Featured Projects

Everyone is celebrating the new Drexel Metals Galvalume-finish roof on the picturesque Celebration Church located in Kissimmee, FL. The DMC 150SS profile used for the roof is Drexel Metals’ traditional mechanically seamed metal roof system. It is applicable to both light-duty commercial and residential use, and is installed over a solid wood deck with a minimum slope of 2:12. The architectural profile also allows for radius applications.

An unorthodox curvature of architectural mesh–supplied by Cambridge Architectural of Cambridge, MD–gives the new Iron Horse Trail Pedestrian Bridge in Contra Costa County, CA an unconventional design while providing safety for people on the bridge and those in cars passing underneath.

You won’t find Aloft Hotels everywhere, but someday you might. The chain launched in 2008 with the construction of its flagship hotel at the Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Since that time, more than 50 additional Aloft Hotels have been built. Among them is the one in Chesapeake, VA. Completed in 2010, that hotel is distinguishable by the ALPOLIC ACM woven into both its interior and exterior design.

A beautiful 69,631 square foot retail center houses SofaMart, Oak Express, Bedroom Expressions & Denver Mattress for Furniture Row USA, LLC in Charlotte, NC. The facility is a great example of the aesthetics and function that can be achieved with metal building systems supplied by Star Building Systems.

Metal building systems from Varco Pruden Buildings were the perfect choice for the construction of the EnviroTech Chemical Services facility in Modesto, California. The 19,343 sq. ft. project consists of a warehouse and supporting offices, utilizing Varco Pruden’s Rigid Frame and Continuous Beam structural systems.

The flat roof over Howard Elementary in rural Howard, South Dakota, had been patched and replaced several times since the building’s original construction in the 1950s – each time with another flat roof. That all changed with the installation of a standing seam metal roof system from The Garland Company Inc.

The community of Winchester, Indiana was in desperate need of a new roof for its aging high school. Teachers and students were coexisting in an interior environment that was wet, humid and had a repulsive smell. It was decided that a retrofit metal roof system would be the best solution for the existing problem. MBCI, a leading manufacturer of metal roof and wall systems, was approved as the supplier for both the framing system and metal roof system for the 108,000 square foot project.

Brody Hall, the center of Brody Complex in the Residential District of the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, MI, was the first of seven buildings targeted for renovation. This facility not only serves as a dining hall for the 2,400 students living in the complex’s six residence halls, it also houses classroom, office and lab space. The Brody Hall renovation featured architectural metal products from CENTRIA.

In the automobile sales business, appearance is extremely important. With each model year, there are design improvements to both the outward appearances of the vehicles as well as the technology. For auto dealers, the need to offer an up-to-date showroom and service operations to their customers is a keen focus. Such was the case in Waseca, Minnesota where Deml Ford selected products from Varco Pruden Buildings to modernize their facility.

The design for a stunning retreat house on Lake LBJ in Marble Falls, TX was inspired by the site’s previous life as a fish camp as well as the expansive views, wind patterns and the generous tree canopy. The 3,000 square foot vacation home is situated at the heart of a small peninsula that projects into the lake. Durability and low maintenance were important requirements for materials chosen for the home’s construction, including the 3,100 sq. ft. of RHEINZINK® Graphite Gray Corrugated Sinusoidal Panels.

The completion of the new classroom complex at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, CA represents the third and final phase of a total campus renovation that began in 2008. The new complex, designed by Perkins + Will – Los Angeles, CA, complements the existing buildings, while adding a more contemporary look to the campus. Featured on the exterior of the complex are perforated metal panels from Morin – A Kingspan Group Company.

The new Loma Linda University Medical Center opened in April of 2011 as a cutting-edge, 273,207 sq. ft. facility. The building, one of the tallest buildings in Murrieta, CA’s Inland Empire, includes a 19-bed emergency room, intensive care unit, labor and delivery center and a specialty Children’s Hospital. More specifically, it includes a state-of-the-art Pediatric Heart Surgery unit to support the medical school’s focus on that specialty. CENTRIA architectural metal products played a key part in the medical center’s construction.

Blending elements of pre-engineered metal building and conventional construction, design firm Aecom was able to devise an expansion plan for Nurse Chevrolet Cadillac that enabled the dealership to triple in size without shutting its doors in the process. The design firm’s choice for the metal building portion of the project was Robertson Building Systems and its local authorized builder, Winvalley Contracting.

For decades now, metal building systems have been established as popular choices for office/warehouse operations throughout North America. So it’s not surprising to learn that a 160’ x 162’ Single Slope framing system by Varco Pruden Buildings is the framework for the new Charter Communications facility in Rochester, MN.

A new entryway and spacious lobby welcome visitors to the new Patient Tower & Emergency Department at the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Designed to provide a pedestrian-friendly access from the parking area to the hospital, the new entryway and lobby brings a whole new image to the entire facility. Products from Quality Metalcrafts, LLC / AMERICLAD® are featured.

With nearly 10 acres under roof and 40,000 square feet of office space, FlightSafety International’s new facility in Broken Arrow, OK is massive. The equipment manufactured at the plant–aircraft flight simulators, visual systems and aeronautical displays–is high-tech. Fittingly, so is the building's look, thanks to little touches like the addition of Citadel ACM panels around the building's entrance.

Metal roofing may be the material of choice in Tampa, FL - largely due to its capability to withstand extreme wind loads. A new term, "hardening", has come to the surface that defines the strengthening of a building's envelope (roof and walls). One example is the Dow Electronics facility which recently went through a hardening of its roof and walls. For the roof, Roof Hugger, Inc. of Lutz, FL was used because of its product's capability to strengthen the existing roof purlins and to increase the new roof's wind speed exposure.

Cooper University Hospital’s Health Sciences Campus in Camden, NJ, was renovated to accommodate South New Jersey’s growing demand for medical care. Designed with future growth in mind, the hospital’s renovation is the first step in a plan to revitalize the surrounding urban area. The largest renovation was an addition to the existing facility which featured metal products from CENTRIA.

The Butler Transit Authority’s new Intermodal Transit Center was commissioned as the first LEED Certified transit facility in the state of Pennsylvania, achieving a silver rating. Located in Butler, Pennsylvania, the project features Rigid Frame metal systems from Varco Pruden Buildings.

The recently completed Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in Irving, Texas holds the distinction of being the largest net zero public school in the country, the first net zero middle school in the country and the first net zero public school in Texas. Helping the building attain its status was 72,000 square feet of Fabral products, including wall panels, flashing and trim.