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HOUSTON, TX, May 12, 2011 /Building and Construction PR News/ — Rigid Global Buildings Systems, manufacturer of steel buildings, recently celebrated 365 days injury-free. According to the April 2011 Labor Defense Project Report, which was written in collaboration with the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, “Texas is the most deadly place to work in construction, with a worker dying every 2.5 days and nearly 16,900 accidents annually.”

“Once again it’s confirmed – hard work pays off. Here at Rigid Global we all work very hard to maintain our plant accident-free.” Steve Olson, VP of Sales/Marketing for Rigid proudly stated. “Last year we aimed for a 100 percent injury-free workplace and we achieved that goal”.

Rigid Global has implemented a Safety Awareness Poster Contest, which they believe is a major contributing factor to achieving their accident-free goal. The contest is composed of three categories and Rigid’s employees and their families are encouraged to participate. First, Second and Third Place prizes of $50, $25 and $10, respectively, are awarded and the winning posters are laminated, framed and hung at various locations throughout Rigid’s steel buildings plants.

“We strongly believe that by involving not only our employees but, also their family members to participate in this contest, we get everyone focusing on keeping safety in the workplace as a main objective – and, it’s obviously working out”, added Olson.

About Rigid Global Buildings
Rigid Global Buildings is the leading manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings and structural steel in the US. Their facilities employ state-of-the-art manufacturing and work flow processes to enable rapid building delivery. Rigid is also the industry leader in continuous product quality improvement. They have a nationwide network of builders ready to help customers create innovative and economical steel buildings ranging from small standard style buildings up to large complex projects. To speak with a sales representative, please contact Rigid at 1-888-GO-RIGID (467-4443) or visit their website at http://www.RigidBuilding.com.

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Spinnaker Tower, Britains visionary new landmark soaring 170 metres up into the sky at the entrance to Portsmouth harbour, is set to have its official opening in May 2005, an event, say Portsmouth City Council, which will make international engineering news.

At the heart of the stunning 170m tower, which the BBCs Engineering Solutions programme described as one of the most spectacular design projects of the decade, is a steel framework produced by Angle Ring, Britain s foremost specialist in the manufacture of curved steel and metal sections for the construction and engineering industries.

The unique shape of the structure, its proximity to the busy Gunwharf Quays tourist and shopping centre at its foot, and the tiny base on which the tower had to be built, all created extraordinary design and construction challenges which required the use of exceptional building materials and high levels of expertise from the construction team.

Paul Middleton, Marketing Manager for Angle Ring, said: With shops and restaurants just 10m away and boats berthing around its seaward side, the towers structure had to take into account extra hazards such as high winds blowing in from across the Channel and the possibility of a vessel hitting the towers base. The framework had to be curved to accommodate the elegant design, but also had to be super-strong.

The steel frame was assembled on a platform just 50m by 30m out in the sea, but because of the very specialist nature of the metal bending skills and capabilities which Angle Ring has, and with the many other architecturally unusual construction projects we have been involved in worldwide, we were able to handle the Spinnaker Towers core framework without any undue problems.

The towers stunning steel sail, stretching 350m and weighing 1100 tonnes, is already a shining white beacon on the coastline, the first British landmark to be seen by millions of visitors as they approach Portsmouth on ferries from the continent, and which offers a welcome home to Royal Navy ships as they enter the historic harbour.

Mr Middleton said: With Spinnaker Tower already being compared to the Sydney Opera House for its soaring design, its construction and its strong seafaring imagery, we are proud to have provided its heart

