Commitment to Community
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
At GB Design Build, Steamboat Springs is not just our location; it's our community and our inspiration. We are deeply committed to nurturing the vibrant spirit of Steamboat, recognizing the incredible individuals and organizations that make our home town unique.
Our dedication extends beyond business operations, as both a company and on a personal level. We contribute our time, resources, and specialized expertise to support a diverse range of non-profit organizations, events, and community projects. Through these efforts, we aim to foster a sense of unity and enhance the quality of life in our beloved Steamboat Springs.
Community Impact
Community impact
The House that Steamboat Built
Read the story about how GB and the community pitched in to help the Flanigan family rebuild their home after fire burned it to the ground.
Yampatika
Legacy Ranch Learning Center
We are super excited to have partnered with Yampatika to improve the Legacy Ranch Learning Center with donated cabinetry built-ins and work space improvements.
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Transforming an Old Bunkhouse into an Organized Learning Center
Since 1992, Yampatika has inspired environmental stewardship through learning opportunities that serve children and adults across Northwest Colorado — summer camps, school field trips, service learning, and naturalist-led tours.
When Yampatika approached us to help transform the historic bunkhouse at Legacy Ranch into a functioning, inspiring space for environmental learning, we jumped at the chance. We frequently donate and partner with organizations where we can give back to the community that's dear to us.
Together with Yampatika's organizational and educational leaders, and many generous donors and trade partners, we designed and built colorful, playful built-in furniture and organizational pieces. Using birch veneer plywood panels and custom semi-transparent stains, the finished pieces provide display and storage for maps, hands-on plant and animal samples, outdoor equipment, and educational materials of every shape and size. Some pieces created easy-access storage; others became critical workspace for staff, campers, and equipment.
Yampatika's board members and staff were a joy to create with, and the finished space is playful, warm, and intimate — built to inspire visitors of every age. We're grateful for what Yampatika brings to our community, and for the chance to put our designers' and craftsmen's work toward their mission.
Winter Sports Club
The Next Generation of Olympians
Every year, GB supplies the younger age group of ski jumpers and Nordic Combined skiers with jump skis to support the athletes in these specialty disciplines that represent the spirit of Steamboat Springs.
Steamboat High School
Architectural Internship
Architectural internship program with Steamboat Springs High School students. Annually, we work individually with students who are interested to learn more about a career in architecture.
Howelson Hill
Historic Ski Jump
Renovation of the historic ski jumps, scaffolding, and judges' tower.
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From a City of Steamboat Springs press release: "Local design build firm, Gerber Berend Design Build, will donate the work associated with completing the final elements of HS127 Ski Jump project started last year. The HS127 is the largest jump at the Howelsen Hill jump complex. Under the direction of Hans Berend at Gerber Berend Design Build, the firm will donate the labor, materials and other associated costs to complete the work around the in-run, in-run side boards and start bars on the large jump. This work totals roughly $9,223 in donated costs... Mr. Berend is no stranger to the historic jumps at Howelsen Hill. His son, Ben Berend, is enjoying his third season on the United States Nordic Combined team. As an athlete, Ben learned the sport with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and flew off the jumps at Howelsen Hill numerous times. This work completes the project started last November, 2016 by the City of Steamboat Springs and Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club to repair the HS127 jump."
Supporting our community through these organizations and events
