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LogistX® Warehouse and Distribution Building System Experts

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LogistX® A Better Solution. A Butler® Solution.

An Enhanced Approach to Warehouse and Distribution Construction

The Rainwater Construction Company delivers best-in-class warehouse and distribution projects using the Butler LogistX® Building System.

Butler has a robust history of innovation that continues with the LogistX® building system—conceived and engineered to address the unique needs of warehousing and distribution facilities. LogistX adds value to the traditional warehouse construction approach, which typically includes a full height, load bearing, hard wall, a diaphragm structural deck, and a TPO membrane roof.

LogistX is a better solution because it combines the advantages of using pre-engineered components while allowing the conventional components to do what they do best. This true hybrid approach delivers benefits that can’t be achieved using one method alone.

The Secondaries are the Primary Advantage.

This is not a radical departure from the traditional approach. In fact, it will look very familiar to anyone who has built a warehouse using conventional methods. The product enhancements that LogistX brings to your warehouse and distribution facility center around the secondary systems. This solution swaps out traditional bar joists and joist girders using Butler truss purlins and solid web rafters in their place. As always, there are benefits beyond the product enhancements that come from Butler’s innovation, experience, and resources.

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COST ADVANTAGES

The critical functionality of a warehouse structure has to come before price considerations. But LogistX can deliver both. Butler’s truss purlins are lighter than traditional bar joists, which means less overall product weight. Plus, the three-plate rafter design is optimal for column spacing of 50 to 60 feet. These factors can combine to deliver cost advantages.

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HIGH QUALITY APPEARANCE

The G30 galvanized finish on Butler’s truss purlins is superior to traditional primer paint dip-tanks used on bar joists. It creates a noticeably clean, consistent look inside the building. You’ll never see paint runs or globs.

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EASIER, LESS EXPENSIVE INSTALLATION

Butler truss purlins require fewer rows of bridging than traditional bar joists. The bridging does not require welding, reducing the cost of certified welders, and there’s no need to touch up welding marks. You get the efficiency and accuracy that comes with bridging locations being pre-marked in the factory. The bridging is located correctly without a tape measure and installed in perfectly straight lines in a fraction of the time.

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CONVENIENCE

When you choose Butler and the LogistX Building System, there are many resources available to you and your project. Butler can work with your developer, architect, or structural engineer to provide designs and pricing quickly. Each project is managed by a dedicated project manager from concept through completion.

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TIME TO MARKET

LogistX comes with a promise for quick turn-around times for structural quotes. Once the order is received, Butler’s fast delivery commitment ensures your steel will be on site promptly so you can meet your time-to-market goals.

A Touch on the Technicals

The LogistX building system uses a true hybrid approach, combining PEMB components with conventional construction components to provide unmatched flexibility. Here are a few guidelines to help you identify and incorporate LogistX into your warehouse and distribution construction project.

  • The maximum span for truss purlins is 60 feet.
  • Rafters can run in either direction, with certain qualifications.
  • Expansion joints are required once the length exceeds 600 feet in either direction.
  • Parapets require special consideration to ensure proper roof drainage.

While Butler has completed many projects with this new building system, it’s possible that your project will include special requirements. Butler continues to innovate with LogistX to meet the needs of warehousing and distribution structures. So, don’t try to interpret the technical factors on your own.

Rainwater Construction is a Butler Builder®, and we’ll help you evaluate the specifics of your project

WHEN YOUR WAREHOUSE OR DISTRIBUTION PROJECT CALLs FOR A BETTER BUILDING, YOUR BEST CHOICE IS A BUTLER® BUILDING.

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