GenTech Construction — A Monograph Chattanooga, TN · TN / GA / AL · AR Homes Builder №135

Built on a
foundation of trust.

Stone and stucco custom home on Lookout Mountain
Plate I — Brow Ridge ResidenceLookout Mountain, GA

A Chattanooga builder working across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. Commercial, residential, and maintenance — three disciplines under one roof, practiced the way a reputation is earned in a region: one relationship at a time.

01Selected Works 02Capabilities 03The Practice 04Regions
The Practice

GenTech builds the places the region lives, works, heals, and gathers — custom homes on the mountain, healthcare and commercial work in the city, and the maintenance that keeps them standing. We measure the work by whether the owner calls us for the next one.

Relationships.

Our work comes from owners, architects, and developers who have built with us before — and send the next project our way.

Range.

Few regional builders carry a hospital and a custom home with equal care. We do — and each gets the same senior attention.

Stewardship.

Our name ends in maintenance for a reason. We stay accountable for a building long after the final walk-through.

01Selected WorksA body of work across the region.

Eight selected projects
Residential · Commercial · Community
McLemore
IMcLemore — Lookout MountainMountain Community · GA
Brow Wood
IIBrow WoodSenior Living · GA
Harper Lake
IIIHarper Lake ResidenceCustom · TN
Siskin
IVSiskin Hospital Fitness CenterHealthcare · TN
Ridge community
VThe Alden & The Lookout — AR HomesCustom Residential · TN / GA
The Work Itself

Heavy timber,
set against a clear sky.

The craft shows long before the finishes go on. Exposed trusses, steel connections, and a roofline framed true — the parts of a building only the builder ever sees are exactly where our standard is set.

How we work

02CapabilitiesCommercial. Residential. Maintenance.

The promise on our name,
since the beginning
01Construction ManagementOwner-focused oversight from first estimate to final walk — schedule, budget, and quality under one accountable principal.
02Commercial ConstructionHealthcare, financial, retail, civic, and recreation — ground-up and adaptive reuse on occupied, sensitive sites.
03Custom ResidentialArchitect-driven custom homes — and, as AR Homes Builder №135, a national luxury program delivered locally.
04Preconstruction & PlanningEstimating, constructability, phasing, and procurement strategy — before the first shovel.
05Facility MaintenanceOngoing care that protects an owner's investment for the long term. The promise on our name.
06AR Homes PartnershipA national plan library and design resources, paired with local craft, oversight, and accountability.

03The PracticeThe people accountable for the work.

Every project carries
a named principal

Duane Horton

Co-Founder & Vice President

A founding partner of GenTech, Duane leads the firm's residential practice and its AR Homes partnership for the Chattanooga area.

WJ

Wes Jones

Principal

Georgia Tech–trained, with experience at established regional and national builders before helping shape GenTech's commercial and construction-management practice.

PV

Paul Vaughn

Principal

A long-tenured leader of the firm's field operations, responsible for delivery, safety, and the relationships that keep clients returning.

04Regions
At home on the mountain and in the city.
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama

Anchored in Chattanooga, GenTech works from the Tennessee River up to the brow of Lookout Mountain, and across the lines into Georgia and Alabama — regions whose builders, materials, and weather we know intimately.

Stone clubhouse at twilight
Plate VI — Stone ClubhouseLookout Mountain
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When the project matters,
so does the builder you choose.

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