Definitely Green

by Mark Robins | 3 June 2019 12:00 am

By Mark Robins

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During the renovation of South Texas College’s Technology Campus in McAllen, Texas, the design team established a campus identity with custom school colors in the building’s cladding and design elements. What was once a well-worn plastics manufacturing facility became a state-of-the-art educational facility. Alucobond aluminum composite material panels by 3A Composites Inc. served to define the new school identity.

Architect: EGV Architects[1], Hidalgo, Texas
General contractor: E-Con Group[2], Edinburg, Texas
Project manager: Broaddus & Associates[3], Austin, Texas
Fabricator/installer: Bowman Distributing Co.[4], San Benito, Texas
Aluminum composite material: 3A Composites USA Inc., Davidson, N.C., www.3acompositesusa.com[5]

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Endnotes:
  1. EGV Architects: http://www.egvarch.com
  2. E-Con Group: http://www.e-congroup.com.au
  3. Broaddus & Associates: http://www.broaddusassociates.com
  4. Bowman Distributing Co.: http://www.bowmandist.com
  5. www.3acompositesusa.com: http://www.3acompositesusa.com

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