Case Study: Distribution Center

Case Study: Distribution Center

Posted on: July 18, 2017 by in
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Distribution Center Site Design
Mobile, AL

CCE designed plans for a new 2.6 million square foot import facility on a 400 acre site located in Mobile County, Alabama.

CCE completed all permitting with the local authorities and ADEM. The project design consisted of almost 300 loading docks, parking for over 2,200 trailers and 640 employees, two onsite fueling stations, and an onsite hydrogen fueling station for forklifts.

Prior to completing the design, CCE was engaged to assist our Client in their site selection process. This involved the preparation of multiple conceptual site plans for various properties in three states, completing code research, evaluating permitting time lines and preparing costs estimates. CCE also completed preliminary wetlands studies for the final three sites to aide in the selection process.

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Posted on: June 27, 2017 by in
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Case Study: Webb F. Banks Passive Park

Posted on: June 20, 2017 by in
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Webb F. Banks Passive Park
Brownsville, TN

Through multiple US TEA-21 and TDEC Local Parks and Recreation Fund grants, CCE assisted the City of Brownsville in securing over $480,000 to transform 13 acres of low-lying cotton fields into a walking trail park. The Webb F. Banks Passive Park has earned the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association’s Four-Star Award for new facility construction. Park features include:

  • Native tree plantings, benches, rose-covered trellises
  • A central gazebo
  • 4,950 l.f. of walking trails
  • Interpretive signage
  • A ¾-acre recirculating water system

 

Case Study: Brighton Ball Field

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Brighton Ball Field
Brighton, TN

CCE assisted the Town of Brighton, one of the fastest growing communities in West Tennessee, with securing funding for a $350,000 park expansion through the TDEC Local Parks and Recreation Fund. CCE will also implement the park upgrades including a new 200’ Dixie Youth Baseball Field, a concession and restroom building, restructured parking and new walkways throughout the park.

Case Study: Crossroads Regional Park

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Crossroads Regional Park
Funstation Playground
Corinth, MS

CCE has been working with the Corinth/Alcorn County Parks and Recreation Department since 1998. Over the course of our working relationship, we have helped the Department secure over $400,000 in grant funding and assisted in 7 major renovation projects to their existing 29-acre park facility. These projects include:

  • A new park entrance and signage.
  • The renovation of the Jesse Bynu Baseball Field.
  • Construction of the Funstation Playground.
  • Renovations to the Leslie T. Horn Walking Trail.
  • Construction of the Benjamin Pierce Memorial Tennis Complex
  • Renovations to the park office

We continue to meet the growing needs of the community through a commercial master plan design for expanding the Crossroads Regional Park from the existing 29-acre facility to a 59-acre multi-use sports complex.

Case Study: Camp Jackson

Posted on: June 20, 2017 by in
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Camp Jackson
Nashville, TN

CCE designed a master plan for Camp Jackson, an 86-acre multi-use facility owned and operated by the Tennessee District of the Assemblies of God. Pending approvals from the TDEC Safe Dams Program, State of Tennessee NPDES, and local government, CCE will maximize the use of the entire property to meet the following client goals:

Increase housing capacity and update camp aesthetic

  • Expanded housing from 368 to 1,000 campers
  • Expanded cafeteria facilities, staff housing and additional conference lodging
  • Unified architectural style

Expand recreational activities

  • A new recreation center and a new gymnasium/auditorium for multiple indoor activities

Enhance outdoor activities

  • Wilderness activities including camping, hiking, biking, archery, etc.
  • Lake-based activities including swimming, zip-lines, canoeing, paddle-boats, and fishing

Create a multi-group facility

  • Conference lodge, staff and education center can operate independently from, or in conjunction with the campground facilities
  • Lodging wings able to easily accommodate many different sized groups of 25 or more
  • Diverse indoor, outdoor, individual and group activities

Case Study: Expansive Clay Mitigation

Posted on: June 20, 2017 by in
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Expansive Clay Mitigation
Starkville, MS

Only 2 years after construction, a Starkville, MS big box store was experiencing widespread heaving in the parking lot and significant cracks to the exterior walls. CCE was hired as the lead professional to investigate the causes of the failure and design a solution. CCE retained the services of a regional geotechnical firm to complete borings of the most damaged areas, finding that the parking lot was underlain by highly expansive clays that lacked a necessary buffer under the parking lot or building pad.

Due to the ongoing maintenance and operational problems the expansive clay had caused to the relatively new store, the client chose to have CCE remove all the pavement from the site, undercutting 3’ of the expansive clay from under the parking lot and 7’ of the clay adjacent to the building walls. CCE also completed all the all the plans, specifications and permitting for the project.

 

In the project’s biggest challenge, CCE also provided detailed phasing plans that enabled the store’s continued operations throughout demolition and clay removal. By working in one section at a time, CCE minimized and replaced the expansive clay with a non-expansive material that would prevent further heaving — allowing the store to continue functioning as a high-volume retail center throughout the project.

Case Study: Retaining Wall Failure

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Retaining Wall Failure
Lexington, KY

A Lexington, KY retail center’s failing Mechanically Stabilized Earth wall had not been constructed according to current MSE building standards, causing significant damage to the parking lots above it. CCE was hired as the lead professional to investigate the causes of the failure and design a solution.

After retaining the services of a regional geotechnical firm to analyze the wall for design improvements, CCE successfully removed the failing sections of the wall and replaced them with new sections that complied with MSE standards. In areas where site constraints would not allow for the construction of a new wall, CCE designed buttresses to prevent further failures. CCE also completed all local, state, and US Army Corps of Engineers permitting, including a state permit for low-water stream crossings. With the help of the geotechnical firm’s detailed analysis, CCE designed and implemented a permanent solution to the wall failure.

Case Study: Wetlands Mitigation

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Wetlands Mitigation
Pine Bluff, AR

During the construction of a retail shopping center in Pine Bluff, AR, CCE replaced 2.44 acres of Bayou Bartholomew wetlands. US Army Corps of Engineers permits required CCE to rebuild at least 1.8 acres of the wetlands to offset the loss of 0.6 acres caused by the construction.

The longest bayou in the world, Bayou Bartholomew is a one-million acre watershed that flows approximately 375 miles to the Ouachita River in Louisiana. It is one of the most diverse streams in North America, hosting hundreds of plant and animal species. CCE took extra design precautions to preserve native wildlife, and the constructed wetlands successfully replaced the wetlands lost during construction while minimizing the project’s environmental impact.

Case Study: Creek Relocation

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Creek Relocation
Martin, TN

During the construction of a retail shopping center in Martin, TN, CCE relocated an 890 l.f. section of Little Cypress Creek to meet US Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation requirements. Using “natural channel design” (fluvial geomorphology) and bio-engineering with native plant species, CCE successfully rebuilt 1,211 l.f. of stream to host local wildlife and vegetation. CCE also provided mitigation plans to both USACE and TDEC and performed the annual inspections required by their permits.