Vol. 01 · An industry resource by Cogan
Engineering-grade guides on industrial mezzanines — cost, code, design, and installation. Published by Cogan, a mezzanine manufacturer since 1901. Free interactive tools, live now.
Complete Guide
A pick module is a rack-supported structure where workers pick directly inside the racking. How its levels, carton flow lanes, and conveyors actually work.
Code & Permits
A fixed ladder is the cheapest way up to a platform — and usually illegal as the way out of an occupied mezzanine. Here's the exact IBC and OSHA line between ladder, ships ladder, alternating tread device, and stairs.
Complete Guide
A pallet rack mezzanine uses the racking itself as the structure — cheaper per square foot than free-standing steel, but locked to the rack layout and governed by a design standard most buyers have never heard of: ANSI MH16.1.
What an industrial mezzanine really costs. Total cost of ownership, lease vs buy, payback.
IBC §505.2 in plain English. OSHA railing rules. State-by-state permit timelines.
Live and dead loads. Decking selection. Slab analysis. Designing for forklifts.
Timeline. Site prep. Phased installation in active operations. Resale value.
Five interactive tools, all live and free — each combining published industry data with real engineering rules. Methodology is documented so you can verify the output.
Square footage, load, decking, and region in — an instant 2026 budgetary range out.
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LiveThree questions — get a recommended PSF class with the code references behind it.
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LiveEvery state's building code, who issues permits, and the official source — verified.
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LiveSix questions, one decking recommendation with its trade-offs stated plainly.
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LiveMezzanine vs lease vs construction — find the crossover year for your numbers.
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04 — The Editorial Pledge
We publish openly, cover competitors honestly, and trace every fact to a primary source.
This site is funded by Cogan, an industrial mezzanine manufacturer founded in 1901. We chose to publish openly under the Cogan name rather than operate anonymously — because the value of an industry resource depends entirely on trust, and trust starts with knowing who's behind it.
In return, we hold ourselves to standards stricter than most trade media: no paid placements that affect ranking, every comparison concedes ground where competitors are stronger, every claim cited to code text, published data, or real manufacturing practice.
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