Aerzen USA’s new plant in Coatesville, Pa., is one of the most environmentally friendly industrial buildings in the state and believed to be Pennsylvania’s first manufacturing facility to achieve LEED Gold certification. Aerzen manufactures high-end industrial blowers, vacuum pumps and compressors.
The project utilized approximately 54,000 square feet (5,017 m2) of Lewisville, Texas-based Metal-Span’s insulated panels for roof and wall applications. On the building exterior, the 5-inch (127-mm) CF-42 Fluted wall panels were finished in Kynar 500 Cool Parchment, while the 5-inch CFR-42 standing-seam roof panels were finished in Kynar 500 Polar White. The interior profile for both the wall and roof panels was Mesa.
Re:Vision Architecture, Philadelphia, began the design process with a five-day design charette. “It was one of the most successful charettes that we’ve conducted,” said Mike Cronomiz, project architect. “The client initially wanted a ‘green tinged’ building but the more they learned about sustainability and green buildings, the more they wanted to invest in it.”
Approximately one year after the design process started, the Metl-Span panels became a part of the project. “We were looking for a cost effective way to provide a really smart manner of finishing and insulating the space,” according to Cronomiz. “The design team discovered Metl-Span, and it was probably one of the best finds that we made. I can’t say enough good things about it. It provided outstanding insulation qualities, met our tight budget constraints and it was easy to install. The building was closed in less than a week.”
Perley-Halladay Associates, West Chester, Pa., installed the Metl-Span panels. “A typical manufacturing warehouse would use standard siding and batt insulation,” said John Halladay, sales manager at Perley-Halladay Associates. “In this case, since the team was going for LEED certification, the Metl-Span panels quadrupled the insulation value. The 5-inch panels that would normally be used for freezer applications really provide outstanding insulation qualities.”
According to Halladay, an added benefit of the all-in-one Metl-Span composite panels is that they install directly on top of the purlins. “They provide a nice interior skin that is attractive without having to add a liner panel of any sort. That’s always a bonus using Metl-Span,” Halladay said.
Adams-Bickel Associates Inc., Collegeville, Pa., was the general contractor.
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