Case Study
Richard & Michele Misener
Richard & Michele Misener | ClearSpan Challenge – Keeping hay bales dry Solution – Hercules Truss Arch Building Size – 73' wide x 120' long Application – Hay storage building Situated in north eastern Oregon, just miles from the Washington state line, Richard and Michele Misener have been living in Hermiston – a town of 17,000 – for 10 years. Ever since, they’ve been harvesting and baling grass hay on 18 irrigated acres of land and supplying it to local horse owners. Each year, the family would rely on a local company to provide large enough tarps to cover the hay supply before inclement weather ensued. At times, however, the hay bales would be at the mercy of rain and storms, compromising the nutritional integrity of the common livestock feed. Misener started to research other sustaina