When Legacy Pointe Properties first began their warehouse and office building construction project, they had a handful of serious challenges ahead. They wouldn’t learn until later that precast was the perfect solution. Initially, this 165,416-square-foot facility was intended to be built from tilt-up and steel, but as the necessity for speed became increasingly clear, they turned to Tindall for a faster, more cost-effective method — total precast.
Owner
Legacy Pointe Properties
Architect
Wilbur Associates Architecture/Planning
Contractor
JMR Properties
Location
Cornelius, NC
Tindall began engineering for this project in October 2017 knowing that converting the existing design into a total precast concrete warehouse structure would overall expedite the construction process. But not only that, doing so would also allow Legacy Pointe Properties to meet the deadline required by Yokohama, at a more economical price compared to tilt-up and steel construction. The design was not without its challenges though, as it required 85-foot clear roof spans capable of supporting heavy loads in the warehouse and storage areas. Through clever engineering, Tindall’s team of expert engineers was able to design standard double tees to meet both requirements with ease.
By May of 2018, just seven months after engineering began, Building 500 was fully constructed. The exterior of the facility was comprised of form-finished and painted load bearing insulated concrete wall panels. The warehouse also featured a variety of other precast components, including beams, columns, double tees, and slabs. By converting the original design into a total precast solution, Tindall was able to meet an aggressive timeline while significantly reducing costs for the precast concrete warehouse. Once again, this project demonstrated that precast is superior to tilt-up and steel in both speed and cost efficiency.
