Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, Ark.

by Jonathan McGaha | 31 March 2010 12:00 am

Although less than 15 years old, the school’s architectural shingle roof was leaking badly. “We get lots of wind in the area and every time a storm would come through, we would lose shingles,” said Jim Lay, construction manager for the college. “So in our master plan, we decided to use metal on all future roof installations.”

Approximately 100,000 square feet (9,290 m2) of 24-gauge, 18-inch (457-mm) PAC-CLAD Snap-Clad panels in Forest Green from Petersen Aluminum Corp. were used in the major tear-off and re-roof project of the 189,000-square-foot (17,558-m2) building.

“The school saw this as an opportunity to resolve the leakage problem and bring the building into conformance with the master plan. The re-roof was done in sections while classes were in session and the whole process went smoothly,” said Galen Hunter, partner at MAHG Architecture Inc.

“The school originally wanted a metal roof when the building was constructed 15 years ago but opted for a less expensive shingle roof that failed,” said James Russell, project manager with Harness Roofing Inc. “The building had been well maintained and adding the metal roof made it look like new. The only challenge was working around the students. We had to keep moving safety fences and equipment. And, of course, we had to remain covered-up and watertight at all times. But the building really got a modern facelift and looks great.”

Architect: MAHG Architecture Inc., Fort Smith, Ark.
Installer: Harness Roofing Inc., Springdale, Ark.
Metal roof panels: Petersen Aluminum Corp., Elk Grove Village, Ill.,
www.pac-clad.com

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