Colin Groth Builders

Colin Groth Builders is a Custom Design/Build firm specializing in sustainability, craftsmanship and high performance building. We seek to honor the craftsmen/women and quality materials of the past while looking forward, building for a lasting and sustainable future. Although every CGB project is distinct, many have the opportunity to either highlight historic details or make use of the old growth wood that is common in much of America's and especially Bay Area's housing stock. This appreciation of natural materials and reverence for old world craftsmanship are fundamental values at Colin Groth Builders. About the Owner: Having grown up in an 1821 Connecticut farmhouse, Colin Groth spent two decades alongside his family restoring their historic home. After a liberal arts education at Middlebury College in Vermont, and working abroad in Europe where he fell in love with the stonework and the historic architecture of his ancestors, he returned to New England to apprentice with stonemasons in the Berkshires and Kennebunkport, ME. Ultimately, it was building a custom timber frame home in Western Massachusetts under a master carpenter that set him on his path of craftsmanship and sustainability. In 2006, choosing between Harvard's Green Campus Initiative and a green building company in Berkeley, Colin chose to stay hands on and work in California, the state leading the growing field of sustainability. He soon became a LEED AP and then a licensed General Contractor, founding Colin Groth Builders in 2011. We look forward to working with you on your custom project.