Friday5 - November 5, 2021 - MillerClapperton

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11-05-21 info@millerclapperton.com tel: 770-941-8281

IN THIS WEEK’S FRIDAY5

When it comes to specifying Metal Composite Material (MCM), there are a number of people involved in getting to the finished and installed cladding system. This includes a number of companies with specific yet important duties, which consists of manufacturers, fabricators, and installers. Metal Architecture takes a deep dive into the fabricator’s functions as part of the MCM team with the help of Tom Seitz, Executive Director of the MCM Alliance. While the manufacturer creates and supplies the composite panel, a fabricator is a critical component of this three-part team. Keep reading to understand the eight major functions a fabricator follows to ensure an architect’s design expectations are met while also meeting building code.

Location: Cochran, GA
Product: Alpolic FR (MCM), Firestone (Profiled Single Skin)
General Contractor: JCI General Contractors, Inc.
Architect: Altman + Barrett

A new primary school is under construction in the Bleckley County school system. The primary school is being replaced with a Pre-K through 2 school that will have an additional wing for Pre-K. Rather than separate buildings for Pre-K and Primary, they will all be under one roof. The new school is expected to offer more educational opportunities including updated special needs classrooms. MillerClapperton is fabricating and installing 4,500 square feet of Metal Composite Material and 24,000 square feet of Profiled Single Skin for the project, which is scheduled to finish this summer.

“There’s a reason Legoland parks saw a whopping 15.7 million visitors one year: There’s something satisfying—even awe-striking—about the impressive structures made using nothing more than the tiny, colorful rectangles that simply snap into place. The architects at the Eastern European firm Archimatika found inspiration in the thumbnail-size building blocks for their newest project: Comfort Town, a housing project in Kyiv, Ukraine.” The project took a total of 11 years to complete, but it was worth the wait as these colorful blocks transformed a part of the city that used to be an unattractive industrial zone.

The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) monthly Architecture Billing Index (ABI) was up for the second consecutive month in September, with the South having the highest increase. “The ABI is a leading economic indicator of construction activity in the U.S. and reflects a nine- to 12-month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending nationally, regionally, and by project type.” “The ABI score over the last eight months continue to be among the highest ever seen in the immediate post-recession periods that have been captured throughout the index’s history,” said AIA chief economist, Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA.

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