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• Zinc Rainscreen Clads Fort Belvoir Community Hospital

  The military hospital's rainscreen system provides many benefits.

• Metal Deconstruction and Reuse

  Deconstruction can allow for reuse of metal and other building materials.

• City of Tucson Warehouse, Tucson, Ariz.

  Energy efficiency and materials high in recycled content helped earn LEED Silver.

• Student Residence at Stony Brook University, Long Island, N.Y.

  Metal meets an aggressive schedule and imparts vibrancy to a Long Island campus.

• Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Phoenix

  Metal panels are situated to reflect the FCC’s Radio Frequency Spectrum Allocation chart.

• Brody Hall at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

  Brody Hall serves as a dining hall and also houses classroom, office, and lab space

• UConn Uses Copper to Go For LEED Gold

  Campus buildings score high marks in design and sustainability.

• SMART Technologies Headquarters

  A sleek office suits a cutting-edge tech company.

• Cool Roof Reflections

  Whether for new construction or existing applications, cool roofs are one of the most adaptive energy-efficiency strategies you can incorporate into buildings.

• Creative Technology Accelerator, Dayton, Ohio

  The LEED Gold office uses a rainscreen system with standardized panel sizes.