Cold Storage Design-Build & Operations Summit 2026
Organized by FMA Summits
The Cold Storage Design-Build & Operations Summit focuses on reducing failures and increasing uptime in cold-storage facilities.
- Dates
- Oct 7-9, 2026
- Location
- Oak Brook, IL
- Deadline
- -
- Attendees
- 110
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About this conference
The Cold Storage Design-Build & Operations Summit focuses on reducing failures and increasing uptime in cold-storage facilities. It is tailored for cold-storage operators and the design-build and construction teams involved in new constructions and expansions. The summit aims to align participants on specifications, commissioning, and handoff standards to prevent year-two failures. With cold storage demand outstripping supply and significant food waste due to inadequate infrastructure, operators and developers are under pressure to expand capacity while maintaining uptime. Each session pairs real-world facility failures with design-build solutions to prevent recurrence, covering topics such as grid resilience, refrigeration redundancy, automation integration, envelope continuity, fire protection, energy efficiency, and expansion planning. The event includes 14 case study pairs and insights from over 40 solution providers.
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The summit features over 40 serious solution providers presenting on food security, uptime, and expansion. It is not a traditional vendor hall, but a curated environment for meetings to produce answers, not brochures. Solution providers participate through curated 1:1 meetings and working sessions, aimed at connecting delegates with partners who deliver systems to prevent excursions and maximize uptime.
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