Crystal Public Works Facility

The Crystal Public Works Building is a new, single-story, insulated precast concrete panel structure for the storage and maintenance of municipal vehicles and equipment and the building replaced the City’s outdated facility.

The new building features a joist and deck roof structure, a single-ply roof membrane with skylights, an energy-efficient geothermal heating system, and the street-facing elevation features a metal panel clad exterior and abundant windows. The interior features offices, locker room, conference room, training room, a large employee café / lunchroom, utility shop, 90-ft drive-through vehicle storage bays, two underhung overhead bridge cranes (2-ton and 3-ton), wash bay, vehicle hoist and high-performance roll-up doors. Construction also included storm water treatment ponds and tanks, a “brine room” to mix salt with water for salting roads, fueling station, and a multi-bay covered storage shed. The 5.3-acre site is primarily paved with asphalt and includes only minimal landscaping.