6
PROFILE
Incentivizing: Sean Sullivan President of Living Stone (Black Mountain, NC), a design-build firm that has been crafting luxury, award-winning custom homes for more than 25 years.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
S ean has been leading his team for more than 25 years. He started out as a remodeler and subcontractor with numerous small projects and slowly transformed Living Stone into the award-winning company it is today. Sean’s currently responsible for general management and guiding clients throughout the design and build process and is one of a very few Accredited Master Builders in North Carolina. He’s also a certified Energy Star partner and nationally recognized Green Builder. With a proven process and strategic partnerships with architects, designers, and realtors, the company has delivered dream-worthy homes to families seeking a happier, healthier life in the North Carolina mountains. All Living Stone homes are green by design and he works closely with his wife and business partner, Laura Sullivan of ID.ology Interiors & Design, Living Stone’s design partner. For the Sullivans, green is not just a trend or upgrade, it’s a way of life. While Living Stone is currently based in Black Mountain, it’s
in the process of moving all operations to Asheville, North Carolina – just about 20 minutes away from its current locale and closer to its third business, Atelier Maison – a healthy home furnishings store. All three of these businesses work together to meet their seven levels of services:
Partner by design
■
Priced by design
■
Age by design
■
Green by design
■
Interior by design
■
Build by design
■
■ Furnishing by design “We build green, energy efficient homes and have brought the
THE ZWEIG LETTER DECE
Made with FlippingBook Annual report