flexiblefullpage
billboard
interstitial1
catfish1
Currently Reading

Metl-Span provides Liberty University with a home field advantage

Sponsored Content Metals

Metl-Span provides Liberty University with a home field advantage

In order to get the multi-purpose facility up and running in time for the team to begin preparations for the 2017 season, installers at W.H. Stovall & Company were tasked with fast-tracking the construction process.


By Metl-Span | July 12, 2018

The Liberty University football team was in need of a new indoor practice venue as it prepared to reclassify to the upper echelons of Division I college football.

Having opened in August of 2017, the $29 million 95,000 square-foot structure now stands as one of the best indoor practice facilities in all of college football – and a symbol of the program’s transformation.

In order to get the multi-purpose facility up and running in time for the team to begin preparations for the 2017 season, installers at W.H. Stovall & Company – a Virginia-based engineering building company – were tasked with fast-tracking the construction process.

Not only did W.H. Stovall require accurate shop drawings to keep what Liberty Athletic Director Ian McCaw dubbed as a “game-changing facility” on time and on budget, but it needed them in-house quicker than normal to keep the project progressing.

Metl-Span’s team of expert professionals stepped in to deliver game-changing insulated metal panels (IMPs), along with the guidance and expertise of its in-house drafting program. It’s that type of dependability and prompt reaction time to questions that helped W.H. Stovall estimator Jack Eaton keep the project on plan and avoid the pitfalls that often come along with delayed construction schedules.

“We needed to get the shop drawings produced and we needed to get all the submittals going,” Eaton said. “We were able to order and have Metl-Span produce them in a faster manner than it would normally take, and that made a big difference.”

The difference was evident in the final product, as over 30,000 square feet of Metl-Span CF Mesa panels now house the football team as well as a variety of student-athlete practices throughout the year.

 

 

The facility’s CF Mesa panels feature a double joint system that provides redundancy against leakage, building a barrier that protects the facility and its athletes from harsh weather conditions. The prefabricated panels consist of a rigid, continuous urethane core that provides consistent insulation and R-value. The panels’ single-source solution along with all-weather installation allows for expedited installation times that helped the University stick to its compressed construction timeline.

The efficiency and insulating values of Metl-Span’s panels are matched only by their aesthetic value. The sandstone and polar white color palettes create an inviting façade on campus that greets players, coaches and students alike at the gateway to Liberty University’s athletics corridor on the Lynchburg, Va., campus.

“Anybody who’s seen pictures from Liberty are impressed, because it’s a big footprint of Metl-Span product and it looks really good,” Eaton said.

Visit metlspan.com/IMP to watch as Eaton discusses the key difference Metl-Span made on the Liberty Practice Facility project.

Tags

Related Stories

Sponsored | Roofing | Jun 29, 2017

Metal roofs are soaring in popularity in the residential market

The Metal Roofing Alliance estimates that 750,000 metal roofs were installed on U.S. homes in 2015.

Sponsored | Metals | Jun 15, 2017

Inside-out cheese-making: 12,000-sf metal building features an unusual exoskeleton design

In order to maintain hygienic cleanliness inside the facility, smooth, continuous wall surfaces with a minimum number of joints, indents or protrusions is desirable.

| Jun 13, 2017

Accelerate Live! talk: Driving value through process innovation, Jonathan O'Leary, NCI Building Systems (sponsored)

NCI Building Systems’ Jonathan O'Leary discusses why AEC firms must rely on their partners to simplify the business process and minimize risk.

Sponsored | Roofing | May 24, 2017

Duro-Last Duro-Bond Roofing System installed on New England warehouse

Breault Roofing created a way to make the installation process more efficient by requesting mostly tabless sheets and fastening the membrane with induction welding to the purlins instead of a regular mechanically fastened system onto the pan.

Sponsored | Metals | May 22, 2017

Tapered columns can slim down costs

In many metal building applications, straight columns may have more steel than they need.

Sponsored | Coatings | May 5, 2017

Butler Tech Bioscience Center features hands-on learning in bold new building

Butler Tech students can now study and work in neighboring buildings that feature ALPOLIC metal panels coated in Valspar’s Valflon®. 

Sponsored | Metals | May 3, 2017

Steel protection methods

There are robust, well-proven ways to protect steel so it can perform up to its potential virtually indefinitely.

Sponsored | Metals | Apr 28, 2017

Colorful corrugated wall panels provide bright new look for community library

Approximately 2,600 sq. ft. of PAC-CLAD 7/8” Corrugated Panels in five different colors was just what the design team was looking for.

Sponsored | Coatings | Apr 27, 2017

Community center makes a statement in West Sacramento

It takes a team to find the perfect color combination, and this time we accomplished it with the help of CENTRIA.

Sponsored | Roofing | Mar 21, 2017

Duro-Last provides solution for Kentucky elementary school's leaky roof

The assembly used for this project was Duro-Guard EPS Flute Fill Combo as the base, and then Duro-Guard ISO HD and DensDeck® cover boards. 

boombox1
boombox2
native1

More In Category




halfpage1

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021