Project Profiles
Building Smarter and Safer Homes for Habitat for Humanity
By GCP Applied Technologies. See how students and educators came together to use modular construction and self-adhered weather barriers to solve interesting challenges. The Weitz Construction Academy at Seminole Ridge High School in Loxahatchee, Florida has partnered with GCP Applied Technologies for over five years, providing educational opportunities for ...
Durable and Attractive Metal Chosen to Accent New Regional Corporate Headquarters
The new Geico headquarters is poised to be one of the most desirable employment hubs in Tuscon. A 200,000 square-foot, three-story building houses the new regional headquarters for Geico in Tucson, Arizona. It occupies 20 acres of land and includes modern workspaces, an onsite cafeteria, fitness center, credit union and ...
Metal for Honor: Building Homes for Heroes
For Brave Veterans in Need, Nothing But a Top Quality Roof Will Do The Project: It is a very special project for some very special residents: Based in Fallbrook, Calif., the Warrior Village Project is building affordable, permanent housing for homeless U.S. veterans while training the next generation of home builders in ...
RoofScreen Chooses DECRA Metal Roofing to Meet the Challenges of Wind Pressure Design
DECRA Villa Tile met all of the performance standards for RoofScreen’s challenging mansard structure. Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi, sits in the heart of the “Dixie Alley” tornado belt. Each year, the region is hit by an average of 43 tornadoes and experiences intense thunderstorms from the Gulf of ...
Strength, Style & Security: Making a Smart Investment for a Cold Climate and Hot Housing Market
For an Ottawa homeowner, choosing a metal roof delivers best long-term value. The project: While property values in Ottawa, Canada have exploded in recent years, it wasn’t resell value that was foremost on the mind of one local homeowner when he decided to replace his roof. With plans to stay in his ...
Hail Damage Leads to New Dream Roof
Steel Roofing and SMart Installation Boost Energy Savings Big Time for Tulsa Homeowners The Project: You wouldn’t expect a 10 year-old house to need a new roof so soon. But such was the case for a Tulsa, Oklahoma homeowner as the result of hail damage to the home’s original asphalt roof. ...
Residence Turns Heads With Attractive Metal Cladding
Architects and owners are getting very creative with using multiple metal wall panel profiles on their projects. This striking home is located in Penn Township, which was named after Pennsylvania founder William Penn. CastleTop panels in three shades of green; Forest, Hemlock and Patina, were used along with Dove Grey ...
Silicone Roof Coating Puts an End to Leaks at Multi-Tenant Office Building
By EVERROOF®. The owner avoids re-roofing and adds 15 years to the existing roof. The Creative Edge Offices (CEO) located in Santa Monica, California, is a Class C 60,750 square-foot, two story office building constructed in 1966. In 1980 it underwent renovations by renowned architect Frank Gehry. As a high-end office complex ...
Case Study: Calcaire House Solar Installation Costs and Time Reduced by 50% with S-5! PVKIT
Projects using the PVKIT yield the fastest installation times, lowest material cost and best aesthetics. “The Solar Revolution has been utilizing the S-5-PVKIT solution since it first hit the market. Hands down, it is the best solar mounting solution for metal roofing of any description. At first, we were a little ...
Award-Winning Private Residence is Topped With ATAS Roofing
The boysenberry colored panels complemented the homes natural hues, winning first place in the residential roofs category of ATAS' 2019 Project of the Year competition. Freeport is a village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, on the South Shore of Long Island. A settlement since the 1640s, it ...
