Builder Profile

An Appalachian Green Builder

Jim Demos owns and operates Demos Builders, voted Builder of the Year by the Asheville Home Builders Association, and a member of the WNC Green Building Alliance.

A Demos Built House

A “Demos Built” house is distinguished by thoughtful design that blends the vintage with the modern, while ensuring each house fits within its neighborhood's architectural style.

Our practice is guided by conscientious resource management: high-performance homes built tight and ventilated right, maximizing the energy efficiency of the home and all its constituent parts. These techniques translate to reduced operational costs, increased comfort, and a healthier life for the homeowner.

A Demos Built house boasts a warm and pleasing aesthetic unity that holds it together: not just as a house, but as a home. With a hammer-swinging history in the trades, Jim brings an irreplaceable hands-on approach: open floor plans and flex spaces, user-friendly outdoor living, and finish materials that keep your family's indoor air clean.

2006
Builder of the Year, Asheville Home Builders Association
Gold
Craftsman + Best in Show, 2006 Parade of Homes: the Village Park residence
Member
Asheville Home Builders Association · WNC Green Building Alliance
HGTV
A Demos green remodel featured on House Hunters; Black Oak in the Citizen-Times
Our Mission

Four principles, practiced on every build.

01
Customer Service

Exceed our clients' expectations at every stage: for the quality of the finished home, and for the experience of building it. As a referral-based business, we treat current and past clients as the lifeblood of the firm.

02
High-Performance Green Practices

Working in tandem with clients and architects, we implement green building from the design stage forward, maximizing energy efficiency and indoor air quality through systems-based coordination of every part.

03
Local Materials & Craftsmanship

As firm believers in the power of community, we use the rich and varied pool of locally acquired building materials, and support the talented coterie of trained, experienced local craftsmen.

04
True to Budgets & Timelines

Our handshake carries a promise of integrity, truth, honesty and commitment. Absent extensive change orders, our homes are completed on time and within budget.

Client Words

“The word remodel usually conjures up images of total chaos and havoc… I can highly recommend him to anyone contemplating either an involved remodel or a new home.”

Patty & Terry Wilson, Asheville, NC

Let us build your green home.

Tell Jim what you're planning.

Licensed & Insured NC General Contractor / NC GreenBuilt / WNC Green Building Alliance
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