Edisto Electric Cooperative required a new branch office facility for its fast-growing team. As the community the branch served expanded, Edisto Electric Cooperative desired a space that could accommodate its staff and increasing number of programs and services offered to members.
In association with Design South Professionals, Davis & Floyd planned the structure for the 5,400 SF office building, 10,800 SF truck storage warehouse, 1,200 SF transformer shed and containment structure, 1,000 SF fueling station, and elevated storage areas for telephone poles.
The facility was designed to access multiple SCDOT right-of-way points and our civil engineers planned controlled-access gates for restricted areas of the property.
Our structural engineering team designed the facility’s foundation, which included pre-engineered wood beams, concrete slab on grade, glulam heavy timber trusses, tongue and groove roof decking, and plate-connected wood roof truss design criteria. To protect the facility’s surrounding environment, our team designed containment structures for the cooperative’s transformers, preventing mineral oil leaks from mingling with the surrounding elements.
The completed structure provides a centralized location for operations in the county and will allow for the cooperative’s growth as it expands to meet members’ ever-changing needs.
