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Off-Site Construction Minimizes Winter Building Challenges
Winter construction always poses challenges, particularly for projects in northern latitudes, including most of the US and Canada. Whether it’s sub-zero temperatures, wind storms, ice, snow or all four combined, everything seems to take longer in the winter.
Not only do projects take longer due to winter weather impacts, but quality can suffer, too. Quite simply, workers aren’t able to give their best effort and focus when they are cold or dealing with snow and ice, just to perform basic tasks. The potential for negative schedule impacts can keep the most diligent project scheduler up at night: upfront schedule delays associated with weather interruptions – and the backend delays if work conducted during extreme conditions must be redone to meet quality standards.
The desire to mitigate winter construction risk is just one of the reasons contractors and project owners turn to Off-Site Construction solutions from companies like Epsilon. Unlike a site that is subject to the elements, we are able to work year-round in our climate-controlled manufacturing facility – producing consistent, high-quality modular central plant mechanical systems. Best of all, the pre-assembled and pre-tested systems are delivered to the job site ready to install. And while adverse weather can still impact the installation on our projects, it’s a risk that is significantly reduced compared to 100% field-built systems.
Of course, there are a myriad of other benefits provided by Off-Site Construction, including accelerated overlapping timelines, overall construction quality, reduced on-site labor, ease of commissioning and more. However, our clients tell us that mitigating the risks posed by winter construction is a leading concern each year. If you are considering the upgrade or replacement of central plant systems, now is the time to talk with an Epsilon representative about the pros and cons of Off-Site Construction. Get in touch today and let’s start the conversation.
