Project Profiles
Radio Show Host Loves Her Composite Slate Roof
By Evelyn Witterholt. When Dr. Laura Schlessinger needed a roof makeover, she chose DaVinci Roofscapes to get the job done right. Dr. Laura Schlessinger has been offering advice on the radio for over 40 years, but when she needed a new roof, she turned to contractors for advice on the ...
Case Study - Snow Guards Let Red Rocks Live up to Their Promise of Rain or Shine Performances
By S-5!® S-5! helps the show go on at iconic venue in Colorado by protecting hallowed stage with snow retention system. West of Denver and nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is one of the most iconic music venues in the country: Red Rocks. Named after the huge ...
Metal Wall Panels Clad Contemporary Apartments on Former Naval Air Station
New apartment building in Massachusetts used metal panels from ATAS International for the building's exterior. The Mastlight at Union Point, a LEED Silver Certified apartment building, contributed to the transformative redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station, in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. The area is now known as the vibrant ...
Case Study: Global Archery Metal-over-metal Retrofit
By Roof Hugger. Roof Hugger sub-purlin system offers the flexibility and versatility to suit the unique demands of this project. Global Archery’s business has grown over the years. Headquartered in an older 1980s vintage metal building in Ashley, Indiana, the existing roof had several penetrations for equipment that had ...
A.C.T. Metal Deck’s September Project of the Month
By Cass Jacoby. A.C.T. shines a spotlight on projects that expertly use their metal deck to create a beautiful and strong structure. This month’s A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply project of the month comes from South Carolina, where a roofer used “A” and “B” Roof Decks. “A” Roof ...
Historic 1895 Landmark Has its Day in Court
By Sika Corporation. Sulphur Springs, Texas courthouse gives testimony to Sikalastic RoofPro as the all-in-one restoration solution this building needed. The Hopkins County Courthouse was constructed in 1895 in a Romanesque Revival style by an Antonio-based architect, James Riely Gordon. The beautiful building was ravaged by years of exposure ...
44 Shades of Fluropon Used on MoMa’s 53 West 53
By Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings. This striking skyline building with three apexes used Sherwin-Williams Fluropon to complete the complex coloring job. Over 1,050 feet above the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa), the 53 West 53 building is the museum’s recent feat in striking architecture. With a beautiful spire and an exterior ...
Fate Intervenes to Get University of Illinois Arena a Liquid Applied Membrane Roof
By Sika Corporation. Sika was in the right place to be the roofing solution the University of Illinois State Farm Arena was looking for. The University of Illinois’ State Farm Arena had been submitting proposals for a Liquid Applied Membrane (LAM) roof for a while before fate intervened. It ...
Study Shows This Stone-wool Insulation Has a Stable R-value
By ROCKWOOL. Research on a building that’s insulated with ROCKWOOL’s stone wool insulation finds its R-value is stable in cold and hot temperatures. Researchers performed a recent case study on the performance of ROCKWOOL’s stone wool insulation in the Chilliwack Building in British Columbia. The team from RDH Building Engineering ...
From Roof to Table: Meet the Ultimate Green Roof
By SOPREMA. Thanks to SOPRANATURE, this rooftop is growing produce they can sell in the grocery store below. The iconic grocery store rooftop farm in Saint-Laurent on the Island of Montréal very nearly wasn’t made. The rooftop, a large-scale urban rooftop farm, was almost just a four-inch sedum mat ...
