Temple Beth El in West Palm Beach, Fla., was originally built and dedicated in early 1970, featuring a sanctuary that rises several stories into the roof structure of the building, as well as a school and social hall. The original roof was a combination of flat membrane roof topped with a “nautilus” shell-shaped structure that rose several stories to form the ceiling for the temple’s sanctuary. Asphalt shingles covered the raised segment.
After hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 left the asphalt shingle roof badly damaged and patched temporarily with a self adhesive membrane, temple officials decided to take action. Working with Knopf & Associates, Riveria Beach, Fla., temple staff chose a new roof made of standing-seam metal panels.
Completed late last year, the project utilized 115,000 square feet
(10,684 m2) of Series 1300 24-gauge Copper Metallic-coated aluminum panels manufactured by Englert Inc., Perth Amboy, N.J. Total Roofing Systems, Port St. Lucie, Fla., installed the new roof that curved over the surface of the old one, taking the nautilus shape. Unlike most standing-seam roofs that are sloped, the Temple Beth El roof was stepped with each platform of vertical standing seam interlocked with the next until it took the complete configuration of a nautilus shell atop the roof.
Englert Inc.
