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LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION
With studios throughout the Carolinas and Georgia, McMillan Pazdan Smith (MPS) is always nearby, dedicated to the communities and clients we serve.
Our team of architects, planners, and interior designers is committed to creating functional, enduring, costeffective, and iconic built environments. With expertise across markets including industrial, commercial, civic, education, healthcare, and multi-family living, clients and communities benefit from diverse, collaborative research and thought leadership. With each project, we strive to enhance quality of life and empower each client to achieve their goals, creating meaningful and lasting impact for the good of all.
Our Industrial Practice Area has supported international and domestic clients across the Southeastern United States for more than 25 years. Recent projects include light manufacturing, assembly, logistics, and product distribution facilities that range from 20,000 SF to over 1M SF.
Our clients include sophisticated international brands, often establishing North American headquarter facilities and representing automotive, aviation, medical, pharmaceutical, and food service industries. With a diverse employee base, our in-house resources include fluency in multiple languages and a cultural understanding of many nationalities.
Expertise includes design of all primary exterior shell systems including tilt-up, insulated precast concrete, or insulated metal wall panels. With extensive experience in design-bid-build procurement and delivery methodology, projects include high bay stacking storage and crane bay volumes of significant size.
8 Green Globes
Certified Projects 56 LEED Certified Projects
LEED, Green Globes, FitWel + WELL Accredited Professionals
Our firm is a proud signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment, an actionable climate strategy that outlines standards and goals for reaching net zero emissions in the built environment by 2030. We are dedicated to supporting the need for more consistent and rigorous building performance metrics and tracking, and to actively pursuing solutions that reduce the negative impact that buildings can have on the environment. Our team is well-versed in a wide variety of environmental ratings systems, including the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program, Green Globes, Energy Star, and WELL Certification.
Making sustainable design choices improves quality of life and takes steps toward environmental stewardship. We encourage an integrated approach to sustainability that strives to meet budget goals for both upfront expenses as well as operational costs. MPS has developed a Design Excellence process, based on the AIA framework for Design Excellence, to guide owner goals and design strategies, which could lead to:
» Right-sized buildings with efficient floor plans, materials, and MEP systems that reduce energy, saving operational and maintenance costs
» Building reuse and use of recycled and responsibility sourced materials that reduce waste, carbon emissions, and depletion of natural resources
» Selecting products that minimize the use of off-gassing or materials which can be harmful to human health 50
A true champion of economic development, McMillan Pazdan Smith has assisted corporations with comprehensive design and project management services on nearly five million square feet of manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, and corporate office needs for both international and domestic clients.
Our design professionals understand and appreciate the cultural and professional challenges of international entities doing business in the United States. Just as importantly, our team understands the urgency of meeting budgetary and scheduling requirements critical to every client and the just-in-time manufacturing market.
Speculative Industrial Building | 408,000 SF
Courtland Group, Fort Prince
Manufacturing Facility | 327,000 SF
The Keith Corporation, Charleston Trade Center Tract 1A
Speculative Distribution Center | 1,025,715 SF
The Keith Corporation, Charleston Trade Center Tract 4B
The Keith Corporation, Charleston Trade Center Tract 5A
Speculative
VanTrust Real Estate, Exchange One, Building 1
Logistics Park | 289,000 SF
Portman
Camp
Stonemont, Sulphur Springs Buildings 1 & 2 Business
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