Friends of Build Magazine
First launched in 2016 for Bend, Oregon, BUILD Magazine is now a must-have resource for anyone looking to build or renovate their custom dream home. BUILD has grown into curated collection of a region’s most talented and inspired craftsmen in the building industry; the publication aims to showcase skilled and innovative experts to an audience motivated to build or renovate their high-end home. By bringing together the most experienced tradesmen in one detailed collection, BUILD gives insight to those wanting to realize their development dreams. Published throughout the USA and Canada in 16 markets.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 127
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Timeless Architecture: A New Venture in Montana with Nik Sirna | Friends of Build Magazine #87
Ted speaks with Nik Sirna, owner of NVS Architects based in Montana. Nik recently relocated from Ohio to start his own architecture firm and has quickly built a customer base through his great work e…
Wood is Good: Thermally Modified Wood with Chris Bouchard | Friends of Build Magazine #86
Ted speaks with Chris Bouchard at BPWood in Penticton, British Columbia. BPwood is a family run lumber company that specializes in being Nimble Innovators.
Today Ted unravels the greenwashing of com…
Recreating the Essence Through Architecture with Erik Peterson | Friends of Build Magazine #85
Ted speaks with Erik Peterson, President of PHX Architecture in Scottsdale, Arizona. Erik’s career working on bespoke properties has given him an incredible amount of stories to tell and knowledge t…
Year in Review 2023 with Ted Bainbridge | Friends of Build Magazine #84
Ted speaks with realtor Win Peniston about Build Magazine’s last year. 2023 was a year of growth, expansion, and learning.
Today, Ted tackles his own background, his thoughts on the building industr…
It’s a Good Time to Be Doing What We’re Doing, Where We’re Doing It: Interior Design in Palm Beach with Allison Paladino and Zita Rudd | Friends of Build Magazine #83
Episode Notes
Ted speaks with Allison Paladino and Zita Rudd with Paladino | Rudd Interior Designs in Palm Beach, Florida. Through the 2008 recession to the present, these two have stuck together and…
Modern Eclectic Interior Design: A Love For Beautiful Things with Nida Risto | Friends of Build Magazine #82
Episode Notes
Ted speaks with Nida Risto, founder of Nida Risto Interiors, a Wyoming-based interior design firm on her collaborative design process and her path from Albania to America. Nida shares h…
The Next Step to Adoption: Residential Renewable Energy Solutions with Vincent Ambrose | Friends of Build Magazine #81
Today Ted speaks with Vincent Ambrose, Chief Commercial Officer of FranklinWH, a research-driven company focused on next-generation residential energy management and storage solutions. Vincent shares…
A New Business Venture: Designing Elevators in Montana with Lauren Wheaton | Friends of Build Magazine #80
Episode Notes
Today Ted speaks with Lauren Wheaton of Big Sky Elevator Services in Montana. After leaving behind California and their businesses there, Lauren and her husband started a new venture in…
A Far Superior Process: Innovation in 3D Renderings with Eric Payne | Friends of Build Magazine #79
Today Ted speaks with Eric Payne, founder of NuWest Builders and Co-Founder of Paynecole, an architecture firm specializing in 3D-rendered designs in Whitefish, MT. Growing up on a farm and surviving…
The Best Piece Is The Next Piece with Paul Shepherd | Friends of Build Magazine #78
Today Ted speaks with Paul Shepherd, founder of Forged Elegance in Bend, OR. After an entire career in the HVAC industry, Paul transitioned to a new business - forging steel and combining it with ant…
All of Life and Business Is About Location with Ric DeMarco | Friends of Build Magazine #77
Today Ted speaks with Ric DeMarco from DeMarco Design & Building in Bend, Oregon. 47 years ago, Ric DeMarco moved to Bend and started designing one custom home at a time for the residents of the regi…
Big Opportunity in Big Sky: 20 Acres in Moonlight Basin with Brian Scott and Patrick Rettig | Friends of Build Magazine #76
Today Ted speaks with Brian Scott of Lone Pine Builders and Patrick Rettig of Haven Architecture, two childhood friends, about their collaboration in Big Sky, Montana. Growing up in Massachusetts, t…
Small Choices Make a Big Impact: Sustainable Flooring with Shannon Johnstone | Friends of Build Magazine #75
Today Ted speaks with Shannon Johnstone of Strong Roots Flooring in Kelowna BC. Shannon and her husband run their business with the model to save old flooring by refinishing it to look modern. In the…
The Price of Progress with Tyler Frank | Friends of Build Magazine #74
Today Ted speaks with Tyler Frank of Malmquist Construction in Whitefish, Montana. Tyler, a project manager and owner, shares his experience building relationships, nurturing trades, and the recent p…
Building a Foundation: A Blueprint to Giving Back with Brett and Paul Berman | Friends of Build Magazine #73
Today Ted speaks with Brett and Paul Berman from Big Canyon Homes about their Big Canyon Foundation. After years of building homes for wealthy clients, the Berman’s wanted to do more for their commun…
A Better Way of Building with Larry Clay | Friends of Build Magazine #72
Episode Notes
Today Ted speaks with Larry Clay of Larry Clay Construction in British Columbia. Larry has experienced the highs and the lows of being a business owner, and now he focuses his energy on…
Shifting Values Through Wellness Architecture with Veronica Schreibeis Smith | Friends of Build Magazine #71
Today Ted speaks with Veronica Schreibeis Smith of Vera Iconica Architecture, out of Jackson, Wyoming. Veronica spent years traveling the world and studying history and architecture before starting …
The Living Cost of Quality Craftsmanship with Nathan Marsala | Friends of Build Magazine #70
Today Ted speaks with Nathan Marsala of The Bison Group Inc., a custom home building business based in Salt Lake City, Utah. From growing up on jobs sites, working the trades to support himself throu…
Creating Value: The Story Behind Luxury Art Appraisal with Shari Brownfield | Friends of Build Magazine #69
Today Ted speaks with Shari Brownfield of Shari Brownfield Fine Art. Shari got her start in Vancouver before moving stateside and landing in Jackson, Wyoming. Always business-minded, she transitioned…
You Can't Rush a Masterpiece: Slow Building on the Big Island with Urs Leuenberger of Roy Lambrecht Woodworking Inc. | Friends of Build Magazine #68
Today Ted speaks with Urs Leuenberger of Roy Lambrecht Woodworking Inc. in Kona, Hawaii. Urs tells the story of coming from another country to start his business and all the ways the island has chang…