Group Eight Engineering Limited - New Steel Warehouse Facility

Taylor Steel Inc., Plant No. 7, Hamilton

New Steel Warehouse Facility

Group Eight Engineering Limited was the Prime Consultant, providing architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services for this new state-of-the-art steel coil storage facility.

The facility is approximately 180,00 ft² and was designed to allow a 120,000 ft² expansion.

The facility was designed to handle a heavy volume of steel coil product and is equipped with large, high-speed, automatic overhead doors and eight, 45-tonne overhead cranes with a hook height of 28 ft. Four large, direct-fired, continuously operating, exterior heating/ ventilating units maintain a constant positive pressure within the building. Very tight dew point and temperature control is required for the storage of "Class I Automotive" steel coils.

Due to the large volume of truck traffic, CO and NO₂ gases are also monitored, and ventilation provided to "purge" the building as necessary.

The facility contains a Lunchroom, washrooms, and shower and change areas for the employees.

Round-the-clock, high volume, crane operation requires very tight building and crane operating tolerances.
	The ventilation, interior pressure, dew point and temperature levels are constantly monitored by computer.

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