Retrofitting Your Facility

Building and safety codes are constantly being revised and updated. California contractors know this well from first-hand experience. Most existing buildings in California will not satisfy the requirements of the latest building codes when it comes to structural specifications. Simply meaning, the code will require that additional enhancements be made to the structural systems of a building when making tenant improvements.

 

Upgrades that require significant equipment like refrigeration units, coils, HVAC, insulated panel ceilings, or additional office space, often require additional enhancements. These enhancements are necessary to preserve and ensure the structural integrity of the facility. In turn, this can create additional costs for companies when undertaking a construction project. However, when upgrades are properly planned, unexpected costs can be significantly reduced.

 

Clarion has extensive experience in tenant improvements that require retrofit enhancements. We specialize in anticipating, understanding, and cost effectively performing structural upgrades properly, to comply with the ever-changing building and safety codes. Our company is based out of Southern California, where we also perform most of our work, making us well versed and uniquely familiar with the current building codes and existing construction in our region. We work with highly rated structural engineering firms to find the right solution for your facility and we can bring your facility up to the current building and safety code requirements safely, efficiently, with limited down time. Our goal is to provide a turn-key construction solution, all while keeping your facility operating.


Items that commonly required structural upgrades include:

  •  Temporary roof shoring
  • Post tensioning
  • Glulam Beam repair/replacement
  • Wood structure upgrades
  • Roof repair/replacement
  • Column repair/replacement
  • Equipment platforms
  • Conveyor and lift systems

 

If you are considering adding a cold room, a processing/production room, or any type of tenant improvement, give Clarion a call. Clarion will handle your project from start to finish, safely, properly and effectively.

 

Let’s work together.


As an example, and to highlight of the possible issues that can arise when embarking on a

Tenant Improvement, please read this article that discusses retrofit requirements (in this

instance seismic) triggered by a TI.

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