Debra Taylor Purvis, CPBD AIBD is the president
and principle designer for DesignHouse Inc.
Debra has been a member of the American Institute of Building Design since 1991, and a residential
designer for several national publishers.
Debra is recognized as a Certified Professional Building Designer
through the National Council of Building Designer Certification.
She has been designing homes for more
than 25 years and has won several national awards for her house plans.
DesignHouse
home plans have been featured in:
Green Builder Media
Hanley Wood Publishing
Garlinghouse Publishing
HDA - located in Lowes stores around the country.
Creative Home Owner - located in Lowes and Home Depot's around the
USA.
WD Farmer Publishing
Better Homes and Gardens
Womens Day Home Plans
Family Handyman Publishing
Architectural Designs
and many more!
We also bring you some of the best
plans from other AIBD designers and architects from around the nation.
We want to be YOUR home plan source and we are here to help you find
your dream home.
Please enjoy your visit to DesignHouse.
National Awards
Jan. 2009 - Fastest Growing Designer
- HanleyWood.
July 2008 - Second place
- Unbuilt Design 2500 square feet and Under - American Residential
Design Awards competition.
Feb. 2008 - Most Marketable Designer
with HanleyWood – Builder Designer portfolio which sells the best
on the basis of a ratio of exposures to sales Runner-up for 2007 sales
– DesignHouse, Inc.
Feb. 2007 - Winner of the House
Plan Marketing Associations "On the Boards" design competition
- The Creative Home - sponsored by Creative Homeowner. The winning
entry is the "Loire" - Look for this plan online soon!
Feb. 2007 - 2nd place winner
of the House Plan Marketing Associations "On the Boards"
design competition for "Freestyle category". This entry
is the Tavernier our DP-2208!
2006 -
chosen by Whirlpool Corporation, as one of 12 firms around the USA,
to design two new TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design) plans to highlight
Whirlpool products and this classic style of Architecture.
2001- Awarded
2001 Plan Sales Award for DP-2108 from HomeStore
Second best selling plan for Homestore in 2001
2001 - Best Selling Plans award from
HomeStore 2,000-2499 sq.ft range for plan DP-2108
2000 - Best Selling Plans award from
HomeStore 2,000-2499 sq.ft range for plan DP-2108
1998 Honor award - 3,250 sq.ft and under
- Unbuilt Design category. AIBD annual design competition.
1996 Honor award - 3,250 sq.ft and under
- Unbuilt Design category. AIBD annual design competition.
1995 Second place award - 3,250 sq.ft
and under - Unbuilt Design category AIBD annual design competition.
Affiliations
Professional Member of the American
Institute of Building Design (AIBD) since 1991.
Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD) by the National
Council of Building Designer Certification since 1995.
2004-2006 President of the Mississippi Society of the American
Institute of Building Design (AIBD).
2002-2004 Vice President of
the Mississippi Society of the American Institute of Building Design
(AIBD)
1998-2000 President of the Mississippi
Society of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD).
Member of the Mississippi Society Board of
Directors since 1996.
Member of the International Code Council.
Member of the Stone County Economic Development
Partnership.
Member of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Vocational Advisory
board from 1986-2005.
Saved by our Lord Jesus Christ in 1996.
