Hawthorn Builders

About us

Hawthorn Builders is a Needham, Massachusetts-based custom home builder and renovation contractor serving the Greater Boston area (including Belmont, Brookline, Cambridge, Cohasset, Lexington, Newton, Needham, Wellesley, and Weston), with a specific 'Green Homes' service line dedicated to sustainable building and renovation of existing properties alongside new construction. The company, led by owner Mathew Roth, states its mission is to build 'high performance homes that are comfortable, healthy and beautiful,' positioning itself as a green-building advisor guiding clients from initial concept through to a finished, sustainable home.

Hawthorn Builders holds certification from Phius (Passive House Institute US), the organization that certifies the largest number of passive-house projects and builders in North America; Phius Certified Builders are trained specifically to meet the rigorous performance standards of the passive-house approach to the zero-energy movement. The company's Green Homes offering covers sustainable building practices, Net Zero and Passive House construction and renovation, and it has publicly documented at least one completed net-zero home that produces more energy than it consumes. Hawthorn frames its sustainability work explicitly around occupant health as well as environmental performance, citing integrated mechanical ventilation for superior indoor air quality as a physical-health benefit of its building approach, alongside light, colour, and space design intended to support residents' mental wellbeing.

The company has been recognised in the Houzz 'Best of Houzz' awards for design and service in the design-build category, and named to Boston Magazine's 'Best of Boston Home' list for high-end home remodeling (West region) on multiple occasions, including a top selection in the Design/Build, West category. Hawthorn Builders has held BBB Accreditation with an A+ rating since May 2018. The company is based at 97 Chapel Street, Suite 3, Needham, MA 02492, and can be reached at 781-707-6564 or info@hawthorn-builders.com. It maintains Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Houzz profiles.