A warmer than usual winter has prolonged construction season for many crews in Windsor-Essex.

“It’s crazy and it’s the best thing ever,” said Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex director of operations, Pamela Breault. “How can you not be excited on a day like this?”

Breault said workers haven’t stopped at a time typically reserved for a seasonal slowdown, crediting mild temperatures for allowing crews to complete two new builds later this month.

“We’re doing things that we can’t usually do in February like building decks, Breault explained. “Usually we just have to block the door and you know, wait till the spring but we’re like, hey, let’s build decks!”

On Tuesday, a handful of workers were adding final touches to two new build sites on Henry Ford Centre Drive. “I’m really happy. I’m excited,” Breault exclaimed. “We just hope that the weather keeps up so that this front porch can thaw and we can actually pour the front porches soon, but if this keeps up, we can do that next week.”

According to Breault, volunteers and officials at Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex are planning to work year round if possible, telling CTV News the hope is to move onto new projects after presenting the keys to two new homeowners in Ford City on Family Day Monday.

“February is usually pretty dark and gloomy and everybody’s kind of like, ‘blah!’ Doesn’t have any energy left by February. But here we are, and everybody’s excited, everybody’s working, everybody’s smiling and we’re so close.” Breault said.

Meantime, the executive director of the Windsor Construction Association, Jim Lyons said recent balmy temperatures are good for some, and not so good for others.

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