New Construction on a Storage Facility Proceeds With Temporary Heating During Concrete Pours and Finishing

New Construction on a Storage Facility Proceeds With Temporary Heating During Concrete Pours and Finishing

South Dakota – During the early phases of construction a general contractor sought temporary heating during construction. With exterior walls and roofing nearing completion, both concrete flooring and interior construction would require heating during the cold of a South Dakota winter.

Sizing Heating for Construction Work – Meeting with the contractor, REIC Specialty evaluated the job site and discussed plans and timelines, to understand the project goals. Considering the height of the structure, with a 400,000 square foot footprint, REIC proposed makeup air heaters delivering one air change throughout the structure. The heating volume was also sized to adequately hold a 60o interior temperature, which would stabilize the interior climate and allow for all trades to perform their work.

Heat Delivery and Installation – Entering through all sides of the building, six (6) 4.5 million btu heaters were placed on the exterior, ducted into the facility. With no power available until utilites are installed on the project, the rental heaters will operate using generators, propane tanks and vaporizers. REIC arranged for delivery and refuelling of the propane tanks to supply gas to the heaters.

Winter Construction and Heating – The six rental makeup air heaters were delivered and installed in November, just as fall and cold weather were arriving. The units will remain through spring when both interior work should be completed and warmer weather will be arriving in the Dakotas.

Maintaining Schedule – The new construction is scheduled for completion in late summer, with the new occupants taking possession by fall. This schedule is holding true and work is progressing on time thanks in part to the use of temporary heating to help maintain schedule during various phases of construction.