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Monday, May 02, 2011
On Monday afternoon executives from the American Iron and Steel Institute provided an update on the state of the steel industry. After Thomas Gibson, president and CEO of AISI, welcomed everyone, Dan DiMicco, AISI chairman and CEO of Nucor Corp., began with the latest industry data.
DiMicco started off by saying that they are seeing positive signs that the economy continues on a slow but steady recovery, with steel shipments at approximately 22 million tons in the first quarter of 2011. With an expectation to see a strengthening of demand for the second quarter and the second half of the year, the estimate is for a shipment of 95 million tons in 2011, an increase of roughly 14 percent over the 83 million tons the industry shipped in 2010. DiMicco also mentioned that domestic capacity utilization rose to 75 percent in the first quarter, a five percent improvement from the first week of January, similar to the positive improvement that was experienced in the first quarter of 2010.
DiMicco reported that finished import market share is currently at 21 percent, the same level as in 2009 and 2010. Yet the most recent steel import monitoring and analysis data from the March recorded a sharp rise in finished imports, bringing it to the highest level since January 2009.
In terms of AISI’s policy priorities, safety remains a top priority for the industry, DiMicco said. AISI also supports a strong pro-manufacturing strategy that will assist U.S. manufacturers in competing in today’s global economy. With a primary focus and support to see the government avoid excess regulation that reduces industrial competitiveness, the need to keep trade laws strong and strictly enforced remains important. Additional policy priorities include addressing China’s currency manipulation and encouraging the development of energy efficiency and breakthrough technologies.
Mario Longhi, AISI director and president and CEO of Gerdau Ameristeel Corp., offered the AISI’s energy policy perspective saying that the steel industry offers both opportunities and challenges in regards to energy. Presently the energy sector is a strong source of steel demand, and it is expected to remain strong throughout the decade. All areas of energy–oil pipelines and offshore drilling, natural gas extraction and transport, clean fuel, nuclear power, wind, solar–require large amounts of steel. Representing 7 percent of steel demand and along with the continuing resurgence in the automotive sector, the energy sector is an important market, Longhi said.
Longi continued, saying that natural gas is a strategic domestic source that can help drive economic recovery. Government policy should support the further development of natural gas resources and the climate and energy policy must take into account international competitors and how the cost of compliance with government policy can alter the competitive balance in the marketplace. Longi went on to say that Congress must act to prevent the misguided plan of the EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases from undermining efforts to promote economic growth and job creation.
While the U.S. steel industry has achieved a 30 percent reduction in energy intensity per time of steel produced since 1990, making it a global leader as compared to steel industries in other nations, the challenge is to continue to make further reductions through the use of completely new technologies, which the U.S. lags far behind. Longi said that government incentives to further energy efficiency goals should be part of an effective natural energy policy.
John Surma, AISI director and Chairman and CEO of the United States Steel Corp., said that to strengthen the economy and competitiveness, the manufacturing sector needs to grow. The government’s approach to trade policy is critical to AISI’s ability to support this goal. Priorities are to withstand rules-based trade, keeping strong the trade laws against unfair trade and injurious surges, strictly enforcing trade agreements and combating Chinese currency manipulation and other protectionist foreign government policies. Surma said that the AISI continues to urge Congress to pass legislation to address China’s currency undervaluation, by passing the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.
Regulo Salinas, AISI vice chairman and vice president of Ternium Mexico, reported that the NAFTA region is also experiencing a slow but steady recovery. In Mexico, economic growth is expected to be in the range of 4 to 5 percent this year. While the automotive market has been a solid source of steel demand, construction continues to lack throughout the NAFTA region. A NAFTA-wide infrastructure conference is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., on June 7.
Following the reports from the executives, a short question-and-answer session was held.

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Posted 05/23/2011

The Steel Framing Industry Association received an Evaluation Service Report (ESR-2457) from the International Code Council. ICC ESR-2457 covers both non-structural and structural stud and track framing. The report evaluates the structural properties of framing members to the 2006 International Building Code and 2006 International Residential Code. The 2006 IBC serves as the model code for many state and local building codes throughout the Unites States.
Bill Courtney, SFIA President, stated that “the SFIA is an industry leader in code compliance and is the first industry association to obtain the ICC-ES Evaluation Report current to today’s standards, and which furthers our commitment to offer code compliant products.” SFIA manufacturing members that participate in ICC’s quality inspection process and file with ICC-ES will be able to list their facilities in the report and mark their products with the report number.
SFIA manufacturing members will be added to the report on a continual basis as “Additional Listees.” The current version of the Evaluation Report can be found at
www.icc-es.org/reports/pdf_files/ICC-ES/ESR-2457.pdf

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Allied Building Products Corp. announced that solar products will be featured in its new state-of-the-art Contractor Tool Center located in Northern New Jersey. It is the first retail facility of its kind in the Northeast to feature solar products used regularly by solar contractors. Solar products will have a dedicated area within Allied’s Contractor Tool Center. As one of the nation’s leading distributors of building products, Allied established the facility to provide additional service and convenience to its core contractor customer base.

