Metal Building Projects Get Recognized
by Paul Deffenbaugh | 1 July 2019 12:00 am
MBCEA selects eight projects for Building of the Year Awards
BARNES building & management group Inc., Weymouth, Mass., took home the top honors with its execution of the Boston MedFlight Hangar 12A in Lincoln, Mass. The building was supplied by Metallic Building Co., Houston. The following members also received awards, which you can read about in more detail on the following pages: Steel Worx Solutions LLC, Groveland, Fla.; Quality Erectors & Construction Co., Benicia, Calif.; Paramount Metal Systems, Little Rock, Ark.; Thomas Phoenix International Inc., Eastampton, N.J.; and Crossland Construction Co.; Columbus, Kan.
This year’s judges for the Building of the Year awards were Ronald Albert, AIA, RHA Architects, Dallas; Matthew Jarmel, Jarmel Kizel Architects and Engineers, Livingston, N.J.; and Jerry Gorski, Gorski Engineering, Collegeville, Pa.
Also recognized during the award ceremony, which was emceed by Art Hance, Hance Construction, Washington, N.J., was past MBCEA president Mike Reynolds, Systems Contractors Inc., Elizabeth, Colo. Reynolds received the prestigious Robert and Beverly Ketenbrink Service Award. Known as the “Oil Can Award,” it is bestowed on members who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the metal building industry through their involvement in the association.
The MBCEA Annual Conference was held in conjunction with the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA).
Building of the Year
The Boston MedFlight Hangar 12A is a 18,600-square-foot building designed and constructed to achieve LEED Silver certification. Completed in August 2018, the Metallic Building Co.- supplied building includes Metl-Span CF42-Mesa wall panels and R-30 Purlin Glide insulation by Silvercote. It features black iron for fireproofing and also additional collateral loading to carry a photovoltaic array and runway steel for a 2-ton crane.
Awards of Excellence
Educational and Recreational Category
Because the Solano Country SB1022 Classroom and Vocational Training Center serves as part of the county correctional program to help get inmates back into the workforce, the project required special attention and care. All the exterior and interior details of the building needed to be carefully inspected by the design team to ensure that inmates would not be able to use anything from the building as a weapon against an officer or inmate. Comprised of two buildings that both had 12-foot eaves, Quality Erectors & Construction Inc. used its own carrier panel system for the exterior Metl-Span single-skin cladding that provided a detailing challenge but, in the end, offered an ecofriendly and thermally efficient building envelope.
Manufacturing Category
The RLS Freezer Building is phase one of a four-phase project that includes some of the most advanced technologies and practices in cold storage including transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems that eliminate the need for HFC refrigerants. The columns were set on 5 1/2-inch compressed rigid polyurethane foam blocks to maintain the insulating factor in the 44,500-squarefoot building. Thomas Phoenix International crews constructed the 50-foot-tall walls horizontally, and lifted the 15,000-pound modules into place.
Re-roof/Renovations/Additions Category
The Four Winds Plaza shopping center on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands was already in need of a new roof to replace its aging rubber membrane roof. But back-to-back Category 5 hurricanes in September 2017 destroyed the roof, making the project more pressing. Thomas Phoenix International flew crews down along with four RVs as living quarters and Conex boxes containing tools and materials. In late- November 2017, crews began the roof build-up and completed the 162,525-square-foot project by summer. Butler Manufacturing’s 22-gauge MR-24 roof panels form the roof deck and BR-II siding panels close in the sidewalls and eaves. All construction was built to withstand future hurricanes.
Specialty Category
The new Tulsa Expo Center serves as the emotional heart of the Tulsa Fairgrounds, which has been attracting visitors to its hosted events, including the Tulsa State Fair, since 1913. Translucent panel clerestory and accent panels allow natural light to fill the space. The space will host livestock shows, equestrian events and even dog shows. To manage that versatility, the structure has clerestory eave heights of 57 feet and a ridge height of 60 feet. The 4:12 roof pitch rests above a 140-foot clear span. An event space on the south end features restrooms and a kitchen, and 400 slide-and-glide horse stalls offering housing to livestock.
Awards of Merit
Educational and Recreation Category
In a fast-paced area and on a congested job site, Steel Worx Solutions LLC erected the Atlanta Braves Spring Training clubhouse facility. Four buildings totaling 41,980 square feet were erected on a very tight schedule and completed in October 2018. Eave heights measured 32 feet. The congestion, pace and tight schedule required complete and careful communication among all trades, which were shoehorned into a very small area.
Manufacturing Category
Paramount Metal Systems erected a three-story, 115,575-square-foot storage facility in Rochester Hills, Mich., over the winter of 2017-18, finishing in April 2018. As a state-of-the-art, climate-controlled facility, it incorporates a blend of light-gauge steel and structural steel framing. Eave heights come in a 36 feet 9 inches with the top of the parapet achieving 40 feet. In spite of the harsh environment, the building came in on time and on budget.
Specialty Category
The One Particular Harbor Marina serves the needs of the adjoining 132-luxury home community and provides direct, no-bridge access to the Gulf of Mexico. The building is 28,500 square feet with an eave height of 58 feet, and fits 128 boats that can weigh up to 25,000 pounds each. Inspired by the Jimmy Buffet song, “Margaritaville,” the development picks up many elements of the lifestyle, which can be seen in the complicated decorative elements of the structure. While erecting the building, Steel Worx Solutions LLC paid careful attention to detailing the vast amount of aesthetic canopies.
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