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Annual LightHouse Awards Recognizes Lowcountry’s Finest Builders and Designers 

Hilton Head Island, November 18, 2022 – Elite building industry professionals attended the 23rd Annual LightHouse Awards gala to learn who judges selected as the Lowcountry’s most talented builders and designers.  The awards gala, which is presented by the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association with the support of Title Sponsor Coastal States Bank, took place Friday evening at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. 

“The LightHouse Awards is truly like the Academy Awards for our local building industry.  It gives builders and designers the opportunity to be recognized for the hard work, talent and vision they put forward in building some of the most remarkable homes found in this area and beyond,” stated Dan Monroe, chairman of the LightHouse Awards program since its inception.  Monroe added, “We are so blessed as a community to have such imaginative architects, talented interior designers, quality builders and exceptional trades craftsman whose hands touch each project in the Lowcountry.”  

First held twenty-three years ago in 1999, the LightHouse Awards are presented annually to qualified members of the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association for the demonstration of quality craftsmanship and design excellence in the construction of homes throughout the Lowcountry. 

28 HBA member firms, including remodelers, custom, semi-custom, light commercial building companies, Architectural and Interior Design Firms, submitted 70 qualifying projects including new home, full remodel, partial remodel, light commercial entries, interior and architectural design as well as special feature for our physical judging event for 2022.  

We honor each participant for being part of this distinguished group of area building professionals. The construction cost of this year’s remodeled or newly built home entries ranged from $150,000 to over $3 million.  Each award was subdivided into categories based on project cost of construction and similar square footage.  

Nine judges were welcomed to Hilton Head Island in mid-September to physically judge the construction quality of each home entered; a practice rarely seen in this digital age.  The 2022 LightHouse Awards judging panel included builders, remodelers, architects and other industry professionals from all over North Carolina and South Carolina.  Split into three teams, the judges spent two full days visiting entries from Hilton Head Island to Fripp Island to Ridgeland.  Additional judges, all construction and real estate sales and marketing professionals, were later enlisted to judge the LightHouse Awards program’s Sales & Marketing and Special Feature awards categories.  In many instances, the separation between runner-up and winner was a fraction of a point and in many instances the judges felt a tie was in order. 

Master of Ceremony, Monty Jett announced award winners as attendees followed along to a visual presentation of entry homes and features.  Associate members of the Home Builders Association, including building industry professionals, subcontractors and suppliers, who participated in the design and construction of each of the competing new and remodeled homes, were also recognized at the gala. Winners received marble obelisk awards representing lighthouses.  

“For many of these builders, after spending 12 to 15 months or longer working on a project, where even the smallest detail could impact the overall outcome, the LightHouse Awards symbolize one of the highest career honors, and is a true testament to their vision and talent,” stated Dan Monroe. 

Led by Monroe, the 2022 LightHouse Awards Committee included Deb Monroe, Lowcountry Home Magazine; Chris Cleland, Cleland Site Prep; Courtney Jansen, Distinctive Granite and Marble; Deborah Karambelas, Karambelas Enterprises; Brittani Anderson, J. Banks Design; Lisa Henry, Coastal States Bank; Madison Wall, Court Atkins Group; Casey Hoffman, James Hardie Building Products; Cody Aughton, A & C Exteriors; Jay Fraser, Fraser Construction; Rob Kaufman, Kaufman Photography; Will McKnown, AGM Imports; Majka Mochnac, Hilton Head Monthly  

In addition to Title Sponsor Coastal States Bank, other sponsors included: Awards Sponsors Arbor Nature/Tropical Trash, Cambria, Distinctive Granite & Marble; Libation Sponsor(s) A & C Exteriors and James Hardie Building Products; Décor Sponsor Kinghorn Insurance Agency; Photobooth Sponsor Cleland Site Prep; Music Sponsor Roberts Construction Company, Inc.; Specialty Cocktail Sponsor Budget Blinds of Hilton Head, Bluffton & Beaufort; Signage Sponsor, Sign D’ Sign; Program Sponsor Accurate Lithography; Photography Sponsor Kaufman Photography; Community Sponsor(s) Hilton Head Monthly, Lowcountry Home Magzine, More Space Place, Special Thanks to: Karambelas Enterprises, Show Services, PSAV, Epic Photo Booth, Hilton Head Automotive, Hilton Head Distillery, Monty Jett, Monty Carlo Productions, Red Door Design & Publishing, Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, and Karley Rene & Jamie Noel. 

The following is a listing of all 2022 LightHouse Awards Winners: 

Sales & Marketing

Best Advertising & Marketing Campaign for a Company

SmartMarketing Communications / Spartina Seamless Gutters Campaign

Best Advertising & Marketing Campaign for a Cause

Allen Patterson Builders / The Adaptive Cottage Campaign

Best Website for a Company

Palatial Homes Design, LLC / www.palatial-homes.com