Expert Structural Engineering for Industrial and Commercial Buildings
Freeland Harris Consulting Engineers (FHCE) is a structural engineering firm specializing in the design of large-scale industrial and commercial facilities. The firm has completed structural engineering for manufacturing, automotive, food and beverage, and distribution facilities across the United States, with experience in heavy crane runway design, equipment foundations, tilt-up concrete, and fast-track design-build construction.
Structural design for large-scale industrial and commercial buildings, including conventional steel framing, tilt-up concrete, precast concrete, and composite systems. Expertise in overhead crane runway design, heavy equipment foundations, and seismic compliance.
Manufacturing · Industrial · Automotive · Food & Beverage
Charlotte, NC · Manufacturing · Client: Siemens Energy, Inc.
490,000 sq. ft. conventional steel framed manufacturing facility and office complex with a 100-ft high bay housing a 450-ton and a 250-ton overhead crane. FHCE designed 71 equipment foundations up to 34 ft deep. Won National Design-Build Project Award in 2013.
Circleville, OH · Manufacturing · Client: Sofidel America Corp.
1.6 million sq. ft. paper manufacturing plant with conventional steel roof framing and load-bearing tilt-up concrete walls, including cantilevered fire separation walls.
Winston Salem, NC · Manufacturing · Client: Caterpillar Inc.
850,000 sq. ft. facility for milling and assembling axles for 700-series mining trucks. Received LEED Silver and ASHRAE Technology Award.
Ridgeville, SC · Automotive · Client: Volvo Car US Operations, Inc.
775,000 sq. ft. paint shop with deep concrete foundations, stone aggregate piers, and AS/RS slab design in seismic design category D.