North Texas' Original Green Builder
Why We Build Custom Homes and More
Ferrier Companies (Ferrier Custom Homes plus our remodeling and commercial arm, Ferrier Builders) is a family-owned, custom design-build firm serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area and beyond. We partner with our clients to achieve three goals:
First, we’re involved in every step of the custom home building/remodeling process. We work closely with you to set the vision, define your goals, and then craft a space that looks, feels, and operates like you want — or even better.
In addition, we combine your unique style and priorities with our decades of experience and the latest innovations in building science to create a space that provides exceptional comfort, clean indoor air, smart energy use, long-lasting durability, and more.
Finally, we design and construct your custom home project to be significantly more energy and water efficient so you can save precious resources. We also pursue widespread change in our industry by helping create a path to sustainability that others can follow.
Meet Our Team
Donald Ferrier
President/CEO
Representing the third generation of Ferrier Companies, Donald is no stranger to construction. His passion for sustainable construction was ignited in the early ‘80s and has not diminished since then. Dubbed a “godfather of green” by the Dallas Builders Association, Donald has traveled across the U.S., educating professionals in our industry and beyond on the benefits of sustainable and energy-efficient construction techniques. For a copy of Donald’s bio, click here.
Heather Ferrier Laminack
General Manager
Accordingly representing the fourth generation of Ferrier Companies, Heather manages our workflow pipeline and steers successful partnerships with our clients. She combines her passion for sustainable building practices with an approach grounded in green building’s value proposition. This passion and her deep insight into client needs fuel her drive to see positive change in the way America’s homes are built and remodeled. She became president of the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association in 2019 (the first woman to hold this position) and is also active in our state and national builder associations.
Byron Fuller
Project Manager
Byron’s role as project manager incorporates his background in management, customer service, and construction. Particularly, his practical approach to the building process is founded in a strong relationship between our construction team and clients.
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Energy efficiency has been the focus of my business since I started in the 1980s. I am honored to build some of the most energy-efficient homes in the U.S. It’s not a sideline — it’s what we do.”
Our Professional Affiliations
- Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home™ Partner
- ENERGY STAR® Builder Partner
- Indoor airPLUS Home Builder Partner
- WaterSense Builder
- National Association of Home Builders: Board Member
- Texas Association of Builders: Board Member
- Greater Fort Worth Builders Association: President 2019-2020, Executive Committee
- Dallas Builders Association
- U.S. Green Building Council Member
- Structural Insulated Panel Association Member
- Green Built Texas: Founding Member
- Sustainable Dallas
- Certified Green Professional (CGP)
- Certified Graduate Builder (CGP)
- Sustainable Skylines Dallas Partner
- Partnership for Advancing Technologies in Housing (PATH) Partner
- Building America Partner
- Florida Solar Energy Center Partner
- Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA)
Texas Roots, National Recognition
First and foremost, Don Ferrier’s grandfather, the stonemason Alexander Ferrier, immigrated from Scotland in 1881 to help construct the Texas State Capitol. Following that project, he went on to build public and residential buildings around the state. Subsequently, his sons later carried on his contracting business. However, they shifted their focus to roads and bridges.
Don Ferrier carried on this construction heritage. starting in the 1980s, he built many of the early generation energy-efficient custom homes across North Texas. Moreover, as technology continued to advance, so did the custom homes he built. In 2007, he built the first Texas residence to earn LEED® for Homes certification — and the third in the U.S. to earn LEED Platinum.
Since then, our firm has continued to elevate Texas building projects to the national stage and garner recognition from organizations including the National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Department of Energy.
