Who We Are

Beverly Beach and Kate Tirion are the team leaders of To Build a Village™, a coalition of
highly-skilled pioneers in the green building industry and regenerative land development
fields. We have a shared commitment to make a far-reaching contribution to the rebirth of
Haiti and the empowerment of its people.

Team Leaders:

Beverly Beach

Architectural Hotwire Foam & Stoneworks
Beverly Beach Bio Picbeverly@architecturalhotwire.com 00+1+208 339 3605 Architectural Hotwire Foam & Stoneworks: An independently owned commercial building firm that utilizes innovative green technology to design and construct durable products ranging from housing to watercraft. Certified installer for Dryvit and Parex stucco systems. Designed stucco system for Stofix Wall Systems, Certified trainer and installer for the Marbelite International Corporation. Certified Installer for ArcuStone and Arcus Plaster. Installs and uses diverse innovative techniques and finishes for commercial design projects.

Projects: Numerous commercial and public applications from drive-ins to library buildings (various location: Oregon, Idaho, Washington); and building remodels, speciality interior
and exterior installations and finishes.
www.architecturalhotwire.com

Kate Tirion

CPD: Permaculture consultant, designer, and educator with extensive international teaching and implementation experience. Her credentials include:

  • A specialist in the development of organic and perennial agricultural systems, rainwater harvesting, and soil development and land restoration.
  • Instructor for the University of California’s Ecological Horticulture Program at the Center for AgroEcology and Sustainable Food systems.
  • Designer for 750 hectares, 270 house regenerative village developmentin Mexico’s "hurricane alley." Working as on-site designer, director-implementer, educator and manager, she supervised 30+ Mexican Nationals in working with rainwater harvesting, soil development and perennial agricultural systems, reforestation and erosion control, plant nurseries for natives and edible species.
  • French, Spanish, and Welsh speaker.
    www.katetirion.com

Other Supporting Team Members:

Barbara Rose: Dancing Rocks Permaculture and Bean Tree Farm and Lodge

Brad Lancaster: Award-winning author of "Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond"

Sonoran Permaculture Guild: A nonprofit guild of skilled designers, implementers, consultants, and educators solving site-specific problems internationally and locally in the Southern Arizona region.

Regenesis Group, Inc.; Joel Glanzberg: A coalition of experienced design, land-use planning, business and development professionals.

Southwest Solar Inc.; Bill Cunningham: Solar engineering firm founded by former research project engineer for the University of Arizona.

To ensure that regenerative practices are clearly thought out, successfully taught, and properly applies, by all of our building partners, TBV will grow its team of skilled members, to meet the on-the-ground of our collaborative projects.