Construction Trends:FACILITIES GETTING BIGGER, SAFER, SMARTER AND MORE EFFICIENT

摘要

"The biggest trend we're seeing is in grain storage, trying to expand storage forincreased yields of corn and soybeans, updating and/or renovating facilities, and increasing receiving capacity. Many locations are adding a second or third area to unload customers. Addressingspeed and space issues is key."People are adding temporary storage between 500,000 and 2 million bushels. We recently finished a temporary storage facility in Nebraska that's 150-feet-x-750-feet with 6-foot walls (1.725 million bushels). Temporary storage costs 15-20 cents per bushel to install and provides flexibility.