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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 4 | 13 Metal Roofing/Cladding R EN D ER I N GS BY B I LO D E AU BA R I L L EEM I N G/CO U RT E S Y H O N CO S T EEL B U I L D I N GS Honco Steel Buildings is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024; the Quebec-based company's self-supporting steel buildings are renowned for their quality, durability, and highly competitive prices. Honco's structural steel panels are made by using bending techniques to give the metal that is otherwise lacking in rigidity considerable strength; applying corrugations to the steel sheet reinforces its resistance to bending. The panel is made from superior-grade steel, cold-formed on a fully auto- mated production line at Honco's Lévis plant. Smaller secondary corrugations ensure the local stability of each part of the panel, and profiled grooves on the sides reinforce the joints when the steel panels are connected longitudinally. Geneviève Filteau, Honco's director of marketing, says, "We are excited to announce the development of new sports facilities on our campus, fea- turing 16 tennis courts (eight outdoor and eight indoor), as well as six outdoor pickleball courts. This project, valued at $30 million, will com- mence construction in the fall of 2024. Additionally, a public square will be created on the southeast side of the campus to host various events." Filteau is referring to the Tennis Centre at Laval University in Quebec, a 65,000-square-foot facility made of Honco's TP-4000 flat roof system. Like its smaller counterpart the TP-3000 system, the TP-4000 is also built from struc- tural panels and has the addition of an intermediate support system combined with Honco roof trusses, which allows the TP-4000 to reach unlimited widths. A recent minor-league ballpark project in Montana acted as a showcase for PAC-CLAD metal panels from Petersen (a Carlisle Company), which has sup- plied the commercial and residential markets with architectural wall panels and roofing systems since 1965. PAC-CLAD wall panels are available in a broad palette of colours of Kynar- based 70 percent PVDF finishes, and standard colours include brilliant metallic, sophisticated wood grain, and rich ore finishes; also, many panels are made with recycled aluminum, and all of them are 100 percent recyclable. For the Glacier Bank Park in Kalispell, Montana, designers opted for a simple materials palette recalling classic mountain lodges, with masonry, wood tim- bers, and architectural metal panels in a Corten-style finish that would help impart a sense of age, as though the park has been there for decades. Tennis Centre at Laval University, Quebec City, QC Tennis Centre at Laval University, Quebec City, QC