Building in Alaska always presents unique challenges, not the least of which is the short construction season. That weighed heavily in an architect's decision to specify insulated metal panels from Kingspan for a massive hangar commissioned by Alaska Airlines to house its largest aircraft.

In the heart of Washington D.C. lies District Wharf, one of the area’s most ambitious development projects. District Wharf is both a destination and a community as it has a broad promenade, dining, shopping and easy access to water activities. A featured material on six new buildings there are insulated metal panels from Kingspan.

S-5!, one of the metal construction industry's leading authorities on metal roof attachment solutions, recently participated in a complex solar conversion project at a manufacturing facility in Clinton, Illinois for McElroy Metal, another of the industry's most recognized names.

Architect Nate Kipnis, FAIA, and his Evanston, Ill.-based firm, Kipnis Architecture + Planning, has earned a national reputation for sustainable design. A recently completed Chicago residence illustrates the creativity that goes into such efforts, and a Snap-Clad metal roof from Petersen plays a prominent role in the project’s environmental – and aesthetic – success.

The city of Edgewater, Colorado, recently opened a new civic center. The 55,000 square-foot building puts city offices, the police department, a municipal library, and a recreation and fitness center all under one roof. Key to the building's efficiency and sustainability was the utilization of the KarrierPanel barrier wall system from Kingspan Insulated Panels -North America.