Cold Storage Site Due Diligence Checklist
Accessible companion to ColdMatch's original five-page checklist, reviewed 18 October 2026. These are evidence-gathering prompts, not engineering specifications, current regulatory findings, financial advice or supplier promises. Source scenario horizons and counts are planning assumptions, not mandatory thresholds.
Updated · ColdMatch Group editorial team. Planning guidance; qualified engineering review required.
Physical-site items from PDF sections 2 and 5: obtain written evidence and qualified review before treating a site as project-ready.
Site and utilities evidence
For each item record an owner, status/notes and date. Retain unresolved actions; checklist completion is not a site or project approval.
- Retain the site survey: geotechnical findings, drainage, floor loading and seismic-zone assessment.
- Obtain written utility confirmation of available grid capacity in kVA and connection lead time; distinguish this from estimated electrical demand in kW.
- Confirm water and wastewater capacity, including relevance to evaporative or condenser cooling.
- Check neighbourhood, noise and setback constraints against condenser and compressor placement with local specialists.
Building envelope and civil interfaces
Source section 5 records qualified design-review inputs, not project-specific structural or fire criteria.
- Specify panel U-value and thickness by temperature class through the approved design.
- Record subfloor heating, vapour barrier, insulation and wearing slab in the floor build-up.
- Verify roof loading for condensers, walkways, snow and PV where applicable.
- Document vapour sealing and thermal-bridging details rather than leaving them undefined for installation.
- Agree fire compartmentation and sprinkler strategy with the qualified fire team and insurer, subject to local requirements.
Frequently asked questions
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Sources and limits
These references support planning context, not universal test thresholds or local service availability. Apply the project engineer’s approved procedures, equipment instructions and current local rules.
Next steps for your project
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