The 7,000-square-foot facility includes power tools, roofing products, flashings, sealants, fasteners, safety equipment and other products regularly used by contractors. The solar products area includes solar panel displays, string inverters, combiner boxes, Quickmount PV products, solar fasteners and other accessories.

On May 12, Allied Building Products hosted Grand Opening celebration at the new facility located at 250 Route 17 North in East Rutherford, N.J., inviting customer’s to tour the Contractor Tool Center and participate in several prize drawings. The all-day event will begin at 12:00 pm EST with lunch and a vendor expo featuring over 25 vendors on-site to answer product and market questions. Later in the day, East Rutherford Mayor James L. Cassella joined the team for a ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by pig roast dinner. In addition to the full day celebration, the branch also served lunch again on May 14 for those unable to attend the May 12 event.

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Posted 06/22/2011
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the AISI reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,692,000 NT of steel in May, including 1,838,000 NT of finished steel. Up 6-and down 5-percent , respectively, from April’s final data.

The annualized total and finished steel imports in 2011 would be 28.0 and 21.1 million NT, respectively, up 17- and 12 -percent compared to 2010. The finished steel import market share in May was an estimated 21-percent and is also 21-percent year-to date.

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Judging the more than 50 entries into the 2010 Metal Construction News Awards was as difficult a process as ever this year. The margin between the winning projects and the other submissions was painfully slim, causing the judges to teeter back and forth numerous times on their selections.

However, we believe the projects included here truly stand out and exemplify excellence in metal construction across four categories (building, roofing, walls and best overall). The depth and breadth, aesthetics and functionality of metal are on display here among our winners.

The winners range from a traditional but perfectly realized metal building food bank in Springfield, Mo. to a uniquely textured use of metal walls at a wax museum in Los Angeles. Our metal roofing winner provided durability against the elements, and historic integrity to an Erie, Penn. home originally built in 1929. And on the best project overall, metal conveyed a powerful sense of meaning.

Our honorable mentions will give you an idea of the type of quality we had to leave out. Submission after submission showed the uses of metal going on and on, in some cases literally for miles. It’s a beautiful sight to see.

Overall Project

Winner:  Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Skokie, Ill.

The 65,000-square foot Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Chicago’s near-north suburb of Skokie, Ill., was designed as a lasting memorial to the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust, and to serve as an education center to promote tolerance.

The architect designed the structure as a visual reflection of the journey through the events of the Holocaust and as a celebration of man’s inimitable hope. It is both dark and light, and boasts 12,000 square feet of Alcoa Architectural Products’ Reynobond ACM in a Pewter finish; 10,000 square feet of Reynobond ACM in a Pure White finish and 1,000 square feet of Reynobond ACM in a Cadet Grey finish.

Entering through the dark pewter building, visitors immediately descend into the darkness of the Holocaust. They travel through the hinge, which houses an authentic 20th Century German railcar used by the Nazis to transport their victims, and which represents the “inaccessible void” between the darkness and the light. Visitors literally ascend into the light as they enter the white education building for the final phase of their tour.

The Alcoa ACM panels were installed in a series 3,000 dry-joint rainscreen system used to clad the exterior walls of the museum buildings. The panels had to be custom sized, so the fabricator used a CAD system to lay a 36-inch grid over the entire structure from the ground up to make the sight lines form ranks around the building. To make the joints of the panels line up at all points on the building, every panel had to fit within that specified grid. The steel bracing used as accents on the louvers of the entry building and on the windows in the education center was crafted to fit within that grid. A round enclosure on the roof was clad in 18-inch panels that fit into the 36-inch grid, as did the conical shapes created to fill the areas where the slope of the roof meets the curves of the wall.

The architect specified ACM for this project because of its durability and sustainable profile, as well as the ability to color and form the material to support the symbolism of the museum’s architecture. The museum was designed to sustainable standards, has received LEED Silver certification and 89 percent of construction waste was diverted from landfills.

