What builders in the US are doing to prepare for a winter of their discontent
It may not be news to us that coronovirus is surging in the US. However, how construction companies deal with the coming winter and the possibility of going into lockdown can make a huge difference to how they come out at the other end.
With COVID-19 surging out of control across the country, and daily death tolls approaching the highest numbers since the spring, many contractors are bracing for more government-mandated work stoppages on construction sites, similar to those ordered in the initial weeks of the pandemic.
Given that reality, construction pros say they’re doing what they can now to prepare, while making sure their projects can be buttoned up in an orderly fashion to ensure they can come back on the other side, ready to get back to work. Here are some steps that contractors and other experts say are important to consider now:
- Accelerate current work
- Document progress
- Winterize sites
- Keep workers engaged
- Ask owners to keep the team together
- Do what you can do during downtime
- Prepare for the coming boom
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This is the second in a two-part series about the potential impacts of the country’s surging coronavirus outbreak on the construction industry. Click here for Part 1.