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by Andrew Buildings | abcarticledirectory.com

When thinking about commercial metal buildings, people often picture the silver metal buildings that look more like a quonset than something they could use for a church, school, or retail space. However, this just isn’t true. In fact, you can choose from tons of different options and features, many of which are included in the price when you request quotes for steel buildings. You can then carry on this look with features you can add on after construction to make your industrial steel building beautiful. Best of all, it doesn’t cost you a lot more money or time to accomplish this.

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Choose a Great Color Combination for your Commercial Metal Buildings

When you buy commercial metal buildings, color is one of the first choices you’ll be able to make. Generally, quality manufacturers will let you choose a color right when you order. They range from slate grey, black, and dark blue to warm tans, reds, yellows, and almost any color you can think of. This lets you create the ideal look for almost any purpose.

The other option is to add partial walls around the foundation to make the building taller. In addition to the extra height, you get the warm look of wood that can range from a country feel to a rustic look ideal for all sorts of uses including restaurants, workshops, country-style stores, and much more.

Door and Window Options for Commercial Metal Buildings

The next step in designing a beautiful industrial steel building is to choose the right doors and windows. In many instances, people think of straight industrial windows, which are often solid and made from vinyl. They then pair this with a straight metal or vinyl door.

In reality, you have an unlimited number of combinations to give you the look and style you’re after. For a more romantic or country look, choose great awning or sliding windows with mullion bars running across the panes. If you’re interested in having more privacy, but still looking to benefit from natural lighting, consider windows with frosted or tinted glass.

The choice in door styles is endless. French doors can open the space and make it appear warm and welcoming, which is ideal for a church or retail space. If you’ll be working with large equipment or items, consider adding large garage style doors to one end of your commercial metal buildings. These can roll up or slide off to one side or the other. Again, they come in virtually any color you can think of, are available with or without windows, and have an endless number of patterns.

Roof Styles Available for your Industrial Steel Building

The style of roof you choose to have on your storage or retail space can make a big difference on the look and feel of the building. Flat or slanted roofs are commonly found on cattle shelters. Garages often feature an ‘A’ or ‘S’ style roof. Quonsets, airplane hangars, and other commercial storage structures often require additional height, and therefore, come with an arched roof.

To find out which styles your manufacturer offers and which style would suit you best, be sure to ask when requesting quotes on commercial metal buildings.

Adding Landscaping and Lighting to Commercial Metal Buildings

Just like a home, what you put around your building can make a huge difference on its level of curb appeal. Flowerbeds, patio and driveway installations, trees, shrubs, and other landscaping features can instantly turn a commercial building into a thing of beauty that others will love visiting. You can even add things such as awnings, water features, hedges, fences and other items for additional appeal. The possibilities are endless.

With a little bit of planning and creativity, an industrial steel building can really be a thing of beauty. This makes you and your visitors feel much more at ease, interested in looking around, and can even reflect positively on your business or organization. When planning to buy commercial metal buildings, be sure to consider the exterior appearance too.

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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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Omnix International, a leading regional technology service provider and integrator in the Middle East, has announced the successful implementation of essential Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for leading contracting company, Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings. Implemented over a two-month period, the installation covered strategic BIM software like Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure Solutions and Navisworks, which is expected to help strengthen Amana’s operations and fast track development in UAE projects where sustainable construction is involved and Estidama (Pearl Rating) guidelines are observed. As part of the agreement, Omnix has also facilitated the training of Amana personnel allowing for an easier transition from the company’s previously used AutoCAD software to the newer Autodesk BIM software.

According to Amana, the use of AutoCAD software for drawing work and other design processes proved inadequate against challenges that included the need to fast track schedules, security concerns and the large number of personnel involved per project. To help address these concerns, Omnix International presented Amana with a revolutionary Autodesk BIM software package that allowed the company to access accurate and current project information for quick approval of key decisions.

“Amana’s decision to shift from AutoCAD to BIM software and solutions has already produced positive results for us,” said William Bsaibes, Green Initiative Manager – LEED AP BD+C, Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings. “To date, we have seen an improvement in our productivity as we have saved four to six weeks off from our drawing production and have also allowed our Quantity Surveying department to finalize quantities faster and with more accuracy. The use of BIM technology gives us a competitive edge by producing high quality documentation, shorter production cycles and an improved approach at servicing our clients.”

Omnix International has revealed that the use of sound and effective BIM software allows architects, engineers, HVAC specialists, contractors, designers, MEP detailers and fabricators to successfully interact, collaborate and check for clashes on a project. The Revit BIM platform, which includes software like Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure and Navisworks, automatically creates essential project information, accurate floor plans, elevations, sections, quantity takeoffs, area calculations and schedules. The software allows architects, structural engineers and builders to work from a single integrated digital model that contains all information essential to the project. Amana’s decision to utilize key BIM software has allowed their architects to link a project’s structural model into the architectural model and directly see the structural components on the drawings – resulting in a tighter integration between structure and architecture departments. The use of BIM technology has allowed Amana to make better informed decisions and also create stronger ties with their clients.

