Visitors to North Star High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, may be surprised to find a 1967 Cessna 150 aircraft proudly displayed in its own hangar-style shop behind a glass-clad bifold door from Schweiss Doors. The shop and plane are part of a partnership with Duncan Aviation to create a pathway for students to find successful careers in aviation.

To deliver high-quality natural daylight indoors without sacrificing firefighters’ comfort, the project team responsible for the design of Marion (Iowa) Fire Station No. 1 integrated Kingspan Light + Air’s UniQuad® translucent wall systems into the building envelope of the training tower. Unlike traditional glazing systems, the UniQuad® translucent wall system delivers high levels of daylight while obscuring direct views, allowing the training tower to remain both well-lit and private.

To help create a unifying look, the design team charged with integrating new construction with existing at the Williamsville-Sherman CUSD #15 in Williamsville, IL, added a bold signage system of painted perforated corrugated metal. The perforated material, which also adds brilliant color to an otherwise neutral exterior palette, was manufactured by Elk Grove Village, IL-based Petersen.

Champions Run Golf Course in Omaha, NE, has built a reputation for excellence by continuously investing in its facilities, its members, and the overall experience it provides. As the club continues to evolve, one goal remains consistent: creating spaces that feel welcoming, modern, and worthy of the Champions Run name. That was the goal with the construction of the business's new indoor pickleball facility. Utilized as a finish material on the building's exterior were precast concrete panels from Quick Veneer.

When it comes to design-build construction, Monroeville-based Janotta & Herner is one of Northern Ohio's most recognizable names. The company is known both for the quality of its work and the diversity of its project portfolio. In addition to commercial, industrial and warehousing-related structures, the company's capabilities extend to emergency response facilities like the recently completed Camden Township Fire Station in Oberlin, OH. Utilized for that facility's construction were insulated metal wall and roof panel systems from Michigan-based FALK.

With the aim of consolidating five public works departments into one campus, the City of Bend, Oregon, wanted a facility that would serve long-term growth while being designed with resiliency, well-being and energy efficiency. The material that helped pull the City of Bend Public Works Campus project together was A606 Weathering Steel from The Bryer Company. Hennebery Eddy Architects, headquartered in Portland, OR, specified 102,360 square feet of the material for the exterior walls.

For automotive service companies, success depends on speed, efficiency, and creating a professional appearance that customers recognize and trust. For businesses like Cornhusker Express Lube—where quick-turn oil changes and reliable auto repair are the foundation of daily operations—the building itself plays a major role in supporting that mission. It's construction mirrors the same traits of speed and efficiency, especially when it comes to the attractive brick base that surrounds the building shell. It was created using brick-patterned precast concrete panels from Wahoo, NE-based Quick Veneer.

Commercial headquarters and corporate facilities are becoming multifunctional environments that combine workplace, innovation and customer engagement functions. This shift is driving greater emphasis on building envelopes that can deliver high thermal performance, strong architectural expression and faster construction timelines. That's what Kingspan Insulated Panels wanted in its newly renovated headquarters in DeLand, FL, using its own products as examples.

Manchester Farms is recognized not only for being family owned and operated for more than 165 years, but also for the beautifully maintained, historic round barn that sits on the property. The same level of care that has helped the round barn endure is given to the farm's more modern structures, including a 90's-era metal-clad shop building. When one of its two big doors was damaged by accident, the farm's owners chose a high-quality replacement from Schweiss Doors.