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Cold Storage & Logistics Site Selection: Example Criteria Model

An illustrative baseline for evaluating 11kV electrical feeder proximity, clear heights, transport interchanges, and industrial labour catchments.

Free initial scan·Calibrated to your operating context·Adjustable weights & deal breakers
Illustrative Baseline5-Point Criteria Check
Industrial & Cold Storage Reference Baseline

Example metrics from a reference evaluation. In practice, Cuespaces tailors weights and attributes to your exact unit economics.

Feeder Distance
380 m
Example grid metric
Labour Catchment (20m)
38,200
Example workforce metric
Highway Access
1.8 km
Example transit metric
Use This Baseline as a Starting Point →
Tailored to your business model and local geography — not rigid industry dogmaThe criteria, weights, and deal breakers shown on this page represent a typical reference baseline. In practice, Cuespaces never enforces fixed formulas: your scorecard is synthesized dynamically around your brand's format, customer economics, and the local nuances of the intended market.
Example Fatal Filters

Example Deal Breakers for Industrial & Cold Storage

These represent common deal-killing constraints. You can add, adjust, or replace deal breakers at any time to match your operating criteria.

01Example Filter

11kV electrical feeder proximity <500m

Example fatal filter: High-voltage grid extension costs and lead times can delay facility opening.

02Example Filter

Minimum 32ft interior clear height

Example fatal filter: Modern automated racking requires adequate vertical clearance.

03Example Filter

Class-8 heavy truck route access

Example fatal filter: Municipal weight limits can prevent refrigerated transport logistics.

Illustrative Attribute Weights

Example Criteria Matrix for Industrial & Cold Storage

Tailored to your operating requirements
Grid Capacity & Feeder Proximity
Infrastructure
e.g. Dual-feed 11kV substation capacity
30%
Transport & Highway Interchanges
Logistics
e.g. Direct access <3km to major interstate
25%
Industrial Labour Catchment (20 min)
Labour
e.g. 30,000+ skilled warehouse workforce
20%
Soil Load-Bearing Capacity
Site Condition
e.g. Non-clay settlement stability for heavy slab
15%
Municipal Water & Sewer Pressure
Infrastructure
e.g. High-volume refrigeration cooling feed
10%
On-Site Verification

Example Questions to Confirm on a Visit

A First Pass identifies what can be answered from remote data and compiles the critical questions that require physical verification on site.

What is the confirmed utility queue timeline for transformer delivery?
Substation backlogs can delay cold room energization.
Is the site situated in a flood zone or high water table area?
High water tables risk sub-slab frost heave and foundation issues.
Are there noise curfew restrictions on overnight trucking docks?
24/7 cold distribution requires unrestricted overnight delivery windows.

Test a candidate industrial & cold storage site against your standard.

Drop any candidate address. Cuespaces evaluates site suitability, sources every metric, and highlights what to inspect on the tour.

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