Creating A Signature Look With ACM

The new University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio includes a seven-story, 144-bed hospital and a three-story outpatient medical building. The hospital features Alucobond® Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) by 3A Composites USA on the exterior and interior of the facility.

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Click to learn about the use of Alucbond ACM on the University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center
 

Click to learn more about the introduction of Architectural Building Components' new Curved 138T Symmetrical Panel System
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Posted: Feb 3 2012 8:10AM

Chicago Law Office

Click image to enlargeAlthough not designed with publicity in mind, the new offices of an unnamed Chicago law firm are certainly worthy of attention. Conceived by Chicago’s 4240 Architecture and completed in October 2011, the 10,000 sq. ft. building’s features a glass façade behind a unique 3/16”-thick perforated aluminum screen wall by Accurate Perforating.

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Posted: Feb 1 2012 8:03AM

ECU Family Medicine Center

Click image to enlargeThe Family Medicine Center at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC is a 120,000 square-foot facility with 60 exam rooms, including 12 for geriatric treatment. Topping the building is an Englert standing seam metal roof system, installed by Baker Roofing Co. of Raleigh, NC.

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Posted: Jan 30 2012 8:00AM

University Of Texas – Dallas Student Housing Living/Learning Center II

Click image to enlargeApproximately 3,000 linear feet of Petersen’s new PAC Anchor-Tite Coping was utilized in straight and radius applications on the new University of Texas at Dallas Student Housing Living/Learning Center II in Richardson, TX. The 150,000 sq. ft. building will accommodate students and staff in 144 suites with a total of 450 beds. The cornerstone of the design is a circular, multi-story common lounge and amenity area.

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Posted: Jan 27 2012 8:03AM

Larimer Corporate Plaza

Click image to enlargeAn emerging trend in Denver, CO and across the country, involves retrofitting older buildings to make them more marketable to tenants, as well as more energy efficient and sustainable. An ambitious, highly-involved project transformed the Larimer Corporate Plaza in downtown Denver’s financial district. The project involved taking the eight-story, 110,000 sq. ft. office building and giving it a façade redesign and reconstruction. CENTRIA’s Formawall® Dimension Series® was selected for the project.

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Posted: Jan 25 2012 8:06AM

Glasgow Riverside Museum

Click image to enlargeThe striking new Riverside Museum in Glasgow immerses visitors in the city’s rich history as one of Scotland’s key transportation hubs. Designed by world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, the soft, flowing lines of the museum’s spectacular architecture presents an impressive sight. The roof and façade, designed to merge into one element, were both clad with RHEINZINK zinc. The walls feature an angled standing seam profile while the roof employs a double standing seam profile.

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Recent Metal Roof, Wall & Building Construction Columns
What Contractors Need To Do For Clients In Today's Marketplace
Posted: Jan 31 2012 8:40AM

By Ted Garrison
Ted Garrison.jpgRobert McCoole is Vice President, Facilities Resource Group of Ascension Health, headquartered in St. Louis, MO. McCoole brings a unique view to his work at Ascension, having been the CEO of Alberici Group, a large, multi-market contractor and construction services firm typically ranked in ENR's top 50 contractors in the U.S. “It’s not about construction, it’s about design,” declares McCoole. The age where contractors went into their corner and pointed fingers at the architect are changing, and this is a good thing, he adds. Listen to his other interesting insights from an owner’s perspective.

Consumer Acceptance Of New Light Bulbs Bodes Well For Metal Roofing
Posted: Jan 10 2012 8:18AM

By Scott Kriner
Scott KrinerAs our society has grown more sensitive to energy efficiency, incandescent light bulbs were targeted by Congress and were swept up into efficiency standards enacted in 2007. That legislation required higher efficiency standards for all lamps, including incandescent bulbs commencing on January 1, 2012. According to a USA Today/Gallup Poll taken in February 2011, two-thirds of Americans support the lighting standard (61% call it a good law), and five-sixths (84%) are satisfied or very satisfied with the alternative bulbs on the market. And this is where the metal roofing industry can learn from what is taking place. Consumers have already noticed that the alternative light bulbs are much more expensive than the conventional incandescents. But the marketing of these bulbs educates the consumer that the newer bulbs outlast the incandescent bulbs. In a way, this is exactly what the metal construction industry needs to accomplish when promoting metal roofing. The analogies to light bulbs are worth noting.


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