To keep construction and energy costs more manageable, distribution centers are building taller.

PermaCold Engineering, Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based refrigeration design-build firm, and DarkSky Technologies, an LED solutions provider based in Portland, Ore., announced a formal partnership that will combine expertise in their respective fields to develop and build new custom-designed and retrofitted cold storage and food processing facilities.

Advances in sustainable flooring technology mean that developers can specify materials that help the project attain credits for LEED certification.

Deland, Fla.-based Kingspan Insulated Panels North America unveiled a new and graphically enhanced, user-friendly website.