Sempra Utilities is Southern California’s Gas Company. This 13,400 square foot facility is utilized as the gas operations center and fleet repair of Imperial County.

The 65’ 9” x 203’ 9” project, using a metal building system by Metallic Building Company, incorporated reverse haunch galvanized frames, with girts attached to the outer flange of reversed haunch columns.

The $500,000-plus project utilized a pre-engineered metal building with insulated standing seam roof panels because of the superior weathertighness and R-values up to 39.5. The insulated ESP 250 wall panels (R-value 19.9) were chosen for their flat architectural appearance. A cool roof color, Bone White, was selected for the Insulated Panel Systems (IPS) roof panels.

A separate building for mechanical functions and fleet repair has a mezzanine with a pan roof and patio area with heat and a summer misting system.

The single-slope, municipal project has been submitted for LEED Silver certification.

The project’s team included BSD Builders, Inc., builder; H.E. Hammer, erector; Yell & Associates; Insulated Panel Systems (IPS), panel manufacturer; and Metallic Building Company, building manufacturer.