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  2. Portal frame - Wikipedia

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    A portal frame steel building under construction. Portal frame is a construction technique where vertical supports are connected to horizontal beams or trusses via fixed joints with designed-in moment-resisting capacity. [1] The result is wide spans and open floors. Portal frame structures can be constructed using a variety of materials and ...

  3. Shipping container architecture - Wikipedia

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    Shipping container construction requires fewer resources, meaning the quantity of traditional building materials needed (e.g. bricks and cement) are reduced. When upcycling shipping containers, thousands of kilograms of steel are saved. For example, a 12 metres (39 ft) long shipping container weighs over 3,500 kilograms (7,700 lb).

  4. Systematic layout planning - Wikipedia

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    The systematic layout planning (SLP) - also referred to as site layout planning [1] - is a tool used to arrange a workplace in a plant by locating areas with high frequency and logical relationships close to each other. [2] The process permits the quickest material flow in processing the product at the lowest cost and least amount of handling ...

  5. Warehouse construction is booming in Pierce County. New real ...

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    Building C, still under construction, is set for Floor & Decor at over 1.1 million square feet. Approximately 318,00 square feet of Building D is available to lease along with all of Building G ...

  6. Distribution center - Wikipedia

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    A typical retail distribution network operates with centers set up throughout a commercial market, with each center serving a number of stores. Large distribution centers for companies such as Walmart serve 50–125 stores. Suppliers ship truckloads of products to the distribution center, which stores the product until needed by the retail ...

  7. Warehouse - Wikipedia

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    Warehouse in South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction, [1] outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite. A warehouse is a building for storing goods. [2] [3] Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc.

  8. List of warehouse districts - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable warehouse districts. A warehouse district or warehouse row is an area found in many urban setting known for being the current or former location of numerous warehouses . Logistically, warehouses are often located in industrial parks , with access to bulk transportation outlets such as highways, railroads, and airports ...

  9. List of building types - Wikipedia

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    An office building in Accra, Ghana.. Office buildings are generally categorized by size and by quality (e.g., "a low-rise Class A building") [2]. Office buildings by size. Low-rise (less than 7 stories)