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M A R C H 2 0 2 3 | 53 Steel Building Systems P H OTO G R A P H Y CO U RT E S Y H O N CO S T EEL B U I L D I N GS its toll. Lots of projects are in the works and quoting is frequent, but orders are down and understandably there is a growing 'lets wait and see how things evolve' sentiment among developers. "B.C. and Alberta used to carry the metal buildings market in Canada but the market has definitely dropped off. However, the Ontario market has grown over the past four years, so that's a compensation – and in the U.S. where Nucor is headquar- tered, demand is absolutely through the roof, with 2022 being our best year ever." As such, Nucor has taken the opportunity to improve and expand its infra- structure. In December it announced that it will build two new state-of-the-art tower production plants as it expands its recently established Nucor Towers & Structures business unit, having iden- tified tremendous growth potential in the need to rebuild and replace critical infrastructure using some of the cleanest, most sustainable steel in the world. Nucor will establish a nation- wide footprint with these two new facilities, which will be extensively automated and include advanced hot- dip galvanizing operations. In January of this year Nucor announced that its new steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Kentucky, rolled its first steel plate: a commemoration of the fact that this is among only a few mills glob- ally – and the only mill in the U.S. – capable of manufacturing at scale the heavy gauge plate used in monopile foundations for offshore wind towers. It is also the first steel mill in the world to pursue certification under LEED v4. Finally, Metl-Span, a Nucor company, continues to be a pioneer of insulated metal panels and a leader in the advancement of insulated panel technology, and an example of what it can provide is evident in its work for the new Derry Township Community Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Metl-Span's panels were specified and installed as part of the walls and roofing of this 90,000-square-foot facility: CHM Contracting installed 56,000 square feet of six-inch-thick CFR roof panel, 42-inches wide with a 22-gauge Slate Gray exterior and a 24-gauge Regal Gray interior (the 42-inch panels allowed for a speedier building enclosure). The project also included 24,000 square feet of six-inch-thick CF wall panels, 42 inches wide with a 22-gauge Tahoe Blue exterior and a 24-gauge Regal Gray interior. A single-skin PBU panel was installed in some of the masonry areas. Metl-Span insulated metal panels were also the preferred solution (for their versatility and performance characteristics) for 2505 Bruckner in the Bronx, New York, which at over one million square feet is the largest logistics centre in the tri-state area. Facing a compressed construction timeline, project managers needed to deliver an exterior cladding solution that was attractive, energy efficient, and easy to install – and Metl-Span met all key criteria. To create a modern look for the facility, designers specified CF Architectural three-inch panels in Metallic Fusion on two corners of the warehouse and areas surrounding building entrances and office spaces. CF Architectural panels offer a thicker-gauge facing for a high profile, monolithic appearance. The panels eliminate the need for metal flashings with trimless ends and pre-formed corners, allowing design freedom. Panels contain a foam core encapsulated by two steel facings for an all-in-one building envelope solution, eliminating the need for additional insulation. The design team also specified CF Light Mesa in Igloo White. Well suited for exterior and interior walls and ideal for commercial and industrial applications, the insulated metal panel utilizes concealed clips. In all, more than 16,000 square feet of Metl-Span products on the building's exterior were installed. In the fall of 2022, Metl-Span officially named 2505 Bruckner as its building of the year, and for good reason: "It was critical for the design of this building to make a bold statement, and Metl-Span is proud that our products created a dynamic, energy-efficient building envelope for the structure," concludes Mike Weaver, East Region sales manager, Metl-Span. A Cultures H. Dolbec Inc. potato conservation building, Saint-Ubalde, QC 1 (800) 463-5799 TOLL FREE DISCOVER THE HONCO TECHNOLOGY + Better energy e ciency + Optimal use of space + Lower construction costs + Attractive light-re ecting structural ceiling honco.ca C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Award Magazine-Quarter_Page-Ad_DEC_2022_Print.pdf 1 11/9/2022 8:04:51 AM

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