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Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
 
Wholesale Markets & Facility Design  
Our Wholesale Markets and Facility Design cluster provides guidance and technical support to customers considering the construction or remodeling of wholesale markets, farmers markets, and public markets. Indoors or outdoors, single buildings or building complexes, industrial or commercial, these markets are an important part of the food distribution network.

 
Market construction projects require major capital investment, and our goal is to help maximize construction dollars by proposing creative solutions to design problems and ways to keep costs within budget. The resulting facilities add to the productivity, efficiency, and overall effectiveness of market operations.

 
Most market projects are driven by a local nonprofit or government entity and depend on broad-based community and government support to succeed. Our involvement often provides customers with the needed information and technical credibility to move projects to the next stage of development.

 
Our predesign services include assistance in:
  • Market analysis
  • Review of environmental issues
  • Site selection

 
Our design services include:
  • Initial design concept
  • Building cost study
  • Architectural rendering

 
We also provide varied support services to each customer throughout the design, construction, and operational phases of the project, such as review of equipment specifications and advice on:
  • Facilities management
  • Energy efficiency
  • Design adjustments
  • Postharvest handling

 
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  Last Modified Date: 08/18/2009