It has been on solid cold winter season with snow still on the ground and it began falling before Christmas! Work has been progressing here above 3500 feet in elevation but with it has come many slippery challenges creating some delays and rescheduling for safety on many days. See our gallery for updates showing our new kitchen remodel in a Highlands cottage and the finished product of the wonderfully unique custom home in Lonesome Valley.

 In his own exceptional timing, baby James Barrett Neil arrived this winter just ahead of one big snow storm and was born on January 30, 2010. Mom Robin, Dad Mason, Sister Ryan and the "little (polar) bear" himself are all doing well. We all know a picture is worth a thousand words! It's hard to stop once you get us started talking about Barrett so we'll  just introduce him by the following pictures! You can see for yourself how precious and beautiful he is!

To everything there is a season . . .

We hope you are enjoying our new website. We have pictures and testimonials from many of our clients, and to them we say, thank you very much! If we’ve not yet heard from you, please email us and send us one or more of your favorite pictures of your project so we can get you added to our Brightwater family album! We’d much appreciate your commentary, testimonial or questions so whatever you do, keep in touch!

We will now begin blogging (e-term for newsletter updates!) so check in with us from time to time to see what’s new at Brightwater Construction.

21^st Century Building Expo and Certified Green Professional

The annual conference of the NC Home Builders Association was held last month in Charlotte, NC. Brightwater attended the conference and building expo along with 4,800 other registrants from across the state. We attended several days of classes furthering our education as general contractors and enjoyed the opportunity to network with some of the best in the business. The expo center was full of new, cutting edge products with the emphasis certainly on new green building technology.

It was a lot to take in but on the other side of it all, we can honestly say, it is good to go green!

In August, Jim and Mason attended the National Association of Home Builders Certified Green Professional workshop in Boone to receive our national certification. Although we have been using green technology for years, there have been so many recent improvements in the industry and choosing a builder with experience and continuing education in the field is quickly becoming the model of choice.

As you know, building green incorporates the use of energy efficient appliances, lighting systems, HVAC and insulation packages to reduce operating costs by conserving energy. The use of more durable construction materials results in less maintenance on a home’s exterior just as the use of more organic materials provides maximum indoor environmental quality. With every home Brightwater constructs, we take care to minimize the disturbance of the surrounding land, making every effort to reduce a new home’s environmental impact.