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About Custom Builder

Custom Builder is a business media brand serving builders and their architectural and design partners in a $117 billion market. Our coverage blends design innovation with business intelligence and includes standout projects, builder-designer dynamics, material and product innovations, and the people bringing complex homes to life. We are builder-first but team aware, also recognizing the essential role of architects and designers in delivering successful one-of-a-kind custom home projects.

Custom Builder has a long history:

  • Our origins trace back to 1991, when we launched as Luxury Home Builder,  owned by Reed Business Information.
  • In 1999, Luxury Home Builder was rebranded as Custom Builder.
  • In 2010, Reed divested its publishing unit and sold Custom Builder to MB Media, a company created by former Reed publishers.
  • MB Media later received investment from Scranton Gilette Communications to form SGC Horizons, a division dedicated to home building and remodeling. 

Most recently, in 2024, Endeavor Business Media acquired Custom Builder, which operates today as a sister publication to Pro Builder and is part of the company's Buildings & Construction Group. 

Our Mission:
To connect and support the custom residential building and design community with insights, intelligence, and expertise.


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Meet the Custom Builder team:

EDITORIAL:

Rich Binsacca
Editorial Director
847-391-1011
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Pauline Hammerbeck
Editor-in-Chief
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Catherine Sweeney
Associate Editor
720-208-8451
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SALES:

Chris Perrino
Executive Vice President - Buildings & Construction Group
847-230-4216
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Bill Black
Senior Business Development Manager
267-483-8788
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Jeff Elliott
Integrated Media Advisor – Eastern Canada
616-795-6248
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Tim Gillerlain
Integrated Media Advisor – IL, IN, MN, ND, OH, TN, SD, MO
847-954-7916
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Ed Rafalowski
Integrated Media Advisor – AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VT, WV, VA
215-429-7971
[email protected]

EVENTS:

Lisa Allen
Director of Events
920-563-1642
[email protected]

Janet Steffens
Project & Conference Manager
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Editorial Submission Guidelines:

We welcome editorial pitches, including project case studies, profiles of builders or architects/designers, and innovations in products and materials.

For projects and profiles: [email protected]
For product and material news: [email protected]

Note: Due to the volume of submissions received, we may only respond to pitches that align with our current editorial focus.

Custom Builder is part of Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.