Independence High School was designed with metal panels for aesthetics and to minimize views of rooftop equipment. Approximately 160,000 square feet of McElroy Metal’s 16-inch-wide Maxima 216 metal roof panels in Weathered Galvalume were rollformed on-site with an Archzilla rollforming machine.
The eave height was approximately 36 feet high, which made it a challenge to get the panels to the roof. Installers backed away from the building and ran a panel onto the roof to create a bridging effect.
The LEED Silver-certified project utilized 24-gauge, 12-inch flush metal wall panels; 24-gauge, 12-inch flush soffit panels; and 22-gauge Maxima 216 metal roof panels. The standing seam roof system incorporated reflective paint pigments.
Owner: Frisco Independent School District, Frisco
General contractor: Lee Lewis Construction Inc., Dallas
Architect: Corgan Associates Inc., Dallas
Roofing contractor: Progressive Roofing Services Inc., Duncanville, Texas
Metal roof/wall panels: McElroy Metal, Bossier City, La., www.mcelroymetal.com
