Press

Collier Construction at the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center

We recently began repairs to the eagle enclosure at the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center, as well as a new enclosure for two sandhill cranes. Nooga.com shares some perspective on this partnership.
http://www.nooga.com/160535/collier-construction-at-the-chattanooga-arboretum-and-nature-center/

2nd Annual USGBC-ET Chattanooga Green Light Awards Winners Announced

Collier Construction was recognized with a Green Light Award from the East Tennessee Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council for its work on The Crash Pad.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/2/5/243756/2nd-Annual-USGBC-ET-Chattanooga-Green.aspx

Design Energy

Check out this energy-efficient home in South Pittsburg, TN as it was featured in the January 2013 edition of Chatter.
http://www.chatterchattanooga.com/news/2012/dec/31/design-energy/

Employment numbers for construction industry may be misleading

This article from Nooga.com sheds light on employment in the construction industry. Ethan Collier, president and CEO of Collier Construction, is featured as an expert on the topic.
http://www.nooga.com/159056/employment-numbers-for-construction-industry-may-be-misleading/

Ethan Collier named Chattanooga Home Builder of the Year

Ethan Collier was recognized as Home Builder of the Year for 2012 by the Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga.
https://www.hamiltoncountyherald.com/Story.aspx?id=4033&date=12%2F28%2F2012

Collier Construction in Business Trend Magazine

Collier Construction's unique take on volunteerism was featured in the Summer 2012 edition of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Trend magazine. Click the link above to download the PDF, which outlines our volunteer policy and ways we give back as a team, on pages 14 and 16.
http://www.chattanoogachamber.com/media/summer-2012-final-pdf.pdf

Under Construction: Couple turns factory into house, store on Main Street

Learn more about this interesting home—which will feature a storefront space—currently under construction on Main Street.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/aug/12/under-construction-couple-turns-factory-into/?businessdiary

Collier Construction Builds New Camel Track at Chattanooga Zoo

Collier Construction partnered with the Chattanooga Zoo to bring camel rides to visitors. Click the link below to learn more.
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/18618027/chattanooga-zoo-to-offer-camel-rides-beginning-this-weekend

Collier Construction moves to Main Street

Collier Construction is the latest business to migrate south. “Starting about four years ago, we found ourselves really connecting well with the Main Street community,” Ethan Collier, president and CEO of Collier Construction, said. “We wanted to get closer to the people we are fond of. We’ve done a lot of work on Signal and that area has been good for us, but as far as working in the community, we wanted to be with people of like mind.”
http://www.nooga.com/25823_collier-construction-moves-to-main-street/

Uncommon hostel, adventurer’s base camp offers a different stay

Builder Collier Construction along with architects Blythe Bailey with Riverstreet Architecture and Thomas Palmer from PDE all came together to create the hostel.
http://www.hamiltoncountyherald.com/Story.aspx?id=2660&date=10%2F7%2F2011

Chattanooga’s Green Home Rating System Garners Big Commitments

Collier Construction, Steve Birger Construction, Adamson Developers and Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise announced their commitment to have 100% of all new residential construction projects certified by the Better Built program.
http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_207091.asp

Small Businesses Take a Bow

Business Trend Featured Collier Construction in the Spring 2011 Issue. (PDF Download)
http://www.chattanoogachamber.com/newsandvideo/businesstrend/2011Spring/BT2_11.pdf

Collier Construction Receives Sustainability Award

The Institute for Sustainable Practice presented Collier Construction an award for Sustainable Excellence by Design at the fourth annual Lipscomb Green Business Summit in Nashville on Friday.
http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_199615.asp

Collier keeps in spotlight

When Ethan Collier started his first construction job years ago, he asked his boss what he’d have to do to move into that post.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2011/mar/17/collier-keeps-spotlight/

Builder uses durability, efficiency to go green

Collier's goal when he started his business a decade ago was to "build better," he said. It wasn't until after several years of building energy-efficient dwellings that he realized he was also helping the environment by cutting back on utility costs through creating homes with more insulation and natural lighting.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/nov/13/builder-uses-durability-efficiency-to-go-green/

Builder says listening is foundation for his business

* Best part of the job: "Working with people on the front end of projects to help them get from the point where they're thinking and planning and dreaming about a new home or an addition or remodel, working through the details on the front end to make that possible."
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/nov/04/builder-says-listening-is-foundation-for-his/?business

Expo Touts Remodeling

Ethan Collier, owner of Collier Construction, said the goal at his booth will be to help steer people in the right direction. He hopes to use the expo as an opportunity to meet area residents and answer questions about their remodeling plans.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/oct/21/expo-touts-remodeling/?business

Ethan Collier Wins YPAC Entrepreneur of the Year Award

In an effort to recognize the city’s up-and-coming talent, the Young Professionals Association of Chattanooga honored professionals, businesses, artists and entrepreneurs in its fourth annual awards celebration.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/oct/10/business-leaders-honored/?business

Hamilton Brock Named COO At Collier Construction

Hamilton Brock has been chosen as the chief operating officer of Collier Construction. Mr. Brock will oversee the day-to-day operations of Collier.
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_172248.asp

Raising the roof in North Chattanooga

For six months, commuters traveling the Veterans Bridge into downtown have followed the progress of Kevin Hix and wife Jennifer Caruthers as they added a second floor to their home at the corner of Barton Avenue and Crewdson Street.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/03/raising-roof-north-chattanooga/?business

A big, green mansion with small utility bills

For many, the mention of an ecofriendly home brings to mind an expensive structure covered in solar panels with a couple of wind turbines in the backyard. But architect Trey Wheeler, vice president of TWH Architects, and Ethan Collier, president and CEO of Collier Construction, set out to prove a green home can be built with ordinary construction materials and at an affordable price for the average homeowner.
http://chatterchattanooga.com/news/2009/dec/31/big-green-mansion-small-utility-bills/

Shades of Green: Built to Last

Winter often reminds me of how poorly many homes are built. With cold chills sweeping under doors and drafts coming through the thin walls, the heat is just seeping out. For those who live in sturdily built, well-insulated houses, count yourself lucky.
http://chattanoogapulse.com/columns/shades-of-green/built-to-last/

Signal Mountain home touted as model of energy efficiency

The Trey Wheeler residence on Signal Mountain was recently completed by Collier Construction. The home will be featured today in a discussion on the new standards of energy efficiency. The Wheeler residence in Signal Mountain's Fox Run neighborhood may just be the envy of all the other homes on the mountain, at least when it comes to utility bills.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/dec/01/signal-mountain-home-touted-as-model-of-energy/?business

Environmentally friendly building practices are taking hold in Chattanooga, some say, with new homes receiving energy-saving designs and builders finding techniques to use less materials and thus cut waste.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/aug/03/chattanooga-building-designs-and-materials-offer-e/

CTFP Green Section

The sun shining above and the earth resting below Chattanooga are the renewable energy resources of this generation and many local companies are positioned to help homeowners and businesses take advantage of their benefits.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jul/24/natural-resources-reign-green-engineering/

Collier Construction project manager Dustin Douglas sorts through recyclable materials from two gutted houses on Harper Street. On Tuesday, Collier Construction launched an effort to grind down and recycle standing houses for future development. The move, some say, is a first in the city. - Chattanooga Times-Free Press
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2007/dec/11/An-inconvenient-roof-green-contractor-recycles/