Would you rather stare at cinder block walls, or the fine grains of wood in an eye-catching design? From one-of-a-kind architectural features to tailored layouts that optimize space and efficiency, custom carpentry adds warmth and style to commercial interiors in ways other materials can’t.
Custom carpentry levels up your plain commercial space and adds extra customer, client, or visitor satisfaction. People just prefer to be in aesthetically pleasing surroundings, even if they’re not consciously aware of it.
Let’s look in depth at more of the motivation behind choosing custom carpentry work for your commercial project.
Establishing a Unique Brand Identity
In retail and other commercial spaces, your building design often speaks first for your brand.
Custom carpentry allows you to directly communicate your brand’s values and personality through your visitor’s environment.
By collaborating with general contractors with skilled carpenters on staff, businesses can create custom displays, counters, and fixtures—whether rustic, industrial, minimalist, or luxurious.
Increasing Space Utilization and Functionality
Custom carpentry is especially valuable in maximizing space efficiency and creating functional layouts that support business operations. In commercial spaces, every square foot is precious, and custom carpentry allows for the creation of built-ins, shelving, and cabinets that fit precisely within the available dimensions.
Tailored solutions like integrated storage units, custom reception desks, and multifunctional workstations help streamline your daily operations. Each piece serves a specific purpose and contributes to better organization and workflow.
This is especially useful in high-traffic areas or compact spaces that require optimized layouts.
Improving Employee Morale and Productivity
The physical environment can significantly impact employee well-being and productivity. Custom carpentry allows for designs that support ergonomic comfort, efficient workflow, and a pleasant atmosphere.
Custom-built furniture like adjustable desks, storage solutions, and sound-reducing partitions can improve employees’ work experience, boosting morale and overall productivity, which are important for any thriving business.
Supporting Sustainability Goals
Your business is likely being made increasingly aware of your environmental impact, and custom carpentry can support your sustainable building design efforts.
Businesses can reduce their carbon footprint by choosing responsibly sourced wood and eco-friendly finishes. Reclaimed wood is another popular choice that not only adds a unique, rustic touch but also promotes the reuse of resources.
This commitment to sustainability resonates well with clients who value eco-conscious practices, aligning businesses with broader consumer trends in environmental responsibility. Custom carpentry that emphasizes green materials can help achieve sustainability certifications, like with the LEED program, that further demonstrate a business’s commitment to eco-friendly design.
You can also use custom commercial carpentry work in steel building systems. We craft pre-engineered metal building systems using industry-leading Butler Manufacturing products and can then bring our carpentry team in to design interiors and more.
Showcasing Craftsmanship with Custom Millwork
Custom millwork, including intricate molding, trim, and paneling, adds a touch of sophistication and craftsmanship to commercial interiors. Millwork details can highlight architectural features, define spaces, and bring a sense of artistry to functional areas.
For example, custom millwork around entryways, reception desks, or accent walls can improve the space, creating a memorable impression that complements the business’s aesthetic and brand.
Improving Safety and Accessibility
Custom carpentry can be tailored to meet specific safety and accessibility standards, making spaces safer and more inclusive. From ADA-compliant counters and seating to slip-resistant flooring options, custom solutions can increase accessibility for customers and employees alike.
Additionally, custom cabinetry and shelving can be designed to reduce clutter, minimize tripping hazards, and increase overall safety in high-traffic commercial areas. This proactive approach to safety and accessibility helps businesses create a welcoming, user-friendly environment with lowered risks.
At MGM General Construction Corporation, we specialize in creating tailored interiors that reflect your brand identity and improve your business operations. Contact us today to discuss how our custom carpentry services can transform your commercial space.
Regardless of public awareness, data centers form the backbone of digital infrastructure: housing the servers, networking equipment, and storage systems that are crucial for maintaining society’s daily operations. However, expanding a data center involves more than just adding servers, or putting in more shelving.
Data center expansion requires additional physical space, structural integrity, and a design that accommodates future growth—all while maintaining strict security.
Metal building systems provide the perfect solution, offering the strength, scalability, and efficiency needed to meet evolving infrastructure demands. Read on to learn how these innovative structures can help your data center grow smoothly.
Strength and Durability for Long-Term Use
Metal building systems are designed with strength in mind, using materials like steel.
Durable steel can easily withstand extreme weather conditions and resists wear over time.
Your building is better able to withstand temperature changes, snow, wind, rain, and sun. Most metal building systems are designed around products with extremely long lifespans.
This means reduced maintenance costs and a long-lasting structure that protects your servers and important equipment. A durable, robust metal building ensures your infrastructure’s safety, providing peace of mind that your data center can endure various environmental challenges for into the future.
Fast and Efficient Construction
Time is of the essence in any construction project, especially when your data center is at capacity and needs to expand quickly.
Metal building systems offer the advantage of pre-engineered components that can be manufactured off-site and swiftly assembled on-site. When your system arrives at the job site, the parts are in order and pre-punched for quick assembly by a trained crew.
This approach not only reduces labor costs but also significantly shortens project timelines, enabling you to get your data center operational faster.
