Controlling Daylight with Expanded Metal
Expanded metal is an extremely versatile building material; it can achieve numerous and varied project goals. In terms of controlling daylighting, expanded metal can be used in many different ways to achieve a variety of results. How it works Expanded metal’s strands and openings determine how much light is blocked, lines of sight, and even… Continue reading Controlling Daylight... Read More»
Optimizing Metal Buildings for HVAC
Drawing on experience with large-scale metal building systems, project teams face unique issues of design and optimization, as well as mechanical system planning, when they set out to build today. Project planning begins with a holistic analysis focused on anticipated uses and structural loads, as... Read More»
MBCEA Presents Building of the Year and Ketenbrink Service Awards
In Nashville, Tenn., during the joint conference between the Metal Building Contractors & Erectors Association (MBCEA) and the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) on May 8, 2023, the MBCEA presented the Building of the Year Awards and the Oil Can award. ... Read More»
Metal Building Gymnasium is Built on Hillside
Quinn Evans Architects Inc. in Baltimore designed the Basketball Performance Center at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla., with a metal building system that houses athletic facilities and an attached, lean-to section of the building that houses the Athletic Department. The building is nestled into its... Read More»
Laser-cut Sunshades Encase Office Building
What looks like walls of frothy bubbles encase the Alexandria GradLabs office building in San Diego. Metal panels with custom cut holes of varying sizes and shapes completely cover the two long sides of the rectangular building, and give it a dramatic appearance that evokes... Read More»
