Featured Projects

One of the nation’s premier convention facilities, the Jacob K. Javits Center is located at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, on the west side of Manhattan. Completed in 1986, the Javits Center has hosted thousands of trade shows, conferences and special events, including many of the top 200 tradeshows. However, the facility hadn’t been expanded or renovated in 25 years, and it was in dire need of more space. Aiding in that revitalization were custom-designed metal building systems from Ceco Building Systems.

Few cities appreciate an encore performance more than New York, so it was an honor when PPG Duranar® coatings were selected to reprise their role as the metal coating of choice for the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.

An Overly Mfg. Batten B roof system, formed from stainless steel featuring Contrarian Metal Resources' InvariMatte finish, was selected to top the new Jamaica AirTrain JFK Terminal, a $350 million multimodal transfer point that links the new light rail system from JFK International Airport to the Long Island Rail Road, New York City Transit subway lines, and ground transportation centers.

When the new James M. Bennett High School was constructed in Salisbury, Maryland, it was designed to meet the current needs of a growing student population. At the same time, the selection of standing seam metal roofing from The Garland Company Inc. reflects the school district’s focus on sustainability that will carry on into the future.

With nearly 20,000 patients annually, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, PA, ranks as one of the busiest large animal teaching veterinary clinics in the nation. And medically speaking, the facility is also regarded as one of the country’s best...and getting better thanks to the recent construction of the new James M. Moran, Jr. Critical Care Center. The 18,540 sq. ft., 24-stall biosecure facility is topped with metal roofing manufactured from 24-gauge COOLR® steel coil supplied by Sheffield Metals International Inc.

The James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 is named in honor of a former port commissioner and president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Featuring architectural metal products from CENTRIA, the new terminal at the Port of San Francisco is point of entry for many of the cruise lines that come to port. The space can also accommodate special events and functions.

The exterior of Jamie Oliver’s first independent restaurant in the Canary Wharf area of central London, England, has been completed with a stylish agenda-setting exterior courtesy of cladding specialist James & Taylor. Jamie’s Italian is the blueprint for what the celebrity chef hopes will be a chain up and down the country. James & Taylor’s Senses Aluminium (aluminum) cladding, chosen after consultation with architects Adamson Associates, has been set out around the restaurant’s bold curving frontage.

When JB Autosports Inc. needed a new headquarters, the company turned to NCI Building Systems Inc. for a comprehensive metal enclosure system that offers the best in aesthetics, performance and value. Integral to the solution was insulated metal panel systems from Metl-Span.

The new $13 million JD Ross Maintenance Headquarters facility in Vancouver, WA, is nothing, if not energy efficient. Utilized as the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) Southwest Washington base for transmission line for substation maintenance crews, substation operators, control technicians and support engineers, the building is 'Net Zero' in terms of energy use. Fitting with that goal, the building's architect equipped the structure with bifold doors from Schweiss Doors.

Jefferson Elementary School in Richland, WA, is a prototype school with its own flair to grab people’s attention on a busy street corner. The pop of color expressing the school’s pride is from Citadel Architectural Products' Envelope 2000® metal composite material (MCM) Rainscreen (RS) and Reveal (RV) systems.

The ease with which Citadel panels can be installed was clearly demonstrated on the new Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly Hall in Colorado. Construction of the 50,000 sq. ft. facility relied on trained volunteers to install 24,000 sq. ft. of Citadel’s Envelope 2000® Rain Screen (RS) metal composite material panel system.

The beautiful new 128,000 sq. ft. Jekyll Island Convention Center is the only beachfront meeting facility of its kind on the east coast south of New Jersey. Featuring 78,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, the center is literally located among the sand dunes. Petersen Aluminum’s PAC-CLAD roof and soffit panels are featured on the project.

The latest addition to Jekyll Island Club Resorts is the Jekyll Island Ocean Suites, a boutique oceanfront hotel in Georgia. The venue is associated with the nearby historic and famed Jekyll Island Club which was founded in 1886 and catered to the nation’s wealthiest families. With its oceanfront site, the use of aluminum for the roof was the only choice to stand up to the harsh saltwater environment. Approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of Petersen’s Snap-Clad panels were installed.

Bill Brian Jensen not only saw the heating expenses for his Story City, Iowa, excavating company drop from 25 to nearly 40 percent after installing the HIGH-R® Insulation System in the building’s ceiling, he also found his construction machinery performs better during the winter season. Jensen says he noticed the savings immediately after the HIGH-R Insulation System was installed in the building’s ceiling in November 2008.

Prior to its near-total reconstruction, the Jett Residence was an overgrown structure hidden in a grove of trees in Iowa City, IA. The strikingly-renovated cottage now serves as a retreat house for its owners. In addition to retaining a significant portion of the original, locally-made red brick, the reborn residence is topped with RHEINZINK roof shingles, reminiscent in look to shingles that topped the dwelling 50 years earlier.

Design specifications for a new combined Jiffy Lube automotive maintenance center and Suds Express car wash in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, were clear and concise from the project’s inception. “From our very first meeting, I was charged to design for the future,” recalls Neil Cotton, who served as designer and construction manager for Waterloo, Ontario-based M.C.G.W. Properties Group, which owns and operates 18 innovative car maintenance locations in southwest Ontario. Playing a big role in the design is 8,390 square feet of Alucobond® Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) by Alcan Composites USA.

Metal Sales™ metal roof and wall panels outfit the LEED® Gold certified Jim Beam® American Stillhouse and Distillery in Clermont, KY. The Stillhouse showcases Jim Beam’s bourbon-making process by hosting tours in a sustainable and visually appealing facility.

The City of San Antonio paid a visual tribute to the traditional Texas red barn with the design of the new John Igo Branch Library, the latest addition to the City’s library system. In a nod to the area’s agriculture history, the barn-like facility sits in an open field while the parking lot weaves in and out of native Texas trees. The City of San Antonio called on general contractor F.A. Nunnelly to build the new branch, and Nunnelly in turn called on its long-time partnership with Ceco Building Systems to construct this unique building.

Everything about the Johnny Janosik World of Furniture is on a grand scale--except for the electric bills. The 221,000 sq. ft. showroom/warehouse facility was built using a Butler metal building system. The R-38 roof assembly incorporates Butler's MR-24 standing seam panels, while the walls are constructed using Koreteck insulated wall panels. Together with a sophisticated industrial refrigeration system for cooling and high-efficiency gas boilers for heating, the product choices add up to an estimated annual electricity savings of $150,000.

John Mosley was just a teenager when he learned to paint cars at his dad’s autobody repair shop in Clinton, MS. As his love of painting and passion for quality finish work grew, so too did his interest in coatings and sealants. Unable to find a product that met all of his high standards, he developed his own and founded John’s 360° Coatings. He mainly applies his two-part formulations to planes, working out of a newly built hangar in Bolton, MS. The 100’ x 150’ hangar is outfitted with a 115’-wide hydraulic hangar door from Schweiss Doors.