About Energize Builders
Builders who understand
what the detail asks.
We are a Los Angeles general contractor for custom homes and major renovations.
Our work starts with understanding the design and continues through the many construction decisions that make it possible.
- Founder Alik Konovalenko is on every project.
- For over 20 years, our team has built and remodeled homes across Los Angeles.
- Best of Houzz 2025, Service
- 74 projects led by an interior designer or architect.
The detail
The finish is only
the part you see.
A quiet transition between stone and timber. A consistent reveal across a wall of cabinetry. A ceiling that gives lighting, air and architecture their own place. Each depends on coordination well before the final installation.
We bring the trades, dimensions, samples and construction sequence into that conversation. Our focus is the relationship between the drawing and the work on site: identifying what needs to be resolved, who can decide it and when the next trade needs the answer.
Look closer at the details
Design team
In close company
with your design team.
Architects and interior designers bring the vision and the design information. We bring construction planning, trade coordination and field execution. Clear responsibilities make the collaboration stronger.
We do not treat a difficult detail as something to simplify by default. We discuss the intention, constraints and alternatives with the people who designed it, then coordinate the agreed solution.
For architects & interior designersHow the conversation moves
01 IntentionUnderstand the design.
Identify the relationship, alignment or performance requirement the detail needs to preserve.
02 ResolutionBring the interfaces together.
Coordinate dimensions, materials, services and the decisions needed before fabrication.
03 ExecutionReview the work as it develops.
Use the agreed information to guide installation and identify items that still need attention.
The site
The whole home.
The complex site.
Our focus is substantial residential construction: new homes and major renovations with a developed design ambition. Hillside access, ground conditions and structural coordination can make the early planning especially important.
The responsible engineers establish the site and structural requirements. We coordinate construction around that information, including specialist foundations where the design calls for them. A caisson is a project-specific engineering solution, not a standard promise for every hillside.
Explore hillside constructionRoles
One construction practice.
Clearly defined roles.
- General contracting
- Construction planning and delivery for custom homes, major renovations and considered commercial interiors.
- Owner representation
- Construction management for an owner who has appointed a separate builder, with authority and responsibilities defined in the engagement.
Introduction
A direct introduction.
Energize Builders is owned by Alik Konovalenko. Start by sharing where you plan to build, the scope of the work and whether your architect or interior designer is already involved.
More about AlikOur project-fit guidelines are $500,000 in construction for a whole-home renovation and $1 million for a new custom home, excluding land, design fees and furnishings. These are qualification thresholds, not quotations; our office reviews inquiries below them individually. Construction management and commercial engagements are considered against their own scope and responsibilities.
Our published contractor license number is 1112649. Current license information can be checked with the California Contractors State License Board.
Next step
Bring us the ambitious part.
The demanding site, the carefully drawn interior, the junction you want to get right. Tell us what you are planning.