Ed, who holds a deg ree in eng ineering
a nd worked in that f ield prior to entering
t he homebu i ld i n g i ndu s t r y, reca l l s how
he s y nerget ica l ly f u sed t he pra c t ica l it y
o f e n g i n e e r i n g w i t h t h e t o n e - s e t t i n g
a rchitectura l desig n that underpins ever y
building project.
" I bega n my ca reer a s a n eng ineer but
event ua l ly needed a cha n ge," he says. " I
was a lways interested in construction and
how homes were built, and my engineering
s k i l l s w o u l d c o m p l e m e n t t h e i d e a s o f
a rch it ec t s , desi g ner s a nd cl ient s . I wa s
i nt r i g u e d a n d m o t i v a t e d b y h o w t h o s e
i d e a s c o u l d b e t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o t h e
str uct u ra l a nd f u nctiona l element s t hat
form a house."
E d b e g a n t h e c o m p a n y b y b u i l d i n g
avera ge -si zed spec homes i n Hopk i nton
t hat ser ved t he needs of h is cl ient ba se.
A s the spec homes sold, his reputation a s
PHOTOGRAPHER:
ERIC
ROTH
Continued from p. 10
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