Creating A Solid Foundation
At its core, the exterior project required extensive site planning and improvements including:
- Adding rail access via a new spur
- Adding over one mile of electrical and sanitary lines to deliver adequate service to the site
- Removal of contaminated soil and then surcharging the entire building pad of 345,000 square-feet
- All grade beam footings were supported by 45’ X 8” diameter timber piles
- Four exterior 40’ high ingredient silos, carefully integrated with the main baking and production lines via pneumatic controls
Delivering Cutting Edge Spaces
Inside, the facility featured a variety of spaces with highly-specialized needs including:
- Thousands of feet of carefully integrated ingredient piping and electrical service lines
- Specialized equipment needs and zoned condition controls and monitoring solutions to manage temperature, humidity and other environmental factors along the seven highly-efficient baking and packing lines
LEED-certified production requirements including environmentally-friendly refrigeration, certified sustainable wood, low-chemical paint and carpet, a white, reflective TPO roof to reduce contribution to global warming, solar panels and more
The facility was hailed as the largest, cutting-edge green bakery when it opened and was designated LEED SILVER.
