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“Designing today isn’t just about structural integrity. It’s about a building’s impact on the environment, and what type of visual style it can express,” says Thomas Passek, president of the Copper Development Association Inc. 

About 20 percent of SMACNA’s membership work in the architectural sheet metal sector. However, that number increases annually with the demand for more exterior and interior architectural metal construction projects.

For the bank's newest branch in St. Marys, Georgia, the project incorporated 9,500 square feet. of .032-gauge Petersen’s Snap-Clad panels finished in Interstate Blue and 2,000 square feet of 0.32-gauge flush wall panels finished in Silver.

A new partnership between SMACNA and the American Institute of Architecture Students will give architectural sheet metal a new view. 

For every roofing underlayment roll of Summit 60 sold — including traditional and limited-edition pink ribbon rolls — from Aug. 15 to Oct. 15, 2019, Atlas Roofing will donate $2 to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation.

When plans were underway for the new Hotel Interurban in the close-in Seattle suburb of Tukwila, Washington, a “modern” and “contemporary” creation to match the region’s tech-focused economy was the top priority.

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s (SMACNA) new architectural internship program pairs leading architectural sheet metal contractors with promising architecture students.

The LN-25X is a portable industrial wire feeder with CrossLinc and True Voltage Technology (TVT) designed for construction, pipe, metal fabrication, shipbuilding and rental fleet applications.

 

The Envelope 2000 composite panels, by Citadel Architectural Products, consist of two aluminum skins, bonded to a thermoset phenolic resin core. The life cycle and recyclability of the panels were recently used to help the Helena Aviation Readiness Center achieve Gold LEED status during a renovation.

Panels of regal and sky blue on Consumer Direct Care Network’s new four-story headquarters in Missoula, Montana, were added last minute to give the building “a little more punch,” explains Marie Wilson, AIA, LEED BD+C, of In2itive Architecture of Missoula.