About Us: Thirty years building at elevation

We are a Class A General Contractor, ICC certified and licensed under both the International Residential

Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC), operating across all Colorado counties with active

projects in Crested Butte and throughout Gunnison County. We build high-end custom homes,

multi-family residential developments, and commercial tenant improvements — and we do it in one of the

most demanding construction environments in the country.

Building at elevation in the Colorado mountains is a specialty. It is not the same as building on the Front

Range or in a suburban market with unlimited contractor access and predictable weather windows. The

snow loads that Crested Butte receives, the freeze-thaw cycles that destroy shortcuts, the OWTS and

septic requirements specific to Gunnison County, the permit process, the seasonal construction window,

the logistics of running multiple crews in a mountain resort community — these are not abstractions for

us. They are the conditions we have been building in for three decades.

What that means for our clients is simple: no learning curve on your project. The engineering

relationships, the subcontractor network, the regulatory familiarity, the equipment — all of it is already in

place. You are getting thirty years of problem-solving already worked out, applied to your build.

Our services span the full construction process — excavation and site preparation, foundation and

concrete, structural framing, OWTS system installation, roofing, siding, decking, steel, and finish work.

We self-perform a significant portion of the work rather than subcontracting everything out, which means

we control quality at every phase rather than managing it from a distance.We are also at the front edge of a significant shift in construction technology. Our move into hemp-crete

and industrial hemp building products positions HYS to offer clients something genuinely new in the

Colorado mountain market — a building system with superior thermal performance, natural moisture

management, and a carbon footprint that goes in the right direction. This is not a trend we are chasing. It

is a building technology we have been studying seriously and are bringing to projects where it is the right

fit.

If you are building in the Crested Butte area or anywhere in Colorado's mountain communities — a

custom home, a multi-family development, a commercial project — we want to have a conversation

early. Before the design is locked. Before the permits are filed. The earlier we are involved, the better the

outcome.