(Mr. Bartlett served as Architectural Representative on this Project by Cole Associates)

Mr. Bartlett was the architectural representative on a team of designers for this unique public/private venture. The facility houses high-speed composting operation that depends upon a controlled environment, product preparation, and specific (patented) bacterial processes to take raw pallets & wood to peat in days. The buildings required high speed construction (to meet funding grant deadlines), high air change-over, bacterial control (as well as lab components), large unencumbered spans for earthmoving equipment, close coordination with product processing equipment as well as delivery and pick-up of raw material and/or product, and a facility office and staff support areas. The solution was a challenging combination of an RCA Dome sized air dome, a pre-engineered manufacturing plant, and office building.