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Bently Heritage Distillery – Mill Building

Minden, NV

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Historic, Tenant Improvement 14,700 SF LEED Gold

Bently Heritage Distillery developed the Old Mill District into a state-of-the-art distillery for high grade Whisky, Vodka, Gin and Absinthe. The Mill Building, built in 1908, is the main production facility for fine whiskey and a public space capable of hosting events and tasting rooms. AlfaTech provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering and sustainable design for the renovation of this historic space. The Mill building is a 14,700 SF three-story building with public and private tasting rooms, and retail spaces among the mill’s original timbers and next to a spiral staircase. The structure consists of four, 24’ diameter by 50’ high steel plate silos as well as a 3 stories/ loft/ low basement unreinforced brick masonry structure. The first floor of each distilling silos were conjoined by removing portions of the skin of each silo. Distilling equipment is arranged vertically to enable a gravity fed distilling process. The facility’s overall design – which includes skylights, high efficiency LEDs, and lighting controls (both occupancy sensors and daylight controls) – has been designed to comply with ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, resulting in a 40% reduction in annual energy consumption.