Project Details:
Name: Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Location: Skokie, Ill.
Cost: $45 million
Metal Products: 12,000 square feet: Reynobond ACM, 4 mm, FR core, Colorweld
300XL Pewter finish; 10,000 square feet: Reynobond
ACM, 4 mm, FR core, Colorweld 2-coat Pure White finish; 1,000 square feet: Reynobond ACM, 4 mm, FR core, Colorweld 2-coat Cadet Grey finish.
Manufacturer: Alcoa Architectural Products
Architect: Tigerman McCurry Architects, Chicago, IL
General Contractor: Bulley & Andrews LLC, Chicago, Ill.
Metal Installer: Metal Erectors, Inc.,Itasca, Ill.
LEED consultants: J.T. Katrakis & Associates, Barrington, Ill.
Amount used: 23,000 square feet

Metal Building

Winner: Ozarks Food Harvest, Springfield, Mo.

Structurally a simple building, this two-story office was accomplished with a structural steel mezzanine-all of the aesthetic components are concentrated in the front office portion of the building. The end us of the project, a food bank, dictated that the project not be too extravagant..

The value and aesthetics of the metal panels allowed for a very pleasing building appearance, while providing the economy needed on the project.  The use of multiple panels on the office portion of the building, with both horizontal and vertical placement, resulted in a very interesting and cost-effective application.

Supplied by Oklahoma City-based Star Building Systems, the project utilized 24-gauge StarShield standing seam roof in galvalume finish.  Also, 27,000 square feet of StarMark wall panel in Signature 200 Light Stone were used on the walls.  In addition, 3 MBCI panels and glass were used on the 2-story office portion of the building, which included the FW-120 panel in 24 gauge Brownstone Signature 300 finish installed horizontally; the ShadowRib panel in Light Stone Signature 200 finish installed horizontally; and the 7.2 panel in Signature 200 Light Stone finish.

Metal was selected for the project because of economic benefits and the aesthetic appeal, both factors were very important in the end-result of this building to project the proper image throughout the community.

Project Details:
Name: Ozarks Food Harvest
Location: Springfield, Mo.
Metal Products: 24- gauge StarShield Standing Seam Roof in galvalume finish; StarMark wall panels in Signature 200 Light Stone;  24-gauge FW-120 panels in  Brownstone Signature 300 finish; ShadowRib panel in Light Stone Signature 200 finish; 7.2 panel in Signature 200 Light Stone finish.
Building manufacturer: Star Building Systems, Oklahoma City, Okla.
www.starbuildings.com
Metal panel manufacturer: MBCI, Houston, www.mbci.com
Amount used: 46,200 square feet

Metal Roofing

Winner: Private Residence, Erie, Penn.

The 14,000-square-foot home is designed in the Greek Revival style. The central portion of the home, originally built in 1929, has a traditional Greek temple pediment and fluted columns. The new western and eastern wings of the home and the new detached carriage house mimic the traditional details and proportions of the original part of the home. This creates a uniform balance to the formal south façade that faces the street. The north façade has larger windows and multiple balconies to take advantage of the Lake Erie sunsets and views over Erie’s Bay.

When the homeowners decided to expand and renovate their home, its location on the South Shore of Lake Erie dictated the need for an attractive, durable new roofing material that would withstand heavy amounts of snow and ice, while holding up against heavy winds. The low sheen of Follansbee’s KlassicKolors maintains the home’s traditional look and preserves its historic integrity.

Follansbee KlassicKolors is a pre-painted Terne II zinc/tin coated roofing sheet offered in an extensive palette of designer colors. Its base sheet is coated with Follansbee’s patented ZT (zinc/tin) alloy and then painted with Valspar solar reflective paint coatings. The ZT alloy provides enhanced durability and extends the life of the metal for many years, even if the painted surface is breached.

KlassicKolors was selected because the material resembled an authentic copper patina standing-seam roof. Beyond aesthetics, KlassicKolors is an energy-efficient roofing option that provides durability and wind resistance.

Project Details:
Name: Private Residence
Location: Erie, Penn.
Completion date: April 2009
Metal Products: KlassicKolors in Patina
Roofing manufacturer: Follansbee, Follansbee, W. Va., www.follansbeeroofing.com
Coatings manufacturer: Valspar Corp., Chicago, www.valsparpaint.com
Amount used: 8,000 square feet

Metal Walls

Winner: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Los Angeles

The goal of the building’s design was to portray an iconic architectural design in one of the most significant areas of Los Angeles-adjacent to the world-famous Mann’s Chinese Theater. The urban goal was to spatially complete the western end of Hollywood Boulevard, where the majority of tourist activity takes place. The building was design so the multi-leveled public spaces would enhance the street life as it ascends to the roof plaza.

