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The New Benchmark in Industrial Buildings

ORLANDO—“It's not uncommon to see two loading doors for every 10,000 square feet of floor area, an increase from one loading door for every 10,000 square feet.”

By Jennifer LeClaire | jenniferleclaire | Updated on May 16, 2016

http://images.globest.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/307/2016/05/atl-johnsonportfolio.jpg These industrial buildings were developed in 2007 and 2008 and feature modern design characteristics.

ORLANDO—Industry watchers agree that industrial and logistics tenants are seeking bigger buildings to accommodate the increase in product being stored and shipped. Forty-foot ceiling heights are the new benchmark and the buildings demand more power for the robotics and conveyer systems that are employed. Wider column spacing—50-foot by 60-foot and 60-foot by 60-foot as opposed to 30-foot by 40-foot—has become more common.

“More land is required to accommodate increased trailer parking,” attorney Michael Jones of Cole Schotz, a law firm that works with Fortune 500 companies in the Mid-Atlantic, tells GlobeSt.com. “Roof loads need to be increased in order to accommodate solar panels on the roof. Office space within a warehouse building is being constructed to accommodate a higher density of workers, with less private offices therein, consistent with the new trends in office design. These buildings require more loading doors. It’s not uncommon to see two loading doors for every 10,000 square feet of floor area, an increase from one loading door for every 10,000 square feet.”

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