Scalability to Meet Future Demands
Metal buildings are modular, and when it’s time for more space, you can easily add more room to your facility. Metal building structures can be easily expanded to accommodate more servers, cooling systems, and other essential equipment—without expensive building modifications or the need for time-consuming remodeling.
Whether you’re adding an extra wing or extending the current facility’s height, metal buildings allow for seamless growth without needing a complete overhaul of the existing structure. This makes future expansions more manageable and cost-effective, providing the flexibility needed as your business demands increase.
Cost-Effective Construction Solution
The materials used in metal buildings are generally less expensive than those used in traditional brick-and-mortar construction, and the efficiency of the construction process requires fewer labor hours.
Steel buildings are energy efficient, helping to reduce your ongoing operational costs related to heating, cooling, and electricity consumption. With reduced upfront and long-term costs, metal buildings deliver excellent value for data center expansions.
Customizable Design Options
Metal buildings are highly versatile and customizable, making them an excellent choice for data center expansion. You can design a building that meets your industry and brand’s requirements, from the layout to specialized ventilation systems or a custom wood-framed office area.
Need extra cooling capacity for your servers? Metal buildings can be adapted to include advanced HVAC systems, fire suppression systems, and even unique design elements that align with your company’s branding.
Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Solutions
Steel is 100% recyclable and can be reused at the end of the structure’s life cycle.
As an industry, pre-engineered steel buildings support energy-efficient designs, including features like reflective roofing and insulated wall panels.
Using energy-efficient components can help reduce the overall carbon footprint of your data center. You can also qualify for tax incentives and LEED credits, to save on operating costs.
Adaptability to Changing Technology
Metal building systems provide the adaptability needed to modify or upgrade facilities as technology and market trends change.
For example, as new server technologies demand different layouts or bigger cooling systems, your facility can be reconfigured without requiring extensive renovations. This flexibility is a key advantage for data centers, helping future-proof your business and reducing your need for costly rebuilds.
We work with industry leader industry leader Butler Manufacturing™, and their focus on adapting to trends and industry needs has kept their business at the forefront of construction technology for over 100 years.
Is your data center ready for its next phase of growth? Our team at MGM General Construction Corporation specializes in creating scalable, durable, and customizable metal building systems designed to meet your needs. Contact us today to learn more about our services!
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Architect and sustainability expert, Carl Elefante, is known for saying, “The greenest building is the one that is already built.” Adaptive reuse construction is often a cost-effective, sustainable choice.
Business and property owners often wonder about how they can use a facility they already own for a better purpose. Or sometimes a client needs to outfit an existing facility for a new tenant. These clients need an adaptive reuse construction project.
Keep reading to learn more about just what that is and we’ll answer a couple of our most commonly asked questions.
Adaptive Reuse in Construction
Contractors design most commercial construction with a distinct purpose in mind. The building’s intended business constrains the overall design. However, circumstances lead many buildings to become abandoned or vacant.
As businesses relocate, grow, disappear, and merge, commercial properties often lie dormant—but they’re not ready for demolition. Instead, think of them as waiting like a puppy at the pound for just the right tenant.
With high-quality renovations, a building can get a new life and decades of use out of an existing building. Adaptive Reuse projects give our clients the chance to do just that.
From historic preservation to integrating into a new structure, renovations, or infrastructure upgrades, we’re here to help knock down a few walls and expand your knowledge of commercial adaptive reuse construction.
Cost-Savings and Sustainability
Repurposing a building gives you options for rebuilding that may not have existed at the time of original construction. A reuse project lets you include new, efficient components, like Butler®’s energy-efficient roofing systems or factory-insulated metal panels.
When your business moves into your new location, your environmentally-conscious choices become money savers: your efficient parts keep your energy bills and maintenance needs low.
What will you have to consider for your adaptive reuse commercial project? That’s a good question.
Common Questions about Adaptive Reuse
Our clients often ask, “Will adaptive reuse of the existing structure save money over new construction?” The cautious answer is, “Yes.” The final determining factors are just how much work the building needs and how much of it can be postponed.
Known as “deferred maintenance,” these will be a short list of issues that can be safely left out of the original project. Safety is still the top concern here, and we won’t cut corners or ignore any codes or requirements.
This is where a contractor’s experience comes into play. With over 80 years of combined experience, our team has a deep knowledge of what is important for a reuse project—what you need to get open for business and what can wait.
We’ll go into the topic in more detail in a future post.
Another common question concerns grandfathered code provisions. Clients often ask if a building that worked safely for years can be grandfathered in under the regulations it was previously compliant under. This is a less formal way to say “lawful prior non-conforming use,” or that the building was previously perfectly suitable and can still be considered so.
As long as the building intended for adaptive reuse is safe, it may not have to be relocated or demolished due to not adhering to the most recent requirements. At MGM General Construction Corporation, we typically work with the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) for these types of projects. The standard new construction code is the International Building Code (IBC).
It’s important to keep in mind that any new construction, additions, or renovations must meet new building codes and can’t piggyback along.
How to Get Started
At MGM General Construction Corporation, we are proud to be a Butler Builder®, providing energy-efficient construction projects to our clients. Our portfolio includes Parkside Commons, an old school repurposed as a building with residential living units and commercial office space.
If you are interested in starting an adaptive reuse project, contact us today!
