Story · 19:50
// THE QUOTE
“the potato barns on pei was a neat one because cavanagh farms needed a potato storage”
— Tim Houtsma · Marid Industries
Named PEI project with a clear setup-to-solution arc on ventilation and structural design; self-contained showpiece story.
Full episode at 19:50Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Design-build's schedule advantage over traditional architect-engineer-tender is its most concrete selling point: the PEI potato barns went from May award to October occupancy — roughly half the traditional timeline.
“we got the award in may, started fabrication, put steel up on the first of july, and they were putting potatoes in those buildings on the first of october”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
PEI potato barns: design-build schedule win
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SOURCE: 19:50 of Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best