Bob Hope Airport's hangar
No. 25 is the first facility of its kind to achieve LEED-platinum certification, officials say.
Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp., was selected to outfit hangar No. 25 at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., with 57,000 square feet of T-2832 and TLC-1 metal wall panels.
The Metal Sales
exterior contributes to the facility, in addition to providing
striking aesthetic benefits, officials said.
Hangar 25 is the first facility of its kind
to achieve a platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program and has also been awarded the
Environmental Management Award by the Airports Council International-North
America. The 62,000-square-foot hangar was designed to offset aircraft carbon
emissions, incorporating a solar-powered roofing system that runs all electric
vehicles and office operations – totaling 110 percent of the building’s energy needs.
The hangar also features
low-water plumbing fixtures, native plant landscaping, and low-maintenance
diamond-polished concrete flooring. It employs natural day lighting and large
propeller ventilation. Its innovative water mist fire suppression system is the
first of its kind in the US, and uses significantly less water than an ordinary
system, while avoiding hazardous chemical transmission. 48 percent of the materials
used in construction were obtained locally and 77 percent of construction waste was
recycled.
The Metal Sales wall panels, which cover all
sides of the hangar, contribute to the 35 percent recycled content for the building
materials. The ruggedness provided by a metal envelope ensures
long-lasting and low-maintenance durability, officials add. The Energy Star-listed colors
used on Metal Sales products also assist in lessening the environmental toll,
as their high solar reflectance ratings are proven to help lower cooling costs.
“We are very proud of the sustainability of
our products,” said Jeff Hoopes, western regional vice president for Metal
Sales. “Architects come to us because they know we will have a range of
options; green is simply a given. Hangar 25 is an excellent example of the
beauty that a bold metal exterior can achieve without compromising a project’s
environmental goals.”
The Metal Sales T-2832 wall panels and TLC-1
soffit and liner surround the hangar in Metallic Silver, Mistique
Plus, and Snowdrift White PVDF (Kynar 500) colors. The metallic look of the
panel colors used on both the exterior and interior lend an appropriate
aesthetic that, according to architect Dan Bianco, “speaks to the progressive
nature of the aviation industry.”
“While we could have gone with stucco or
similar surface, we wanted to utilize a material on the exterior that reflects
what’s on the interior,” said Bianco, a principal at J.R. Miller and
Associates. “Not only does metal help achieve LEED goals, but it truly
represents the type of operation it envelopes. We chose Metal Sales because
they have a much wider selection of architectural profiles than most other
pre-engineered panel manufacturers.”
Hangar 25 sits on a 2.1-acre site and
accommodates a Boeing 757, a Boeing 737 business jet and two Gulfstream G-V business
jets. It was designed for Shangri-La Construction of Los Angeles and Avjet
Corp. of Burbank as a flagship model for similar future projects. Its
construction was efficient and waste-reductive, thanks in part to efforts by
companies like Metal Sales, officials added.
"We have worked with Metal Sales before
and are consistently impressed with both their products and their service,” Bianco said. “They coordinated well with both the pre-engineered metal building
vendor and the construction team in order to help us achieve our goals.”
Construction on Hangar 25 was completed in
fall 2008.
(This article was supplied by Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp.)
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