The coldest air of the winter season has now overtaken the Midwest and Northeast. Record low temperatures and snowfalls are being recorded across the northern parts of the country. Areas of Northern Minnesota are expecting record-setting frigid temperatures as low as 49 degrees below zero this week. Erie, Pennsylvania, received as much as 24 inches of lake-effect snow in one day, making it the snowiest January calendar day on record.
Meanwhile, back at the plant, the Palomar Modular Buildings production process is steadfastly marching along in its climate-controlled environment as construction sites across the country deal with weather delays and shutdowns. Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor the gloom of night stops our modular construction.
In times like these, we see one of the significant advantages of modular building over conventional construction. Our climate-controlled production environment allows us to maintain a rapid, steady, and predictable production schedule. While working in a temperate, controlled environment, our construction specialists maintain a much higher level of building fabrication precision than conventional construction workers who are facing environmental exposure.
Palomar’s raw construction materials are stored in our manufacturing facility in staging areas along our production line, preventing weathering during construction. In conventional construction, raw materials are shipped to and stored at the construction site and further exposed to weathering as the project is constructed piece by piece. Conventional construction projects face the daily possibility of weather delays and, more importantly, the potential for material spoilage from exposure.
We offer this winter storm advice from ready.gov for those stuck working outside. For those who want a break from the frigid weather, check out what we are doing at Palomar Modular Buildings.
