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as the contractor. So, we get a tremendous amount of
leads from that. We’ve owned properties, we’ve owned
hotels, we still do own hotels, so we know that side
of it from open to close - from the design all the way
through the management side of it. We also have great
contacts, locally, with sub-contractors who do noth-
ing but work for us. So, we can maintain quality and
schedule, and our reputation has grown.”
Another reason that Winesburg Builders has pros-
pered is because of its leading edge, energy-saving,
construction products and processes. “We do a lot
of ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) walls,” says Grose,
“which is not something that many are doing. We’re
probably one of the largest ICF installers in our region.”
ICFs serve as a forming system for poured concrete
walls. They are made of expanded polystyrene panels
held together by plastic ties which are embedded into
the foam to hold the form together. These forms not
only hold in the concrete, they also act as wall insula-
tion. Thus, ICF constructions create buildings that are
energy efficient, environmentally friendly, sustainable,
quiet, and comfortable.
“We promote that product and we’ve gotten to the
point where we’re very comfortable in doing it,” says
Grose. “And we can get it to a price point where cli-
