Construction Porta Potty Rental in Tempe, AZ

Conditions for Job Sites

New Housing

About 14.2% of Tempe's housing units were built in 2010 or later (ACS 2020–2024), above the U.S. share of 11.4% and higher than three in four U.S. places in our data: newer construction sits alongside older stock, so job sites range from new homes to additions and repairs.

Homes From the 1970s and 1980s

The median year built for Tempe's housing is 1984 (ACS 2020–2024), newer than most U.S. places in our data. Housing from that era is now 35 to 55 years old; crews replacing roofs, windows or mechanical systems on it need a toilet on site like any other crew.

Apartments, Townhouses and Rentals

The most common housing type is buildings with five or more units, about 42% of units (higher than nine in ten U.S. places in our data), followed by detached houses at about 38% (ACS 2020–2024). Apartment and condo projects bring larger crews, and a property manager decides where units go. About 58% of occupied homes are renter-occupied (ACS; owner share lower than nine in ten U.S. places in our data), so property managers and landlords often book the units for renovations and decide where they stand.

DOE's Building America map puts Maricopa County in the Hot-Dry climate region (IECC 2021 zone 2B, PNNL county guide). This region combines hot summers with low humidity: sun, dust and water supply are the usual planning issues, more than rain.

Heat

About 173 days a year reach 90°F or more, more than nine in ten U.S. places in our data, so heat is the normal condition for months at a time. About 111 of those days reach 100°F, which is top-tenth territory nationally. On sunny, dry sites, place units in shade where the site allows. For long summer shifts, ask for a summer service frequency, and place units near shade and the crew's drinking water, not out on bare, sun-baked ground.

Lead-Safe Renovation

About 41% of housing units predate 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Under OSHA’s lead standard (29 CFR 1926.62), workers exposed to lead need adequate hand-washing facilities, and EPA’s RRP Rule covers paint-disturbing work in homes built before 1978; add hand-wash stations to the order on those jobs.

Placement and Access

Put units on firm, level ground the service truck can reach, close to where crews work, clear of crane swing, excavation and vehicle routes, and move them as the work moves.

Dry, Windy Sites

Only about 7 inches of precipitation falls in an average year, in the driest tenth of U.S. places in our data. Stake units on open lots or set them against a structure, and keep them away from dust thrown up by grading.

Who to Ask About Local Rules

Tempe is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. For a unit placed in the street, on a sidewalk or in another public right-of-way next to the job site, ask the Tempe city government before you book what applies.

If you rent your home, check with the landlord or property manager before a unit goes on the property.