Featured Projects

Alcoa Architectural Products’ (AAP) Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) helped make it possible to achieve the dramatically sloping façade of the award-winning Seidman Cancer Center. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Cancer Center was designed according to the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building principles, and is registered for certification.

Integrated Roof Solutions Inc. completed a retrofit re-roofing project for the Select Inn hotel located in Murfreesboro, TN. The hotel’s existing exposed fastened R-Panel roof was in need of replacement after servicing the building for over 30 years. In lieu of removing the metal panels and exposing the building interior to the elements, a retrofit sub-framing system manufactured by Roof Hugger Inc. was used.

Sephora is known for its retail concept, which combines an extensive array of beauty and cosmetic products and distinctive store design. The new Sephora Robson Street retail store in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada features the company logo as a unique sculptural element formed with aluminum composite material (ACM) from 3A Composites USA.

The former Dell Customer Service and Training Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is now the Servus Credit Union Corporate Headquarters. In renovating the building for the new owner/occupant, Manasc Isaac Architects addressed inherent thermal performance issues while modernizing the building inside and out. Products picked to cover the original brick and precast exterior elevations included both smooth and ribbed metal wall systems from VICWEST.

Respecting the heritage of the casino's owners, the Red Lake Band of the Chippawa Indians, DSGW Architects of Duluth, MN, designed the new Seven Clans Casino Red Lake to resemble a traditional tribal “longhouse” – or gathering place – while incorporating contemporary building materials such as Alucobond® aluminum composite material (ACM) by 3A Composites USA and a sophisticated color-changing LED exterior lighting system.

Based in the county seat of Sevierville, Tennessee, the Sevier County Utility District serves more than 14,000 customers in Sevier and adjacent Blount counties. When the utility, which is also an agency of the county’s government, determined it needed a new employee training facility, it decided the new structure should offer amenities to the broader community, as well. Featured prominently are a variety of metal panels by Petersen.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO), one of the busiest airports in the United States, recently completed a new building called the SFO Consolidated Administration Campus. Its purpose is to house workers from four departments – administration, landside, terminal and airside operations – all under one roof. A key component in the new building's construction was insulated metal wall panels from Kingspan Insulated Panels - North America.

A combination of three stainless steel mesh patterns woven by Cambridge Architectural envelop the exterior facade of the new 700-space parking garage at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Rockville, MD. The $20 million project, completed this spring, is expected to be one of the first parking facilities in the world to achieve Green Garage Certification under the Green Parking Council’s new rating system.

The Shandon Rest Area is located between the Central Coast and the San Joaquin Valley on Highway 46. Originally built in the 1970s, Shandon’s facilities had become outdated and costly to maintain – no longer meeting the needs of its 1.5 million annual visitors. To address these needs and to update the disabled access of the decades-old facility, officials announced the rest area would be rebuilt from the ground up. Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation supplied 9,400 sq. ft. of sleek roof and wall panels for the new rest area.

The redesign of the Sharon Forks Library in Cumming, Georgia nearly doubled the size, giving it much needed room to grow, while requiring its closure for only six to eight weeks during the yearlong construction process. The finished project maintains a residential feel, with a gabled and dormered Petersen metal roof that reflects traditional Southern style.

The first phase of the Emergency and Critical Care Center at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA, features a high-tech appearance, with its gleaming exterior cladding of Alucobond® and Alucobond® Plus materials in Champagne Metallic finish. The five-story addition utilized more than 25,000 sq. ft. of the aluminum composite materials (ACM) manufactured by the Benton, KY, plant of Alcan Composites USA Inc. The materials were distributed, fabricated and installed by Center Glass Co. of La Mesa, CA, which also handled the glass work at the hospital. The Alucobond materials were attached using the System CGD-2000 dry joint system by Center Glass Co.

The entrance of the new Sharp Hospital is sleek and shaped like a French curve at the top and bottom. Somewhat similar to a spiral staircase, it is wider at the bottom and more narrow at the top. While this creates a handsome entrance, its shape was a challenge for the installers because it was inconsistent from floor to floor. In addition, there is an S-curve at the apex that tapers and goes over the roof which is visible from the freeway. The S-curve was designed to shield mechanical equipment and a cat walk. Wrapping the knuckle is InvariMatte® stainless steel from Contrarian Metal Resources.

A building owner, hoping to construct a new office with a particular look and energy efficiency in mind, ended up pleased with insulated metal panels from Metl-Span.

The new Sharpsburg Community Library in Sharpsburg, Pa., is making a splash in this small town a few miles north of Pittsburgh. Instead of the one-story concrete block building library patrons previously frequented, they now have a vivid, multi-colored facility - thanks to PAC-CLAD metal wall panels by Petersen - that has become a highlight of the town.

Charged with transforming the dilapidated manufacturing facility into a state-of-the-art office and training center was Treanor Architects of Lawrence, KS. It developed a plan for the project that incorporates the latest energy-efficient features including Metl-Span insulated metal wall panels.

The exterior of the "barndominium", owned by Damon and Maggie Sheffield of Webber Falls, OK, prominently features metal products from Star Building Systems. Combining a residence with a large garage/storage area, the structure measures 52’ wide x 100’ long x 18’ high with a 3:12 roof slope.

The Shelburne Green Business Park in Shelburne, VT, offers 40,000 sq. ft. of Class A office space in a setting reminiscent of an old New England town. And while its earliest buildings are more than half a century old, the development as a whole looks brand new thanks to a just-completed renovation that saw original wall claddings replaced with new insulated metal panel systems from Lewisville, TX-based Metl-Span.

As the biggest single healthcare project in the history of Shelby County, AL, the new South Tower at Shelby Baptist Medical Center features over 100 new private patient rooms, an intensive care unit twice the size as the previous unit, and a new covered patient pickup and drop off area. The four-story addition includes 37,000 square feet of Bright Silver Omega-Lite aluminum composite panels, manufactured by Laminators Incorporated of Hatfield, PA.

The new Shenaniganz family entertainment center in Rockwall, TX offers 75,000 sq. ft. of family fun and dining in a uniquely designed environment. In addition to a 7,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art arcade, activities include laser tag, bowling, go carts and rock climbing plus dining venues. Approximately 2,800 linear feet of 20 gauge Flex-Ability Concepts’ Flex-C Trac in 2 ½”, 3 5/8” and 6” widths were utilized to frame the intricate radiuses. A limited amount of 4” 18 gauge Flex-C Trac was also used.

Thermolite™ aluminum composite insulating panels from Laminators Inc. are utilized as infill in the curtain wall facade of Arizona's largest hotel. The Phoenix Sheraton was designed by Arquitectonica of Miami, FL, and features two colors of the 1"-thick, Kynar-finished panels. Thermolite panels are manufactured by Laminators Inc. of Hatfield, PA. Handling their installation on this project was K.T. Fabrication Inc. of Chandler, AZ.