Paint Shop

Location
Smyrna, TN

Structural Engineer
SSOE & CSD

Architect
SSOE, Inc.

Steel Joist Manufacturer
New Millennium Building Systems

Steel Fabricator
Steel Fab, Inc.

This is the Painting Facility for the Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle. The project consisted of girder, short-span and long-span joists with wide flange beam headers being bolted to joist vertical members.

The use of a steel joists and joist girders over a heavier, less flexible structural system was economical as well as structurally effective.