“We are pleased with the successful results of our implementation of BIM software for Amana. We are also upbeat that its stakeholders, partners and customers will highly benefit from the Revit platforms advantages of efficiency, accuracy and quick delivery of results,” concluded Dr. Jayant Deshpande, Director – CAE, Omnix International.

Aside from the implementation of key BIM software and solutions, Omnix International will also be providing Amana with consulting services. Omnix International is an ISO 9000-2008 company that was established in 1987 with the vision of serving its customers by promoting the use of key Information Technology to help attain business objectives. The company maintains its headquarters in Dubai with strategic offices spread across the Middle East region like Abu Dhabi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Libya and Iraq. Omnix International is staffed with a large pool of qualified and experienced staff covering Building Intelligence Modeling (BIM) services in the areas of architecture, structure and MEP. The leading technology service provider has more than 4000 clients including Brookfield Multiplex; Six Construct; Consolidated Contractors Company; Abu Dhabi Airports Company; WS Atkins; and M & Z Partners.

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Copper mining creates a highly caustic environment that challenges the structures that house its processes. In 2001, Phelps Dodge, a copper producer based in the United States, found a unique answer to this challenge through the combined efforts of three Canadian companies.
Phelps Dodge’s Morenci Mine is located in Morenci, Arizona, 200 miles due east of Phoenix, and is the largest source of copper in North America. The mine is an open pit operation where the process begins with raffinate solution being applied over ore to leach out copper. The resulting pregnant leaching solution (PLS) is combined with reagents in a settler building where it is separated to yield an electrolytic solution. This solution is then pumped to a tankhouse, where the copper attaches to starter sheets and 99.99 per cent pure copper plate is formed.

Previously the settler buildings were rigid frame, epoxy-painted carbon steel, with wall panels of the same material or fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP). Colony Management, a building supply company of Vancouver, was bidding to supply some new buildings. However, Marian Podlovsky, P.Eng., manager of the civil/structural/architectural department of Fluor Daniel Wright of Vancouver, B.C., consulting engineers for the project, was aware of a frameless convex building that Colony supplied which might be suitable. He approached Colony’s president, David Thompson, and provided him with all the relevant data on mechanical aspects and functional constraints.

In turn, Thompson contacted Behlen Industries of Brandon, Manitoba regarding a pre-engineered frameless building system in stainless steel. The company had previously engineered a stainless steel building to combat corrosion at a composting facility. What would be unique about the structure at Morenci was that all components would be stainless steel.

Behlen’s general manager, Craig Downey, explains: “We regularly manufacture pre-engineered structural panel systems in the form of convex buildings that don’t require a conventional frame. In this case we were looking at every single component being stainless steel, from struts and gussets down to nuts and bolts. Here our challenge was working with so many different gauges of stainless steel — 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 ga. — and it took us about six weeks to engineer the parts.”

The challenge for Colony, Thompson says, was “to design custom windows fabricated with special opening mechanisms, fibreglass panes, and stainless steel frames allowing both ventilation and access.”

Podlovsky adds: “An advantage of the frameless convex building for this application is that of evenly distributed load along the length of the building, rather than a point load where columns occur. The main advantage though is cost.”

Sam Maldonado, senior engineer with Phelps Dodge at Morenci, is “extremely pleased” with the results: “We’ve saved money not only through reduced downtime to repair the traditional settler buildings, but also the cost of the structure compared to our other buildings.”

By Robert Fletcher. Article supplied by Behlen Industries.

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Mon, 02 May 2011, 21:41:05 GMT
Edited by Debra Tone

BALLINGER, Texas, May 2, 2011 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Mueller, Inc., a leading manufacturer of steel buildings and residential metal roofing, wants to extend a helping hand again this year to a Texas non-profit in need of a new facility. The campaign is called “Helping Hands.” One organization will be selected to receive a new Mueller steel building up to 4,000 square feet through applications received by June 1, 2011.

Because of today’s economic environment, Mueller wants to give something back to a struggling organization that always gives to others, whether it is a food bank facility, a volunteer firehouse, or maybe a senior citizen center. Upon making the announcement, Mike Fry, director of marketing for Mueller said, “We are very supportive of the hard working non-profits in Texas and during these tough times, we want to do our share of giving back by offering a helping hand to one of these deserving organizations.”

For the third straight year, Mueller is teaming up with the popular television series, “Texas Country Reporter” with Bob Phillips to publicize this offering. Viewers of the program representing non-profit organizations will be invited to write in and explain why their organization is worthy of receiving a Mueller steel building. The winner will be announced on the television show this fall.

Last year’s “Helping Hands” recipient was the City of Buckholts and surrounding areas. The campaign built a brand new home for the Buckholts Volunteer Fire Department.