“The architectural language and form is simultaneously deferential to
the adjacent landmark and [is] contemporary. The museum program required
a flexible black box and the neighborhood needed a scaled, articulated, sensuous building,” Michael Rotondi, Design Principal with JAG/RoTo Architects, Los Angeles, architect on the project.

Though metal components such as steel railings and aluminum bar grating were used throughout the building, the “WOW” factor is created in part by the Zinc wall panels that grace the outer skin of the building. Umicore VMZinc Custom flat lock .8mm zinc panels in PIGMENTO Red were the wall application of choice, chosen to match the building’s other design elements and because of its aesthetically pleasing qualities.

Selecting a material that would blend with the glass curtain wall and cmu of the contemporary style new building and the adjacent historic district including the Chinese Theater was a challenge. Therefore, zinc was selected because of its modern, yet organic, qualities.  Also, designing the metal to be installed over varying sloped walls and numerous folds was another challenge that had to be met in the construction of the museum.

GES Sheet Metal Inc., Pomona, Calif, was the installer on the project and Morley Construction Company, Santa Monica, Calif., was the general contractor.

Project Details:
Name: Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Metal Products: VMZINC Custom Flat .8mm zinc lock panel in PIGMENTO Red
Building manufacturer: Umicore Building Products, Raleigh, N.C.,
www.vmzinc-us.com
Amount used: 8,000 square feet

MCN AWARDS – HONORABLE MENTION

HONORABLE MENTION: METAL BUILDINGS
Name: Volo Aviation – Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Location: Stratford, Conn.
Cost: $20 million
Metal Products: 275-foot clearspan truss rafters; 9,000 sq ft of poly carbonate wall system (Backlight); Decreasing slope elevated scalene lean to with exterior support framing; Norco Door; 60,000 pound panelized picks
Manufacturers: Varco-Pruden metal building, standing seam roof panels (SLR2) and v-rib walls; Norco hanger door systems; Extech Poly carbonate wall panels; Owens Corning Elaminator 300 system
Size: 35,750 square feet
Project Team: MarKim Erection Company, General Contractor: Industrial Building Systems;
Why was metal selected for this project?
The products chosen for this project had to be both architecturally pleasing and meet the standards of Green Building.  All exterior products on project are 100% recyclable.

HONORABLE MENTION: METAL BUILDINGS
Name: Odessey Aviation of New Orleans New Fixed Base Operation Facility
Location: New Orleans, LA
Cost: $3.7 million
Metal Products: 24 gauge CFR standing seam in galvalume finish was used for the hangar. The roof was double-seamed to provide maximum water tightness and wind resistance. T 24-gauge VR16 standing seam roof in a Medium Grey Kynar finish was utilized at the office lean-to and lobby areas for its aesthetic value and long-term durability. A 26-guge classic wall panel in a Fox Grey polyester finish was used at the hangar. The office and lobby areas were designed as “open walls” to accommodate the installation of structural metal stud walls with brick masonry and stucco veneer.
Manufacturer: Nucor Building Systems
Size: 31,000 square feet; 162 tons
Project Team:
Metal Stud Contractor: Royal Commercial Construction
Metal Installer: Sonny Greer Construction
General Contractor: Regal Construction
Architect: Scairono-Martinez Architects
Why was metal selected for this project?
The project required long clear spans and a structure rated for 130 mph wind speeds. A pre-engineered metal building structure was selected due to its ability to provide maximum efficiency in cost and erection time.

HONORABLE MENTION: METAL ROOFING
Name: St. Joseph Catholic Church
Location: Louisiana, Mo.
Metal Products: The 0.032-aluminum CastleTop was finished in Slate Grey with the inset of a cross in Mission Red. CastleTop is a diamond-shaped flat metal tile roof, and that perfectly replicated the look of the 1920s tile, retaining the church’s historic appearance. The metal tile also was selected because it was easy to install, from eave to ridge with concealed fasteners. CastleTop is coated with a Kynar 500® PVDF or Hylar 5000® PVDF finish.
Manufacturer: ATAS International Inc.
Size: 6,300 square feet of CastleTop shingles
Project Team: Designer: Herzing Roofing, Jefferson City, Mo.; General Contractor & Metal Installer: Herzing Roofing, Jefferson City, Mo.
Why was metal selected for this project?
Metal was chosen because it replicates the look of the 1920s tiles but with a long-lasting material. The metal roof also allowed the roofing contractor to update the look by incorporating a cross inset design into the roof. A color-and design-option that wasn’t available in the ’20s.

