Featured Projects

Inspired by the company’s Irish roots, the design of the new North American headquarters building of Almac Group borrows elements from both North American and European office cultures. It borrows architectural elements as well, especially its zinc cladding. Approximately 35,000 sq. ft. of RHEINZINK prePATINA blue-grey Sinusoidal Corrugated Panels and 18,000 sq. ft. of RHEINZINK prePATINA blue-grey Horizontal Reveal Panels were utilized on the project, which is located in Souderton, PA.

S&B James Construction, an American Buildings Company (ABC) authorized Builder, reconstructed a new campus for Mercy Flights, Inc., a local non-profit organization. Located at the Rouge Valley International-Medford (Oregon) Airport, the new campus combines an ambulance dispatch and training building with an aircraft and ground ambulance maintenance shop and parking.

The new Max Planck Florida Institute For Neuroscience is a postmodern, glass-and-metal laboratory and office building with amenities designed to attract world-class scientists and to support sensitive, advanced diagnostics. To create the aesthetic desired, and to meet the Florida Building Code (FBC) and Miami-Dade County Hurricane Building Code requirements, the project’s architects specified Reynobond® with Kevlar® and traditional Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material (ACM).

Beginning in 2012, Wendy’s corporate office rolled out an improved branding and image activation strategy geared towards updating the exterior of their stores across the United States. The company plans to invest up to $500 million by the end of 2015 in order to reach its goal of reimaging 50 percent of company restaurants.

A fresh aesthetic of gleaming stainless steel rigid mesh panels from Cambridge Architectural perform solar shading for the lobby, main atrium and Arizona’s largest indoor aquatic center of the new Phoenix Kroc Center. In fact, Cambridge Architectural metal mesh systems can be found throughout the community center.

The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center is described as Oklahoma’s premier institution of cancer treatment and research. Housed on the University of Oklahoma campus, this 210,000 sq. ft. facility - featuring architectural products from CENTRIA - provides comprehensive cancer care to the surrounding region. This facility treats patient from the beginning to end stages of cancer and provides all treatment services at one fully integrated facility.

Proud Green Home at Serenbe is a new Net-Zero energy prototype home outside of Atlanta, Georgia that features Metal Sales™ roof and wall panels. The home opened its doors to the public in August of 2013 to educate and inspire people to create their own sustainable homes.

Dri-Design panels highlight the façades of a three-phase renovation and expansion of the Spirit Lake Casino and Resort in St. Michael, ND. The project includes the addition of two new ballrooms and a new executive conference center plus renovation of the hotel’s main lobby and auditorium.

Metal products from Varco Pruden Buildings were used in the construction of the new cafeteria at the Christian Academy of Knoxville. The 6,600 sq. ft. structure, which will also be used as a multi-purpose facility, uses a Rigid Frame system from Varco Pruden to allow for open area seating and versatility.

Every fall, southern California residents brace themselves for the annual Santa Ana winds that blow through the region. In 2011, the Santa Ana windstorm was the worst southern California had seen in more than a decade, destroying the roof of the First Church Of The Nazarene Of Pasadena. When it came time for reroofing, a standing seam metal roof from The Garland Co., Inc. was selected.

Turner Industries, headquartered in Baton Rouge, is a world class industrial construction and maintenance service company specializing in petrochemical, chemical, refining, energy and related industries. The company has regional office buildings throughout Texas and Louisiana, including a new one in Pasadena, TX. It and four others designed just like it are clad with RHEINZINK Horizontal Reveal Panels.

The South Seattle (Washington) Transfer and Recycling Center has been transformed into a more advanced transfer station, thanks to the hard work of PHI Construction Inc., an American Buildings Company authorized Builder. As a result, PHI Construction received Building of the Year honors in the 2013 American Buildings Company Excellence in Design Awards competition.

Given the building’s environmental mission, it seems only fitting that environmentally friendly products would be utilized for the construction of the new $70 million NCAR – Wyoming Super Computing Center (NWSC) in Cheyenne, WY. Completed in October 2012, the building features on its exterior a range of metal construction products, including Reynobond ACM, fabricated and installed by Commerce City, CO-based Douglass Colony.

At first glance, the New College of Florida Academic Center in Sarasota is another architecturally-pleasing structure. The building, roofed with Petersen Aluminum’s Tite-Loc Plus standing seam metal panels, sits at the entrance to the campus and makes a bold, welcoming statement. But more importantly, the Academic Center building is the only structure on campus to have achieved Hurricane Shelter Approval status from the Florida Department of Education.

Floline Architectural Systems LLC manufactured a custom version of their aluminum Marquee Classic canopy for the PAPYRUS stationery store at the Old Orchard Center in Skokie, IL.

The Statue of Liberty re-opened on the Fourth of July 2013, with a number of renovations – including new stairway railings inside the monument’s pedestal. Banker Wire provided mesh infill panels for the railings, enhancing the look and durability of the interior staircases.

Parkway Central High School serves approximately 1,200 students in the Chesterfield, Missouri area. This 24,000 sq. ft. addition is the first major renovation since the original construction in 1961, and the first of three science wing renovations in the Parkway School District. The addition of the new science wing, using products from CENTRIA, helped to address issues arising from the school’s aging science facilities.

Through materials and finishes, textures and patterns the design of the new Chickasaw Nation Health Clinic in Tishomingo, OK reflects the history and heritage of the Native American tribe. Contributing to the success of the project were Dri-Design Tapered Series metal panels. Installed at the center of the clinic and at the stair towers flanking both ends of the building, the panels emulate the texture and color of the Chickasaw native blackberry.

Vulcraft joists were used to assemble an inventive design for the Golden Gate Pavilion in San Francisco, California, helping to make the contemporary structure an international gateway and visitor destination in honor of the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Anniversary in 2012.

Varco Pruden Buildings’ framing is featured in the additions and renovations that took place at Bob Richards Toyota in North Augusta, SC. The 28,988 sq. ft. auto dealership includes new Rigid Frame construction by Varco Pruden that was added to an existing metal building system.