Most factories have open exposed loading docks that are completely exposed to the outdoor weather, which makes loading and unloading goods extremely uncomfortable for workers during heavy rain, extreme summer heat or cold winter weather, and also lets large amounts of hot or cold air escape from the factory every time the main dock door is opened. Using the EPS Cement Sandwich Panel to fully enclose your loading dock creates a weather-tight intermediate buffer zone that solves all these problems. The enclosed loading dock space keeps rain, wind, snow and direct sun away from your loading and unloading workers, making their working environment far more comfortable all year round. The thermal insulation of the panels turns this dock area into a temperature buffer zone, so the extreme outdoor weather never directly meets the main heated or cooled interior of your factory. This drastically reduces the amount of hot or cold air that escapes every time you open the main dock door, cutting your factory heating and cooling energy consumption by a very noticeable margin. The non-combustible panels also make this new enclosed dock area fully fire code compliant, and you can add large industrial rolling doors on both the outside and inside of the zone, to create an airlock effect that minimizes air leakage even further. You can install this full enclosed loading dock structure in less than a week, for a very low total cost, and start enjoying all these operational benefits almost immediately.