Chris Hoelck

Over the past 19 years, senior copy/production editor Chris Hoelck has worked with 32 editors, eight art directors, and two administrative assistants; has copy-edited 149 issues of Fine Homebuilding; has run 36 marathons; and has gotten one child from infancy to college. After he wraps up FHB #240, Chris is moving to Fine Cooking, where he hopes to put his baking and grammar know-how to good use.

A. Tamasin Sterner, Energy Adviser
This small-business owner knows about residential energy efficiency and has gotten to share her knowledge with the president.
Gray Uhl, Plumbing Guru
This designer has seen the industry create fixtures that use less water and foresees a future in which a house’s water use is a closed-loop system.
Tailgate: Mike Sloggatt, Volunteer
A year after superstorm Sandy, this Long Island building educator reflects on the cleanup and recovery from this devastating storm.
Tailgate: Susan Marvin, Window Manufacturer
Keeping a labor force intact was one strategy a family business used to survive the recession by thinking about the future.
Interview: Beverly Willis, Architect
The founder of an eponymous foundation, she is making sure that the history of women’s work in the built environment is not forgotten.
Tailgate: Carl Simmons, Inspector
This Charleston, S.C., building official calls on his 30 years of experience to educate builders and homeowners that following codes makes better houses.
Tailgate: Viviane Peixoto, Lumber Importer
This native Brazilian is working to ensure that tropical hardwoods are harvested sustainably, guaranteeing their availability for years to come.
Tailgate: Rocio Romero, Architect-Designer
What led you to prefab design? The bottom-line reason was my frustration that as an architectural designer, I could only control the design. I wanted to control how my designs…
Interview: Greg Law, Restoration Specialist
Bringing historic houses back to their prime is just one challenge for this National Park Service preservationist.
Tailgate: Mike Kernagis, Builder
As construction manager for e-co lab, this builder is helping to lead the way for Passive House in the U.S.

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