With the aim of consolidating five public works departments into one campus, the City of Bend, Oregon, wanted a facility that would serve long-term growth while being designed with resiliency, well-being and energy efficiency. The material that helped pull the City of Bend Public Works Campus project together was A606 Weathering Steel from The Bryer Company. Hennebery Eddy Architects, headquartered in Portland, OR, specified 102,360 square feet of the material for the exterior walls.

When Patrick Halligan, a board member for Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 25, approached Schweiss Doors owner Mike Schweiss about a good deal on a hangar door, Schweiss stepped up. The chapter was in the process of raising funds for a new hangar and any savings would be helpful. What Halligan did not expect was for Schweiss to donate what ended up being a bifold door, measuring 54 feet wide by 16 feet tall.

For automotive service companies, success depends on speed, efficiency, and creating a professional appearance that customers recognize and trust. For businesses like Cornhusker Express Lube—where quick-turn oil changes and reliable auto repair are the foundation of daily operations—the building itself plays a major role in supporting that mission. It's construction mirrors the same traits of speed and efficiency, especially when it comes to the attractive brick base that surrounds the building shell. It was created using brick-patterned precast concrete panels from Wahoo, NE-based Quick Veneer.

Commercial headquarters and corporate facilities are becoming multifunctional environments that combine workplace, innovation and customer engagement functions. This shift is driving greater emphasis on building envelopes that can deliver high thermal performance, strong architectural expression and faster construction timelines. That's what Kingspan Insulated Panels wanted in its newly renovated headquarters in DeLand, FL, using its own products as examples.

Manchester Farms is recognized not only for being family owned and operated for more than 165 years, but also for the beautifully maintained, historic round barn that sits on the property. The same level of care that has helped the round barn endure is given to the farm's more modern structures, including a 90's-era metal-clad shop building. When one of its two big doors was damaged by accident, the farm's owners chose a high-quality replacement from Schweiss Doors.

When the original 1982 brick cladding on Mears Middle School in Anchorage, Alaska, began to fail, the necessity for a full-scale exterior restoration became the catalyst for a total architectural reimagining, which included a feature comprised of ALUCOLUX® aluminum panels from 3A Composites Americas, etched with nature scenes reflective of the surrounding landscape.

Working successfully with children and youth who have severe physical and developmental disabilities can require a holistic approach of varied therapies based on 24-hour residential care. Few facilities exist, however, that can provide such comprehensive services. The Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown, ND, is one such resource. The facility's exterior inspires hope and happiness, thanks in large part to the colorful Petersen metal wall panels specified for its design.