The Hershey Midwest Distribution Center is a 1.1-million-square-foot warehouse facility that must maintain a temperature of approximately 60 degrees F. The constant 60 degree temperature that chocolate requires was ensured by an integrated system of tilt-up concrete, insulated metal panel construction, and 18 rooftop HVAC units. The team was challenged to provide a climate-controlled, durable warehouse environment for the nearly $1 billion of chocolate that would be shipped, stored, and received at the facility in any one day. The warehouse is divided into three sections with double tilt-up firewalls between sections, and an integrally insulated tilt-up wall on one end of the building. Mechanization equipment was included in the project in order to automate the shipment of goods from the facility. The $25 million project also features a two-story office with a stair tower/elevator shaft, as well as a truck receiving post and fire pump houses. Specialized concrete was also used throughout the warehouse to handle the immense rack loads Hershey required.
Hershey Midwest Distribution Center
Client
The Korte Company
The Korte Company
Location
Edwardsville, IL
Edwardsville, IL
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