Central Valley Ag
The Rundown
Central Valley Ag Co-Op (CVA) operates fertilizer storage, mixing and distribution facilities across the Midwest. After a storm permanently damaged a corroded fertilizer storage building in Tamora, Nebraska, CVA set out to replace the building with a safe, efficient enclosure.
Feature Details
- 120 ft x 480 ft structure
- Hot dip galvanizing rigid steel frame system mounted on existing concrete walls
- Non-FR PE fabric on exterior with interior PE fabric liner
- Two engineered flat gable end-walls
- Framed and wrapped fabric openings for free-standing conveyor and catwalk
- 18-in eaves with black mesh ventilation
- Icebreakers along both both sidewalls
- Aluminum louvers on endwalls and sidewalls
- ARV cavity and roof vents
- 25 lbs snow load, 105 mph windspeed, exposure C, seismic zone B, fully enclosed, S2 low hazard construction, fully exposed
Industry
Bulk Commodity
Size
56,600 sq ft
Location
Tamora, NE
Year
2016
Testimonials
It's kind of like being outside all the time but still having shade.
I love the amount of sunlight that you still get through the roof. It stays pretty warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. It͛s very quiet inside. When you get rain or hail or wind, there's no banging or clanging, no sharp or rough sounds. The acoustics are good. It's fresh and dry and clean. You don't ever have condensation dripping off the roof. It's a controlled environment, yet you still get the benefit of the daylight coming in.
Legacy was very easy to work with.
The old buildings used tubular steel, and no matter what you do, the salt gets inside the tubes and corrodes them. They came out here with their crew, rented all their equipment, and erected the buildings in three weeks flat – a week ahead of schedule. It's a stand-up company.
The tripper works just as planned – which basically doesn’t ever happen.
The building is working out better than we thought it would. The tripper is supported from the frame and works just as planned – which basically doesn’t ever happen.
