Bowers Design Build Awards and Recognition

March 2008 - Bowers is featured in spring remodeling issue of Washington’s Home and Design magazine. The feature article offers text and photos of a whole house renovation in McLean, Virginia.

December 2007 - Bowers won three Washington Metro DC Chapter Contractor of the Year Awards (CotY) from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). We were one of the top award winners in the area. The award categories included: Whole House Renovations, Custom Kitchens, and Historic Home Renovations. See our project profiles for a look at these award winning projects.

October 2007 - Bowers Wins Gold Award for Entire House Renovations in this national contest. Now in its sixth year, the Best of the Best Design Awards competition recognizes outstanding design, craftsmanship and functionality in the projects of remodelers across the United States.

The judging panel included editors from Professional Remodeler as well as remodelers, architects and kitchen and bath designers. Winning projects are featured in the November issue of Professional Remodeler.

September 2007 - Bowers was featured in Professional Remodeler magazine for their award winning home renovation in McLean. This home was rejuvenated in every way, while maintaining the feel of the original home. To read this article, click on http://www.housingzone.com/proremodeler/article/CA6474455.html.

June 2007 - Bowers was the feature article in First Horizon Bank’s Small Business Magazine. Bowers was featured as an example of a well run small business in the Washington DC area.

May 2007 - The Bowers Design Team is quoted in the Washingtonian Magazine article "Wet and Wonderful" about luxurious bathrooms in the Washington area. Quotes include Bowers’ expert opinions about the latest trends in bathroom fixtures and overall design.

December 2006 - Bowers has been selected as the Contractor of the Year, Grand Award Winner, for Entire House Remodels for the Washington Metropolitan Area. This award is presented by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. Bowers earned this highly competitive award by demonstrating exceptional performance in meeting client needs, increasing the functionality and beauty of the remodeled home, demonstration of superior craftsmanship and overall construction innovation and expertise.

October 2006 - Bowers has been awarded the 2006 National Best of the Best Design Awards from Professional Remodeler magazine: Gold Level for Whole House Remodels over $500,000. Competing against remodelers from across the United States, a panel of judges felt that Bowers’ Whole House Remodel project had superior Construction Quality, Creativity, and Overall Value for the contract price. In addition, the judges felt that Bowers’ demonstrated their ability to overcome challenging construction problems while delivering an exceptional design. Photos of the winning project are featured on this site in the Project Profiles section under Whole House Remodels, Project #2.

July 2006 - Bowers is the cover article for Washington Spaces magazine. Bowers' whole house remodeling project in McLean was featured to depict excellence in remodeling. (Click here to see the article online.)

July 2006 - Bowers Design Build Co-Owner, Wilma Bowers, is featured in Remodeling Magazine as an industry leader in collecting and using customer satisfaction data to improve customer service and business processes. (Click here to read the entire article.)

October 2005 - Bowers Design Build wins the 2005 NRS Award in Customer Satisfaction presented by Professional Remodeler magazine. The Excellence in Class award distinguishes Bowers as one of the top two remodelers for customer satisfaction in North America. (Click here for detailed survey results.)

March 2005 - Bowers web site named one of four “Winning Web Sites” by Professional Remodeler magazine.

January 2005 - Bowers featured in Washingtonian magazine in an article entitled “Creating Beautiful Bathrooms”.

December 2004 - Bowers selected as one of the Top 25 Remodelers to Work For in the United States, by Professional Remodeler magazine.

December 2004 - Bowers wins another Contractor of the Year Award for Large Remodel in McLean, Virginia.

December 2004 - John Coburn, Bowers VP of Operations, elected to be President of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry-Metro DC Chapter.

Bowers Named to the 2004 Big 50 List by REMODELING Magazine
The Big50 is a national hall-of-fame type award for remodeling professionals. Each year, REMODELING selects 50 companies who have set the standard for professionalism and integrity through smart marketing, exemplary business practices, unique design, and extraordinary impact on their community or the industry at large. Big50 remodelers run successful, growing companies of various sizes that have taken the lead in raising the standards of the industry.

April 2004 - Featured in the Spring Remodeling edition of Elan magazine. Quotes from Bruce Bowers addressed trends in Remodeling.

March 2004 - Featured Remodeler in Home and Design Magazine in the “Ask the Pros” special edition.

2004 National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
Regional Contractor of the Year Award
Large Addition Category
(VA, WV, MD, DC, NC, SC, TN, GA, FL, MS, AL, LA)

2003 NARI DC Metro Chapter Contractor of the Year Award
Merit Award for Residential Interiors

2003 NARI DC Metro Chapter Contractor of the Year Award
Finalist for Large Addition Category

2003 NARI President’s Award to John Coburn, Vice President, Bowers Design Build, Inc.
(For his consistent effort and commitment to the NARI Metro DC Chapter)

2003 AND 2002 Professional Remodeler and Professional Builder List of the 101 Best Companies to Work For in the Residential Construction Industry (United States)

2003 NARI Regional Contractor of the Year
Entire House Category
(VA, WV, MD, DC, NC, SC, TN, GA, FL, MS, AL, LA)

2003 NARI Top Ten Remodelers in the United States
Whole House Remodel
Southeastern Region of the U.S.

2002 NARI Metro DC Chapter Contractor of the Year
Entire House Category

October 2002 - Featured in the Washington Post special section on remodeling in the Washington area. Article specifically addressed remodelers who had been selected to be featured on national TV.

2002 NARI Image Award to John Coburn, Vice President, Bowers Design Build, Inc.
(Through his personal efforts he has spread the professional image of NARI and exemplifies the high standard of professionalism that NARI promotes.)

2001 Home and Garden Television (HGTV) selects Bowers to demonstrate the best way to do a whole house remodel. Bowers is the only Northern Virginia design/build company featured on HGTV’s Before and After.

2000 NARI Metro DC Chapter Contractor of the Year
Entire House Category

Note: We were so busy creating great projects and happy customers from 1995-2000 that we didn't take the time to submit any of our projects for awards.

1995 Northern Virginia Building Industry Association: Remodeler Excellence Award