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Honda America

The single-story American Honda facility, consists of a 168,000 sf parts warehouse, an 18,000 sf office and a 25,000 sf training center.

The American Honda project posed several unique challenges. First, the Owners were strongly committed to constructing an environmentally conscious building achieving a Gold certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. Flyash was used in the concrete to help achieve this goal.

Second, due to American Honda’s automated conveyor system, extremely high standards were needed in the warehouse flooring. The flooring had flatness/levelness requirements of 50/35. Typical flatness/levelness standards are 35/30. LCG Pence Construction, LLC exceeded American Honda’s requirements by achieving factors of 60/54. Additionally, the owner specified a crack closure that would disallow any crack that exceeded the width of a credit card. LCG Pence Construction, LLC was proud to give American Honda a floor that met this specification.

Finally, with construction beginning in November of 2000, the concrete pour and tilt panel erection occurred during adverse weather conditions. Typical winter weather at the mouth of the Gorge consists of 35 to 40 mph winds coupled with near freezing temperatures. Pouring high quality concrete and erecting tilt panels is particularly challenging in these conditions.