PES recently provided the structural design of a new corporate office and distribution facility for the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

The new development is a 32’ clear, 305,175 square foot cross-dock building that includes 70,352 square feet of freezer/cooler space; 15,105 square feet of volunteer packing area with a packing room as well as two controlled rooms; and 86,606 square feet of office area that includes a shipping office, grocery office, and a two-story main office.

The structure utilizes steel framing, steel bar joist roof framing, metal deck roof sheathing, a Ductilcrete slab-on-grade system, and insulated metal panels supported on shallow foundations.