HONORABLE MENTION: METAL ROOFING
Name: Derby Public Library
Location: Derby, KS
Cost: $5,651,193
Metal Products: 24,300 square feet of 24-gauge Curved BattenLok in Signature 300 Hunter Green; 1,900 square feet of 24-gauge BattenLok HS in Signature 300 Hunter Green.
Manufacturer: MBCI
Size: 37,614 square feet
Project Team: Architect: GLMV Architecture; General Contractor: Rainbow Construction Co., Inc., Wichita, KS; Metal Installer: Kruse Corporation, Wichita, KS
Why was metal selected for this project?
Metal was used for its ability to be curved to compliment the adjacent rolling hillside. Durability and function played a very large part in its choice, as well, since the Owner was moving out of a building that has experienced many roof leaks over recent years.

HONORABLE MENTION: METAL WALLS
Name: New H-60R Helicopter Maintenance Hangar
Location: NAS, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost: $71 million
Metal Products: 84,000-square feet of 2-inch, 22-gauge, G-90 galvanized insulated horizontal metal panel system coated in tan Kynar 500. The panel face and liner sheets were roll formed. Double rubber gaskets; panel joints poly-iso insulation injected between face sheets.
Manufacturer: Kingspan-Benchmark
Size: 207,941square feet
Project Team:
Architect: BWSC Inc.
General Contractor: Walbridge
Metal Installers: East Iowa Decks
Building Owner: United States Navy
Why was metal selected for this project?
Insulated metal panels were selected for the exterior skin of the building for its light weight, economy, weather-resistant, low maintenance characteristics. The metal panels relate aesthetically to the metal sink of the helicopters housed in the building.
Each hangar module is 235 feet long and 128 feet wide resulting in a building that is 1,175 feet long.  Each module’s hangar door is 200 feet wide and 25 feet high.  A 12 foot deep steel girder was designed to clear span these large openings and support the fabric hangar doors and steel roof structure.

HONORABLE MENTION: METAL WALLS
Name: Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Cost: $417 million
Metal Products: 136,000 square feet of .080 aluminum panels in bone white and champagne
Manufacturer: Dri-Design
Size: 700,000 square feet
Project Team: Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), St. Louis, MO; General Contractor: CG Schmidt –Barton Malow; Metal Installers: Architectural Products of Wausau.
Why was metal selected for this project?
One of the goals was to make the entire exterior a rainscreen system, a goal easily reached with the Dri-Design system. Rainscreen systems are particularly important in a healthcare environment because it prevents moisture from entering the wall cavity and thus prevents any opportunity for mold to grow.

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/ PRBuzz / May 26, 2011 – - Olympia Steel Buildings has just landed a huge contract to ship pre-engineered steel buildings into Kazakhstan for a new state of the art manufacturing plant planned for the manufacture modular housing to meet the recent housing development boom.

“Olympia Steel Buildings has more large building projects up the road,” stated Arnold Davis, company President. “The oil boom that Kazakhstan is now experiencing has created an urgent need for modular housing and major housing development projects. It is no secret that due to earthquake vulnerability, the entire region is moving away from concrete structures toward the safety and security of solid steel I-beam pre-engineered steel building construction. Strict building codes that apply to pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems assure that pre-engineered steel buildings meet seismic codes and will not crumble and collapse when the earth shakes like other structures do.”

Olympia Steel Buildings has established a good infrastructure in Kazakhstan and the surrounding region, having penetrated into markets such as Turkmenistan, Russia and Serbia that are opening to the West and Western business models after the collapse of the Soviet Union. These countries are seeking to move from Third and even Fourth World status and develop their economies, fired by their huge oil reserves, new oil pipelines and the industries that fuel them.

