Metl-Span Insulated Metal Panels Needed!

Design-build projects for the public sector always come with specific requirements with little room for flexibility. The City of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., wanted its new Operations Center to meet the requirements of LEED Silver certification, look great and be designed to withstand 205 mph ultimate wind speeds, all while staying within a strict budget. The choice of insulated metal panels (IMPs) from Metl-Span helped meet those goals.

“The initial plan was to use a tilt-up concrete product or another masonry product,” says Richard Ahrens, president of Ahrens Companies. “We converted the design to include insulated metal panels. The first 10 feet, we used masonry, mainly to support the bar joists of the second floor. Everything above that is insulated metal panels, and it’s constructed to stand up to a Category 5 hurricane.”