KDW

In June 2023, a fire tore through Portacool's manufacturing plant in Center, Texas — taking with it 30 years of history and a significant
portion of their production facility. They didn't rebuild out of obligation. They rebuilt with intention.

KDW was brought back in to help make that happen.

We first built Portacool's main office building in 2016, so when they needed a trusted partner to lead the recovery effort, we were ready.
Our team completed a full design-build reconstruction and expansion of the fire-damaged facility in under a year:

Building A — 73,750 SF pre-engineered metal building, 32 feet tall, featuring metal siding, exhaust fans and louvers, a 7,000
SF interior powder room, and full fire sprinkler protection.

Building B — 39,000 SF open-structure storage building, 24 feet tall
Portacool makes the industry standard in portable evaporative cooling — products built to perform in the most demanding
environments. It was only fitting that their rebuild matched that same standard.

When they say they're "the heavyweight champion of portable cooling," we think their new facility backs that up.