Custom Home Pacesetter Awards

Here you'll meet some of the best practitioners in the custom building business: the winners of the 2005 Pacesetter Awards. Co-sponsored by CUSTOM HOME and the NAHB Custom Home Builders Committee, the Pacesetter Awards program honors custom builders who not only excel in the business of custom home building, but also bring new ideas, more effective procedures, and higher standards to their businesses. The winners were chosen by the magazine's editors for their demonstrated excellence in one of six categories critical to success in custom building: marketing, management, customer service, design, production, and innovation. We are proud to share their stories with you and to add these builders to our custom home building hall of fame.

Marketing
C. Mason Hearn Jr. / HomeMasons

Design
Craig Denman / Denman Construction

Design
Mimi Kress, Phil Leibovitz, and Richard Mandell / Sandy Spring Builders

Production
Alan Banks and Chris Folk / Evans Coghill Homes

Innovation
Grant Rhode / GF Rhode Construction

Management
Nancy and Rich Morrison and Irina Johnson / Benchmark Custom Luxury Homes

Innovation
Mike Holmes / Holmes Construction Co. Inc.

Design
Richard Laughlin / Laughlin Homes & Restoration

Innovation
Ron Merigold / Merigold Corp.

Customer Service
Gus Rubio / Gabriel Builders

Design
Andrew Wright Suman / Röhe & Wright Builders

Management
Jerry Bonner / Bonner Custom Homes

Customer Service
Mark A. Perlman / Empeco Custom Builders