VISION

Crane Builders believes building a new home should be a mutually fun and exciting experience as well financially rewarding. We will build your new home, while working with you and your ideas, to fulfill your needs. We will finish your new home on budget and on time. We look forward to working with you.
OUR STORY

Crane Builders is a family owned and operated custom home building business. We have been building exceptional homes for over 25 years. We are personally involved in every phase of your new home from conception to closing.

Our in-house architectural staff are capable and excited to bring your ideas and pictures to life! We can begin with one of our numerous magnificent floor plans, then flexibly modify various portions to fit your distinct needs.

We are on your job site daily doing much of the work or overseeing our approved sub-contractors. This attention ensures our stringent quality control standards are met through every phase.

Using new data and products, combined with time proven construction techniques, Crane Builders will construct a superior home at a very competitive price.

ICF construction is a significant part of our service. Insulated Concrete Homes have superior insulation, soundproofing, safety, fire resistance and wind resistance. We can provide just the basement or an entire home at a competitive price.

Crane Builders wants to build your new home with your ideas to fulfill your vision. We will finish your new home on budget and on time. We believe building a new home should be a fun, exciting and rewarding experience.

We look forward to building your future!
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS

LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

LEED is flexible enough to apply to all building types – commercial as well as residential. It works throughout the building lifecycle – design and construction, operations and maintenance, tenant fit out and significant retrofit. And LEED for Neighborhood Development extends the benefits of LEED beyond the building footprint into the neighborhood it serves.

CERTIFIED GREEN PROFESSIONAL (CGP) – Aaron Crane is certified.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (NAHB) – Aaron Crane, Larry Crane, Adrian Crane is certified. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSING logo side by side
STAFF

LARRY CRANE
Larry was born in Washington County in southern Indiana. He was reared on a farm where he learned many skills that would later help him in the construction business. At the age of 15 he started his first business splitting oak barrel staves and hauling them to market. Most of his time was spent farming and running the sawmill with his father. The main lesson he learned from his dad was to see solutions and not problems.

Upon graduation from college, he got married to his wife of 36 years Ava having 3 sons and a daughter. The family has grown with 4 families and 4 grandsons.

Education:
B.A. Milligan College Tn. Communications
Master of Divinity Emmanuel School of Religion Johnson City, Tn.
Real estate License Indiana Wisconsin
Security Dealer License
LEED Certification
Train the Trainer Certification

Work Experience:
Youth director Tates Creek Christian Church Lexington, Kentucky :: 1974 - 1976
Excavating Building Company, Wisconsin :: 1976 - 1986
Residential-Commercial building company, Bloomington, IN :: 1986 - 1996
Crane Builders, ICF development, Indianapolis, IN :: 1996 - present

AARON CRANE
Thinking back I remember the first time being on a job site it was 1981 DeForest Wisconsin. I was only 5 years old and quite sure that the grey soupy stuff coming out this gigantic truck and going on to the ground nice and flat was the perfect race track from my Air Jammer to sail across. Well, my Air Jammer never did sail across or sail at all. As you may have guessed it sank, out of sight into a grey abyss. I immediately was devastated and had ruined the rapport I developed with the concrete crew as a cute little kid who would gladly carry anything I could manage even if only for a step or two.

Following those first few years of experiences I grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. Like so many kids in America I enjoyed sports, friends, family and a healthy does of construction. After high school I attended Indiana University where I was fortunate to wrestle and graduated in 1998 with a degree in psychology.

During the work week I supervise job sites and meet with new clients exchanging ideas on good Green Building practices for their home.
ADRIAN CRANE
I joined my family's business in May of 2003 after finishing college at Wittenberg University. Although, I studied history in school I decided to make construction my profession. The two major reasons I chose to do so were the opportunity to work with my family and I enjoy working with my hands. It makes me proud to work with my family and I know the ICF homes we offer outperform any other home on the market. My role in the company is managing our work crew on job sites and supervise all ICF projects.

Outside of Crane Builders I have my own family. My wife (and high school sweetheart) Emily and I have been together ten years and married for four. In August 2006 we had our son, Ethan, and are awaiting our second child in December 2007. For fun we love to get out on the lake to ski or just relax. My personal hobbies include sports of about any kind, I love listening to music and reading an occasional book. Football is my favorite sport to play, which I played in college. However, as a fan, I am a total Indiana Basketball homer, they are my team.