Enlightening interview for nepm about Kent’s innovative methods for dealing with flood events at East Branch Studio. Hicks’ design would allow floodwaters[...]

We’ve been working on updates at the future J.S. Bryant School, set to open this Fall. The project was recently featured in the Boston Globe, highlighting the school’s mission and founders.

Exciting feature of our Plainfield East Branch Home. Read the feature below.

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[...]

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!

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Nice mention in Dwell – “Designed by Vincent Appel, principal of Of Possible Architectures, and built by Kent Hicks Construction, this single-story residence in the Berkshires of Massachusetts frames the surrounding landscape.”[...]

“The construction of a 3,600 sq.ft. contemporary home in Sheffield, Massachusetts has completed, designed by Vincent Appel — Of Possible and built by Kent Hicks Construction. The home is a marriage of[...]

One of my first jobs in construction was working on a production framing crew. We were building subdivisions—so many homes that looked practically identical (garage on the left or on the right).[...]

We’re excited to announce that the International Interior Design Association (New England Chapter) has awarded Catherine Truman Architects the Best in Massachusetts award for the interiors of our historic restoration and deep energy[...]

Last year, Paul Hawken, environmentalist and writer, put together one of the most comprehensive plans to date proposing ways to reverse climate change. Over two hundred scientists and researchers contributed to the[...]

We have a wealth of great materials we’ve been collecting over the years, from beautiful old lumber, to bricks and parts of old machinery. We have have been making tables, wainscotting, and an an[...]

At our DER project in Westhampton we have chosen to install all Boral TruExterior trim and siding.  It is competitive in price, contains 70 percent recycled material, and has excellent moisture and[...]

This article just came out in Metal Construction News; in it, Kent is interviewed about what to consider when doing deep energy retrofits : “Deep energy retrofits are not just for commercial[...]

Town Vibe (Spring 2018) features a really interesting article about the ways the real estate market has changed since the crash: “The key to survival for builders has been finding their niches.[...]

“A crumbling western Massachusetts outbuilding gets a sunny, modern overhaul.” We’re excited to see a beautiful shot in the December 2017 Boston Magazine of a project we did with Erin Hunter of[...]

  “Contractor Kent Hicks of West Chesterfield recently completed the retrofit of an 18th-century farmhouse in Deerfield — using the latest green technology to make it one of the oldest net zero[...]