To showcase and celebrate the best applications of copper in North America, the Copper Development Association (CDA) awarded 12 innovative copper building projects in the United States and Canada.

Sheet Metal Supply Ltd. recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with an employee gathering at their plant in Grayslake, Ill.

To complete a boathouse metal roof design in northern Wisconsin last summer, quality design, materials and craftsmanship came together to create an attractive, watertight system. 

Beyond aesthetics, the exposed fastener metal panel system provided an economical solution and the material is basically maintenance free.

Cass Sheet Metal restores the architectural sheet metal at the Book Tower.

“Designing today isn’t just about structural integrity. It’s about a building’s impact on the environment, and what type of visual style it can express,” says Thomas Passek, president of the Copper Development Association Inc. 

About 20 percent of SMACNA’s membership work in the architectural sheet metal sector. However, that number increases annually with the demand for more exterior and interior architectural metal construction projects.

A new partnership between SMACNA and the American Institute of Architecture Students will give architectural sheet metal a new view. 

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s (SMACNA) new architectural internship program pairs leading architectural sheet metal contractors with promising architecture students.

The North American Copper in Architecture Awards program recognizes excellent uses of copper in residential, educational and government buildings.