Featured Projects

With regard to human health, zinc is an essential trace element. With regard to architectural design and construction, it also provides many benefits. Case in point is the new Wellness Center at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. Thanks in part to the use of zinc on its origami-like roof form, the 61,000 sq. ft. building has the form to match its function. The zinc material was by RHEINZINK and the fabrication of the project’s double-lock standing seam roof panels was by Firestone Metal Products of Anoka, MN.

Known since its opening in 2001 as Invesco Field at Mile High, the home stadium of the National Football League’s Denver Broncos underwent a name change in 2011. Sports Authority, a nationally known sports equipment retailer, purchased the naming rights for $25 million and the stadium was subsequently renamed Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It was as part of the stadium’s rebranding that ACM wall panels from Laminators Inc. were installed at various points around the facility’s exterior.

Designed, fabricated, and installed by a student team at Virginia Tech, the Masonic Amphitheater in Clifton Forge, VA, provides a public park and performance space for the rural Appalachian community. Among the products used for the structure’s construction were ALPOLIC composite panels from Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America.

The new Cal Poly University Recreation Center in San Luis Obispo, CA has a welcoming design brought to life with Kalzip metal roofing. The 165,700 sq. ft. facility expands recreational and sports opportunities for students and faculty at California Polytechnic State University as well as members of the surrounding community.

Who thought inspiration could come in the form of a steel building? Kenneth Joyner did. When the CEO of J&J Contractors was hired to finish a long-range growth plan for NorthPark Church in Meridian, Miss., he turned to Ceco Building Systems. The end product was a stunning worship facility that not only serves the congregation but has already struck a chord with visitors.

Located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, this aircraft hangar was covered by a thru-fastened metal roof system that had severe leaks and was in critical need of replacement. That problem was solved with the help of a standing seam roof from The Garland Company Inc.

According to Mike Shoulders, CEO of VPS Architecture, Evansville, IN, one of the firm's goals for the design of the new Evansville North High School was to inspire students to learn. One of the products the firm called upon to help it achieve that design objective was aluminum composite material from Citadel Architectural Products.

Facebook’s new data center in Prineville, Oregon features more than 65,000 square feet of metal wall panels from Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation, a premier nationwide provider of metal panels for the building and construction industry.

The new Tractor Supply retail center in Honeoye Falls, New York is made up of an attractive blend of construction materials that embody the largely rural customers that it serves. At the core of the 18,800 sq. ft. structure is Continuous Beam framing from Varco Pruden Buildings.

Richardsville Elementary School is a 72,285 sq. ft., two-story facility that accommodates approximately 500 students. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Richardsville Elementary values green teaching. For this reason, sustainability was a major goal of this project, which is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council for LEED® Gold Certification and is the nation’s first Net Zero Energy public school. CENTRIA Wall Systems are featured on the school’s exterior.

Since its completion late in 2011, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts has dramatically changed the Kansas City, MO skyline. With its sweeping façade clad in stainless steel, glass and pre-cast concrete enveloping 285,000 sq. ft. of space, the scope of the project is matched by its design prowess. Architect Moshe Safdie designed the building to be a model of functionality, accessibility and sustainability. The $386 million facility features GKD-USA metal fabric.

This structure for Bastoni Vineyards in Santa Rosa, CA measures 35’ wide x 60’ long x 24’ high with a 2,100 sq. ft. metal roof installed on a 4:12 slope. A Star Building Systems metal building was chosen for its economy, low maintenance and durability and also the ability to achieve the clear span and height requirements.

The Waukesha Iron & Metal Recycling Center, located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been a family-owned and operated business since 1956. The recent addition of an automobile shredder presented construction challenges due to the unique nature of the project. Those challenges were overcome by the owners and their design/construction team, with the help of metal building systems from Metallic Building Company.

In January 2012, work was completed on a much-needed upgrade to Canada’s Prescott Border Crossing into the United States. The renovations will help the facility, which was originally constructed in 1960, better meet the needs of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). To help match the facility’s aesthetics with its new modernity, the architectural firm in charge of the project, Farrow Architects Inc. of Ottawa, Ontario, turned to ALPOLIC aluminum composite material.

Archetto Construction, Inc. of Vineland, New Jersey completed a commercial reroof project in nearby Millville in March 2011 by installing 40,500 sq. ft. of new 24-gauge Star Building Systems standing seam roofing over the existing roof, supported by standard Roof Hugger Model “C” factory-notched sub-purlins.

As one of 11 artists selected by the San Antonio River Foundation to enhance the beauty of their city’s iconic River Walk, Stuart Allen selected a stainless steel wire mesh manufactured by Banker Wire, Milwaukee, Wisconsin as his medium to apply his artistic expression.

The original, 30-year-old metal roof over the Administration Building at Reid State Technical College in Evergreen, AL was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, causing leaks. The leaking had become progressively worse in recent years, prompting College administrators to explore roof replacement options – which eventually led to the use of standing seam metal roofing from The Garland Company Inc.

A 2005 evaluation of Archbishop MacDonald High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada found both functional and cosmetic problems with the school’s 40-year-old exterior wall system. In 2010 those issues were addressed with the installation of a new aluminum composite material wall system from VICWEST. The panels were fabricated from ALPOLIC material and installed using VICWEST’s System 3 attachment system.

The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento lays claim to being the oldest continuously operating museum in the Western United States. Yet the museum's best days may be ahead, thanks in part an ambitious renovation and expansion plan that saw 100,000 sq. ft. of new space added. Juxstaposed with the Crocker Art Gallery, family mansion and various additions through the years, the new volume is itself a modern work of art. It is clad with aluminum plate panels and Flat-Lock panels from RHEINZINK America Inc.

Back in 2005, Bridgestone officials began exploring the idea of converting one of the original Firestone campus buildings into a new state-of-the-art technology center at the Akron, Ohio campus. They found the perfect spot and ultimately built the new four-story, 262,000 sq. ft. Bridgestone Technology Center. Modern through and through, the building is clad with InvariMatte® stainless steel by Contrarian Metal Resources.