Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Spencer Howard Receives Houzz’s 2013 ‘Best Of Houzz’ Award



Spencer Howard Design + Construction Management of Houston Receives
Houzz’s 2013 ‘Best Of Houzz’ Award

Annual Survey and Analysis of 11 Million Monthly Users
Reveals Top-Rated U.S. Professionals

HOUSTON, TX – January 29, 2013 – Spencer Howard Design + Construction Management of Houston, Texas, has been awarded  “Best Of Houzz” 2013 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design.  The 10-year old project management firm was chosen by the more than 11 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz community.  Fewer than 3% of Houzz professionals received the award.

The Houzz “Best Of Houzz” award for 2013 is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction award winners are based on homeowner members who rated their experience working with remodeling professionals in 12 categories ranging from architects, and interior designers to contractors and other residential remodeling professionals.  Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the community of 11 million monthly users, also known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 124 million professional images of home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site, iPad/iPhone app and Android app.

“We are thrilled to have joined the Houzz community last year and look forward to continuing to use the platform to collaborate with our clients in the future,” said Spencer Howard, owner of the firm.  “Houzz has become an essential tool in our efforts to achieve design and process excellence on projects.”

“Houzz provides homeowners with an in-depth, 360-degree view of building, remodeling and design professionals through images of their work, reviews and an opportunity to interact with them directly in the Houzz community,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of community. “We’re delighted to recognize Spencer Howard among our “Best Of” professionals for exceptional customer service as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

With Houzz, homeowners can identify not only the top-rated professionals like Spencer Howard, but also those whose work matches their own aspirations for their home. Homeowners can also evaluate professionals by contacting them directly on the Houzz platform, asking questions about their work and evaluating their responses to questions from others in the Houzz community.

About Spencer Howard Design + Construction Management
With over 10 years experience in the design and construction industry, Spencer Howard has completed $150 million in new construction and renovation projects ranging from residential to institutional facilities.

Whether designing and constructing an orphanage in Africa or managing the restoration of a historic home in Houston, Spencer Howard uses sustainable project planning tools he developed that has led to the successful completion of several projects for Rice University and 75 grants for disaster assistance and hazard mitigation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Spencer Howard is an Associate of the American Institute of Architects and is a LEED Accredited Professional.  He looks forward to collaborating with each of his clients to ensure total project success!

About Houzz
Houzz (www.houzz.com) is a leading online platform for home remodeling, providing inspiration, information, ‘advice and support for homeowners and home improvement professionals through its website and mobile applications. Houzz features the largest residential design database in the world, articles written by design experts, product recommendations, a vibrant community powered by social tools, and information on more than 1.5 million remodeling and design professionals worldwide who can help turn ideas into reality. @houzz_inc