A 1.2 million-sq.-ft. facility north of Atlanta is among early examples of a precast building system engineered and fabricated in house by New York City developer PNK Group. Dubbed PNK Lambert A and suited to manufacturing, warehousing or distribution center use, the colossal building features self-stable precast concrete columns with integral footers. They afford 50- x 56-ft. bays and bear on an 8-in. thick, mesh-reinforced slab of 4,000-psi design strength concrete. A 60-ft. wide speed way invites installation of a bridge crane up to 8-ton capacity.
PNK Group centers its construction around “high-precision reinforced precast concrete structural frame and other standardized elements produced at company[-owned] plants in Pennsylvania and Georgia.” Proved in Germany, the concept levels out the human factor and affords construction completion much faster than the market average delivery window. “As an engineering and manufacturing pioneer, PNK Group spearheads technological advancements in industrial construction,” company officials affirm. “Utilizing large-unit blocks, [they] streamline building assembly through precise element production, minimizing the need for extensive labor and heavy machinery.”
The Lambert A building’s location in the PNK Park Southern Gateway industrial park is important to companies that distribute goods or seek manufacturing space in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is located two miles from an interchange with Interstate 75, the principal route linking the Southeast and Midwest, and offers convenient access to the major seaports of Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla.
