Metal Architecture, Jan 2021
32 METAL ARCHITECTURE January 2021 metalarchitecture com MARKET FEATURE federal state municipal and military Metal roof withstands arid climate Cortez Fire Protection Districts Station No 31 is a new one and a half story fire station located in the small City of Cortez in the Four Corners area of Colorado Atop the station a prominent red metal roof contributes to many project goals for the 12086 square foot LEED Silver certified project Metal roofing can withstand a very arid climate huge temperature swings and intense sunlight at altitude without fading Additionally the red roof adds a splash of bright color to the desert backdrop Further the metal roof system works well with the adjacent white TPO roofing system and numerous light wells Metal roofing also works well with the thermal envelope concentrating the rejection of heat at the heavily insulated roof surface WCA Construction LLC installed 4400 square feet of Firestone Building Products Co Inc s 24 gauge Galvalume UNA CLAD UC 3 double lock architectural standing seam roof system in Kynar 500 Colonial Red The fire station has apparatus bays that open onto two main streets support spaces including decontamination space It also houses offices multi level training spaces and living bunking facilities Owner Cortez Fire Protection District Cortez Colo Architect Pacheco Ross Architects PC a division of H2M architects engineers Latham N Y pra pc com General contractor installer WCA Construction LLC Towaoc Colo wcaconstruction com Metal roof panels Firestone Building Products Co Inc Nashville Tenn www firestonebpco com Circle 27 PHOTO MARONA PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTO COURTESY OF H2M ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS
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