Crate & Barrel Newton

Faced with climbing product demands, repeat client Crate & Barrel required a large-scale distribution facility in Newton, NC to meet its goals, maintain customer satisfaction, and drive profits. Working under a tight, 7.5-month schedule, the project team builds the concrete tilt wall and steel framed distribution warehouse, as well as 12,000 SF of upfitted office space. Battling Weather Conditions The 68-acre site is part of the Newton Corporate Center business park and required roughly 643,000 cubic yards of cut and fill operations before construction could begin. At the commencement of construction and mass-grading operations in October, the project team encountered the damp, blustery weather late Fall provides. To combat the conditions – not to mention the remnants of several named storms that passed through the area – the team implemented more than 117,000 square yards of lime stabilization to treat the soil and maintain operations on track with the already-tight schedule. Nailing Down the Proper Approach Through a detailed logistics plan designed to meet an aggressive schedule, the team was able to proactively erect the steel core of the building before the perimeter tilt walls were complete. The team then executed a split tilt erection plan, wherein half of the tilt walls on the building were erected and connected to the steel. This strategy allowed the roofing process to begin on the first half of the building while the remaining tilt walls were placed.