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6 | Morton Buildings some niches have when people think about building ... when we’re talking to a church group, doctor or lawyer looking to build a new office, it’s not uncommon for them to have a misheld perception ... they all want something that looks classy, and they’ll say, ‘We can’t use a pole barn.’ But some do their homework, and we’ve seen a growing percentage of customers coming, not simply drawn by perception of lower costs, but actually understanding the complete package of advantages. Beyond the speed in delivery and the affordability, the advantages of this build- ing system include performance values, such as greater energy efficiency. As Ny- berg explains, “You don’t have cold spots as compared with stud wall construction ... where for every sixteen or twenty-four inches you have a stud that’s basically go- ing to result in a cold spot in the wall.” In post frame construction, due to the man- ner in which columns are spaced out and the framing goes together, full blankets of insulations can be applied column to column, creating a more effective barrier which ultimately reduces cold spots. Like- wise, in standard stick-built or stud wall methodology, unless trusses are done in a special manner, there’s a significant re-