its national awards and most recent “Green Professional of the Year” recognition. Living Stone has been crafting award-winning custom homes that exceed clients' expectations for over 20 years. The synergy of their Six Levels of Service, which include a proven process, strategic partnerships and an artful attention to client’s comfort delivers dream-worthy homes to families and couples seeking a happier, healthier life in the mountains.
First Friday, January 5, 2018

First Friday, January 5, 2018

The first Friday of the month Living Stone volunteers at different local ministries. Last Friday we had the privilege of helping Western Carolina Rescue Ministries project called "Abba's House". Abba's House will be a perinatal substance abuse residential recovery facility. Our superintendent Frank Turchi's wife Beckey Grindle Turchi is the director for this awesome ministry. We know great things will happen here and many lives will be affected and changed! [gallery ids="17574,17575,17576,17577,17578,17579,17580,17581,17582,17583,17584,17585,17586"]
This House Smells -The Dangers and Opportunities that IAQ Present in Homebuilding

This House Smells -The Dangers and Opportunities that IAQ Present in Homebuilding

“This house smells…different than the rest. Actually, it doesn’t really have a smell?!” said Mrs. Lee as she walked into the Parade of Homes entry I was manning last year. Mrs. Lee, like many other visitors in years past, noticed what most builders are missing across the country, the fact that IAQ is important.

I had the privilege, two years ago, of sitting in a research lab think tank with seven other top builders from across the nation. The question was posed to us “What is the greatest concern that you have about the homes that you are building today”? Each builder at the table said that they were concerned about building homes so tight that they might be poisoning the people that move into them. When they got to me, I was dumbfounded by their answers and had to ask my own question, “Are you using a rater”?

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Local Asheville Builder Named by NAHB as Certified Green Professional of the Year

Local Asheville Builder Named by NAHB as Certified Green Professional of the Year


January 10, 2017

The National Association of Home Builders last night honored 12 individuals who have excelled in teaching NAHB education courses and for their professionalism as NAHB educational designation holders as the Educators and Designees of the Year. The awards were given during the 2017 International Builders‘ Show® held this week in Orlando, Fla.

“These home building industry professionals definitely ‘walk the walk,’” said 2016 NAHB Education Chair William L. Shaw, Jr., GMR, CGR, GMB, CAPS and CGP, a Houston remodeler and NAHB instructor. “These leaders don’t just talk about the importance of education. They also work to stay current and even ahead of industry trends so they can set an example for the home builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who make up our great Federation.”

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