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Olympia Steel Buildings
the new hangar and air terminal will be ready to accommodate the many NASCAR fans who will be flying in to enjoy the race
Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) April 30, 2011

Universal Steel Buildings has contracted to design, engineer and supply three Olympia Steel Buildings® pre-engineered steel buildings to FirstAIR Group of Horseheads, New York. Universal Steel Buildings Construction Services will complete the concrete work and erect the prefabricated metal buildings planned for the hangar-terminal complex on site. Construction on the more than twelve thousand square foot multi-purpose pre-engineered metal building hangar-airport terminal complex will begin in May of this year.
FirstAIR Group Inc is a company comprised of Aviation, Development and Business Resource professionals, providing aircraft maintenance, aircraft charter and sales, helicopter scenic rides and photography, and International Airport Development in Horseheads, New York near the Elimira-Corning Regional Airport.
The new Olympia Steel Buildings airplane hangar will accommodate a large Kingair Twin Jet and a jet-propelled helicopter used to provide scenic Finger Lakes area tours, as well as to accommodate maintenance areas for commercial airlines and private planes. The hangar-terminal complex is comprised of three pre-engineered steel buildings connected into one huge twelve-thousand foot complex with a one-hundred foot clearspan that arcs thirty-five feet into the air providing ample space for the planes garaged for maintenance and protection from the elements. An existing t-hangar on the property will be coming down later this year to make room for additional pre-engineered steel airplane hangars once the current construction project is completed.
“It’s a very exciting project for us,” states Darin Skomo, project manager for the Construction Division of Universal Steel Buildings. “The scenery on the drive from Pittsburgh to FirstAir’s Horseheads, New York location through the Allegheny National Forest is breathtaking. The project itself is challenging: designing three pre-engineered steel buildings to connect as one with a one-hundred foot clearspan arching thirty-five feet into the air to provide clearance for the planes that will be garaged there,” continues Skomo. “We will finish construction before the big Watkins Glenn NASCAR race in August so the new hangar and air terminal will be ready to accommodate the many NASCAR fans who will be flying in to enjoy the race.”
Because of the strength and durability of steel and the remarkable clearspan space that is achievable with Olympia Steel Buildings unique trussless metal building design – up to three hundred feet of completely clearspan space with no obstructing columns – pre-engineered metal building construction is ideal for aircraft hangars and air terminals. Universal Steel Buildings supplies Olympia Steel Buildings pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems to private and commercial airports, military and civilian agencies and FBO’s all over the world.

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(1888PressRelease) March 01, 2008 – RHINO STEEL BUILDING SYSTEMS, Denton, Texas — Many potential buyers of steel buildings believe that they are difficult to insulate from the weather. “This is absolutely not true,” according to Bruce Brown, president of Rhino Steel Building Systems. “We have several effective methods of insulating our pre-engineered buildings, and none greater than our newest insulation package, named the Rhino Pro Value Insulation System. “ Many of the problems with insulating pre-fabricated steel buildings has to do more with errors in installation than anything else. It’s true, that the entropy (or temperature migration) of steel is far greater than wood, and if improperly installed, exposed metal purlins and girts can import extreme temperature from outside the building.

The Rhino Pro Value package includes the use of insulators and the almost complete filling of the purlin and girt cavities that virtually eliminate temperature transfer. Additionally, a special liner fabric protects from condensation that can plague metal buildings not otherwise protected. “We offer other types of insulation that are also effective and can provide helpful installation tips as well,” Brown says. One added bonus of the Rhino Pro Value System, has to do with a special low maintenance vapor barrier that covers the otherwise exposed purlins and girts. If this is installed, it creates a professional “finished look” to the interior eliminating the need for painting or covering the interior with more expensive and less effective materials.

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When a building requires to be created the key feature that implicates whole lot of the cost and the rates to go up is the material that is being applied for the construction of the building, in the case of commercial steel buildings the material is evidently steel. Steel as in contrast to the different concrete materials that are applied for the construction of buildings is as a matter of fact pretty a well priced material to use for the construction of a commercial building and it as a matter of fact works out to much less expensive due to the durability of the material.

The pretty idea that it is less priced than most different concrete building material clubbed with the idea that it is steadfast to weathering to a considerable degree, decreases the real cost of the commercial steel buildings construction by a fine measure. Not just that, the quantity of cash that you’d have been expending on any other building on its upkeep and up hold, nothing of that is required for the upkeep of the steel building so you’re saving that massive bit of cash there.

On top of all that, add the large cost that you’d be getting once that steel building is no more being used and you could as a matter of fact vend of the steel for different objectives since steel is totally recyclable. In contrast to the investment that you are going to be making on the steel building the profits will be lots more when they’re all estimated together due to the building’s pretty material and its overall performance.

For more information on AAA steel buildings, area zoning building requirements, buildings for storage, or buildings from steel, please visit our metal building informational site.

For more information on buy steel buildings, commercial steel building, or do it yourself buildings, please visit our metal buildings informational site.

For more information on erecting a steel building, metal church, or facades for steel buildings, please visit our steel buildings informational site.

For more information on metal garage, planning the steel building purchase, or premier metal roof systems, please visit our steel buildings informational site.

For more information on purchase a steel building, shop for steel buildings, or roofing systems steel, please visit our quality steel buildings informational site.

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