High Desert Beverage Distributors

High Desert Beverage Distributors is situated in Bend, Oregon. A 100,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center, featuring a number of large climate-controlled warehouse areas plus office and retail space, this facility presented substantial mechanical and electrical challenges.

The truck drive-through allows semis to load and unload in inclement weather. This space features exhaust removal systems, infrared space heating, and a truck wash. 

        

General lighting in industrial areas consists mainly of enclosed and gasketed metal halide high bay luminaires providing direct and indirect illumination through acrylic prismatic refractors. This provides optimal lighting levels both vertically and horizontally with minimal shadowing. It also creates visual comfort by lighting the ceiling and creating a daylight effect.

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Tight coordination and attention to detail are required to mix dense mechanical and electrical systems in a common space.

A mezzanine mechanical/electrical room houses the main hot water plant, a secondary electrical distribution center and central communications equipment for the office and retail space.

Outside, conformance to Bend’s Dark Sky ordnance while meeting IES recommended illumination and uniformity levels for parking and driving was met using sleek, elegant full cutoff luminaires on 30’ poles with a 3:1 spacing:mounting height ratio.

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Much of the building square footage was dedicated to conditioned or refrigerated spaces to be filled with stacked pallets and shelf systems. Simple, efficient and robust equipment was used to serve areas like these and others such as walk-in refrigerators and cleaning & recycling rooms.

An ammonia-based refrigeration system, chosen by the Owner, required careful coordination with other m/e systems including Life safety systems and attention to the treatment of surrounding areas. Infrastructure included variable frequency drives for these compressors, and ample spare capacity for future expansion of this system and the entire facility.