Kent is with working with students at Kansas University pouring concrete a slab.

We are pleased and honored to consult with the founders of the J. S. Bryant School in Cummington, MA. We have been assisting with building the team and look forward to a[...]

Notes from the Road #1:  Happy Halloween! Kent is taking a road trip to visit design/build university programs around the country, connecting his curriculum and teaching work with UMass BCT and the[...]

Here’s a link to the UMass BCT blog where there’s an interview with the students who have been working on the Hygge House. The interview was broadcast on WRSI!

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In January of 2020, a collaborative effort between UMass Amherst Building & Construction Technology, UMass Amherst Architecture, Five College Architectural Studies and East Branch Studio took root to design and build a[...]

2022 Design-Build Practicum: The HyggeHaus In January of 2020, a collaborative effort between UMass Amherst Building & Construction Technology, UMass Amherst Architecture, Five College Architectural Studies and East Branch Studio took root[...]

Kent will be participating in the Climate Change Forum in Deerfield at the Frontier Regional School on Saturday April 2 from 9 – 3 pm. This forum will be addressing what individuals,[...]

Timber framing is a method of building that uses large timbers, typically 5 x 5” or greater, as opposed to 2 x 4” or 2 x 6”, modern stick framing. Vertical members[...]

At Kent Hicks Construction Co, we’ve been building high performance homes and energy retrofitting, renovating and restoring existing homes for over thirty years using green and sustainable building practices. As we’ve evolved[...]

On March 12th, Kent will be speaking to students at the great Building, Construction and Technology program at UMass as part of the class – Jobs and Professional Life in BCT. This[...]

Gardening the Community (GTC), a youth-based food justice organization in Springfield, partnered in the fall of 2020 with Revitalize CDC, Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Northeast Solar, Steve Jablonski Architects, Graham Electric, and Kent Hicks Construction to[...]