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Industrial spaces serve a purpose and hold a key role in storage, processing, distribution and maintenance. The design process requires high level of understanding of complex building systems and equipment needs to provide a functional and safe space.

American Concrete Wet Casting Facility

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Valley, NE

New Building

March 2016

30,000 SF

Disciplines:

Architecture
Structural
Mechanical
Electrical

KPE provided architectural and engineering design and construction management services for a new production building. The facility consists of a pre-engineered metal building with three crane ways 50’ wide, 180’ long minimum pick height of 25 feet to accommodate four 15-ton overhead cranes. The owner required everything to be a single level finish floor without any pits, stairs, or ramps. Six 20’ overhead doors allowed easy access to both ends. Compressed air system was included with hose reel locations. The entire building envelope was insulated with interior liner panels. Radiant heat was designed and installed to maintain 60° minimum temperature when doors are closed. Standard ventilation system for dusty environment was also specified for warm weather conditions.

Great Plains Beef

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Project Area:

Lincoln, NE

Renovation

Summer 2022

10,300 SF

Disciplines:

Architecture
Structural
Mechanical
Electrical

KPE provided architectural and engineering design services to renovate 8,800 SF building from a fulfillment center to a meat processing facility. The facility is a pre-engineered metal building to include offices, storage, new restrooms, freezer/coolers, and processing spaces. The project also consists of two additions, totaling 1,500 SF, to include additional offices, storage, and freezer space. These are constructed with pre-finished insulated metal panels over metal framing.

Employee Well-Being

We help our customers by prioritizing the health and well-being of our employees. Employees have learned to work efficiently and safely from home with the benefit of extra time with family without a commute. Knowing their families are safe gives them more capacity to focus on the customer’s needs.

Quality Solutions

KPE’s commitment to deliver cost-effective and timely solutions to customer’s challenges remains constant regardless of complications that arise. The current environment allows us to demonstrate our ability to adapt to changing conditions without sacrificing quality.

Quality Solutions

KPE’s commitment to deliver cost-effective and timely solutions to customer’s challenges remains constant regardless of complications that arise. The current environment allows us to demonstrate our ability to adapt to changing conditions without sacrificing quality.

Communication

Engineers and architects communicate between all branch offices and while working on projects across the country. We are committed to efficient communication with partners and clients. KPE customers praise our response time, which is a direct result of our communication practices.

Customer Delight

We are committed to addressing your concerns and guiding you through the process. Being committed to customer delight means listening to your needs, working within your budget, and planning your building around the changing needs of our social and economic climate.

Deliver

  • KPE’s planners and designers develop and implement specialized solutions to achieve your ideal educational environment.
  • Our high percentage of licensed design staff, 65%, ensure tasks are done right the first time.
  • KPE professionals have a wide range of experience including educational and office spaces.

Assess

  • KPE professionals help clients define priorities by accurately assessing existing facilities and listening to community and educational values.
  • We provide data and options for you to simply understand the best step forward in achieving your educational needs.
  • The same team drawing your construction documents are also involved in our Forensic Investigations, which means assessing design errors and construction defects on projects designed and constructed by other firms.
  • This gives KPE designers more insight on existing buildings and allows us to more accurately prepare for otherwise potentially costly changes.

Listen

  • We exchange ideas, share expertise and – above all – we listen. Through open, candid communication, we gain consensus and create truly successful design.
  • Having all architects and engineers under the same roof allows quick and efficient communication. This efficiency is accomplished by orderly internal design coordination meetings, frequent communication between departments, documentation of decisions, and frequent detailed reports to owners.
  • We engage our clients in a collaborative dialogue throughout the process. Successful projects begin with strong relationships.