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When most construction teams think about heating season, they think about heaters. But successful winter projects aren't built around heating equipment. They're built around a plan.

As educators return to school after summer break, they may discover more than empty classrooms and forgotten supplies. A musty smell, warped books, stuck-together pages, and visible mold are signs that items were exposed to moisture. Schools should reconsider simply throwing away materials. Here’s what you can do.

In many advanced manufacturing environments, controlling moisture is not optional; it is fundamental to process stability, product quality, and equipment reliability. One of the most important variables used to manage moisture is dew point, particularly in applications that require extremely dry air conditions.

As cold weather approaches and projects begin to close in, temporary heat becomes essential for keeping schedules on track and protecting materials. At the same time, enclosed spaces increase the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) exposure when fuel-burning heaters are used indoors. Understanding how CO is generated and how to monitor conditions is critical for maintaining safe environments during winter operations.

David Simkins has spent more than three decades engineering the climate control and moisture management systems that protect construction sites, food processing plants, hospitals, and managed properties. Today, he leads Engineering and Technology at Polygon as its Director. We sat down with him to talk about why water risk builds gradually instead of striking as a single event, what keeps monitoring technology from getting deployed once it’s on site, and how tighter schedules and materials like mass timber are raising the stakes on the job site.