Nordica Warehouses

Sioux Falls, SD

Located within Foundation Park, these two buildings total over 500,000 square feet. Empire is uniquely equipped to build a project of this scale. Our EFCO gang form system enables us to pour up to 200LF of foundation wall per day. To speed up the concrete floor pour and create precision flatness, we designed a steel leave-in-place slab forming system. These forms, along with our Ligchine Boss 240 laser screed, make it possible to pour up to 30,000 square feet in a 10-hour work day.

This project won recognition for excellence and innovation at the 2020 SDRMCA Awards.

As the largest metal building erector in the tri-state area, we are also uniquely equipped to erect a building of this scale quickly. We use up to three cranes to erect the primary and secondary structural members. We’ve also built several metal carts to ferry our insulation system on top of the roof, which greatly speeds up the roofing process.

These innovative erection methods were developed internally over several decades and hundreds of buildings. When combined with our outstanding team, they enable us to erect buildings sometimes 2-3 times faster than our competition. Though we always strive for efficiency and speed, our experienced team is still very meticulous while framing, insulating, and installing sheet metal work. Our customers can rest easy knowing that their great-looking building is thoroughly insulated and sealed up tight.