“Olympia Steel Buildings stands ready to deliver pre-engineered metal buildings anywhere in the world,” asserts Davis, “and, we can provide complete turnkey building construction packages anywhere in the world, including labor, supervision, erection of steel buildings, concrete work, electrical. We not only prepare the foundation, erect the steel building and install all mechanical systems, we finish the building interior, install drywall, flooring and fixtures and complete all interior painting. We even provide optional landscaping services. We are very excited about the opportunity to introduce Olympia Steel Buildings into Kazakhstan and the entire region. Our experience and knowledge of pre-engineered metal building construction combined with the latest technology in building today deliver a building that is sustainable, cost-effective and energy efficient – and you get a beautiful building.”

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September 29, 2010, Glenview, IL – Data collected during one full winter season and one full summer season of testing by the Dept. of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) shows a significant benefit to using dynamic metal roof assemblies to reduce energy use when compared to a single component shingle roof.

The multi-year research project is supported by the Glenview, IL-based Metal Construction Association (MCA), which is the largest North American trade association representing metal building component manufacturers and material suppliers. The program, which began in 2009, is aimed at evaluating the future needs of advanced metal roof and wall assemblies.

The first phase evaluated the affects of different roofing system assemblies on attic temperature control and attic-generated heating/cooling loads. One roof system featured sustainable retrofit technology consisting of metal panels integrated with PV laminates and a phase change material (PCM) heat sink. The other used a conventional shingle roof as a basis for comparison. Analysis of data collected from winter 2009 through mid-summer 2010 reveals significant improvements in the thermal performance of the attic when the roof consists of metal panels integrated with PV laminates, phase change materials, rigid insulation, and above sheathing ventilation (ASV).

“These findings highlight metal’s role in improving building envelope performance, and are quite comprehensive since they cover temperature extremes and include the use of phase change material. Although the parts are all conventional materials, their assembly is unique. They confirm that a roofing system made of multiple components can out-perform single component roofs for both heating and cooling. It also indicates the long-term value of integrating metal roofing with photovoltaic technology,” says Scott Kriner, LEED AP, MCA’s Technical Director.

The test’s two main comparison parameters were attic temperature and attic-generated heating/cooling loads. The findings for each included:

Attic Temperature: During winter, the minimum nighttime temperature in the dynamic metal roofing assembly attic was, on average, 16°F higher than the shingle attic temperature. This suggests less heat loss is occurring in the metal roofing assembly. Conversely, the maximum summer daytime temperature in the dynamic metal roofing assembly attic was 20°F lower. This indicates the ability of the system to reduce the solar heat gain into the attic space.
Attic-Generated Heating/Cooling Loads: The dynamic metal roof assembly enabled the reduction of both cooling and heating loads, compared to the shingle roof. During winter, there was a heating load reduction of 30% with the dynamic metal roof; and in the summer the cooling load was reduced by 50%.

MCA, ORNL, and several suppliers collaborated to install the experimental attic roof in the ORNL campus. These include: CertainTeed, a manufacturer of thermal insulation and building envelope materials; Unisolar, a producer of amorphous silicone photo-voltaic (PV) laminates; and Phase Change Energy, a manufacturer of bio-based phase change materials (PCMs).

The project involves ORNL’s Building Technology Research Center and is aimed at evaluating the thermal performance of assemblies using alternative interface details.

The study is documenting thermal performance levels to demonstrate compliance with the Council of American Building Officials Model Energy Code, ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1 and ASHRAE 90.2. It is also evaluating the performance of next generation roofing and wall systems.

ORNL is conducting the full-scale steady-state and dynamic testing of walls and roof assemblies using hotbox conditions and climatic chambers, field testing, and computer modeling. An important part of this project is the planned evaluation of next-generation building-integrated photovoltaic technologies.

One of the missions of the ORNL Buildings Technology Research Center is to work with private industry to accelerate market penetration of the most promising energy efficient opaque building roof and wall technologies.

More details of the program and the systems will be available at the MCA booth #537 at METALCON International, October 20-22, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About the Metal Construction Association
The Metal Construction Association’s mission is to grow the use of metal through market development, education, technical programs and selective action on public policies that affect the use of metal in building projects. MCA’s next meeting is the 2011 Annual Meeting, set for January 23-25 in San Diego.

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