26 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {punchline} nothing to show for it after years. But good building, remodeling and working with your hands, is the exact opposite. Every day, you get to see what you’ve done and it’s super fulfilling.” When the biotech company he worked for went under and a colleague hired him to build a new house, David’s leap into building homes was complete. David’s passion to use his expertise to transform the building industry comes from a deeply personal place. “I went to graduate school as a biochemist because my mom got cancer and died when I was 25,” he says. “I feel like every moment you have is limited. You can’t take anything for granted, and we have a responsibility to leave the world a better place.” With a mission to make a difference, David founded Earth Bound Homes and began building green, energy-efficient houses using nontoxic building materials and sustainable strategies. David confesses that, having never worked for or hired a construction company when he started the business, he had a significant Peninsula home builder David Edwards likes to go the extra mile. Lots of extra miles, in fact. He spent his last summer vacation cycling through Europe, logging 1,000 miles that included every mountain pass featured on the Tour de France. Next, he hiked the mountains in Chamonix, then rode his bike from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean with his son. With a love for monumental challenges, David’s decision to switch careers and start a green building company shouldn’t come as a surprise. “You only get one life and you don’t know how long you get,” he says. “Every day is a gift, as my mom said.” David’s career pivot took shape after working in the biotech industry left him feeling unfulfilled. “As a counterpoint to graduate school and my post-doctorate, I began remodeling homes,” the biochemist recounts. “You can work and do research and have PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF: EARTH BOUND HOMES
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