Metal roofing applications offer a mix of flexibility, durability, and attractiveness. Walls surround the three learning gardens at Community Consolidated School District 59’s (CCSD59) Early Learning Center. In each garden, one of those walls is covered in metal panels. It tilts inward, and its window patterns jog up and down as if imitating the activity […]
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The Magic of Metal in Architectural Design – Part 3 (No More Thermal Bridging)
Insulated metal panels enhance building envelope performance, prevent thermal bridging, and promote sustainability. My previous post on the use of metal in architectural design focused on the material’s aesthetic flexibility. Though designers place a high value on the looks of a facility, they must also consider more practical matters, such as how a material impacts […]
The Magic of Metal in Architectural Design – Part 2 (Endless Possibilities)
More building owners benefiting from material’s exceptional flexibility. In my last post, I broke down some of the benefits of using metal in the design of facilities. This time, I want to focus on one of them: versatility. Note I am not framing an argument that metal is better or worse than any other building […]
The Magic of Metal in Architectural Design
Metal’s wide array of colors and a growing assortment of textures (e.g., smooth, corrugated, embossed, striated) offer designers a high level of customization. The material offers a great deal of flexibility in terms of changing appearance depending on the time of day and the position of the sun. What you see on a sunny morning […]
