During the early phases of a new house build, Nelson Builders mounts a UniFi Protect camera system on a pole to monitor jobsite activity. It was initially installed as a security measure after a break-in, but Nelson Builders is now using it in conjunction with staged work schedules managed via Buildertrend to ensure social distancing on jobs.

The incredible spread of COVID-19 has everyone re-thinking their daily activities. While our building company is in a strong financial position and can weather a slowdown, that is not necessarily the case for all of our trade partners. Facing the prospect of staying a home for an extended period of time is unsettling for them, to say the least. This has weighed heavily into our decision on how to proceed in these critical days. Because we are building new homes, and don’t have to navigate our jobs with owners occupying the building, we are choosing to continue operations but with some significant changes in our workflow to allow effective social distancing to limit the spread of the virus. We are hopeful these will help keep everyone safe … at least, until we are given a strict stay-at-home order (which is happening in some communities around the country), in which case we will have to revise our operations.

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