Metal roof tops new elementary school

by Jonathan McGaha | December 31, 2008 12:00 am

The new Myrtle Beach Elementary School, serving second and third grade students, is situated on 10 acres (4 hectares) in the heart of Myrtle Beach, S.C., just two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean. The 650-student school is a replacement for the existing elementary school and features a new multipurpose facility, new administration and guidance areas, computer labs and resource spaces.

The school district’s design guidelines require a standing-seam Kynar-coated structural or architectural metal roof system be chosen for steep-slope roof designs. The architectural firm, Pike, McFarland Hall in Myrtle Beach, chose an Englert Series 2500 profile from Englert Inc., Perth Amboy, N.J., for the 110,000 square feet (10,219 m2) of patina green roofing panel for the roof. The Englert standing seam was chosen for its durability, ability to exceed Miami Dade Building Code wind uplift requirements and its resistance to salt air and water corrosion.

The general contractor was M.B. Kahn, Columbia, S.C., and the roofing contractor was Spann Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., Conway, S.C.

Englert Inc.

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