Project Profiles
Why data centers are creating new opportunities for roofers
By The Coffee Shops®. Keeping mission-critical facilities online. As demand for data centers continues to surge across the United States, roofing contractors have a unique opportunity to become part of one of the fastest-growing construction sectors. These facilities may be known for housing servers and supporting digital infrastructure, but their ...
Project profile: Homerton College
By Emma Peterson. This renovation of seven Cambridge buildings showcases how modern products can be used to honour historic structures. The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world, with a history that dates back to 1209. Its famous campus draws visitors and students from around the world ...
Mountain home adds durable snow protection
By The Coffee Shops® and S-5! How a nonpenetrating, color-matched snow retention system addresses heavy snowfall, steep slopes and complex roof geometry. At more than 8,700 feet in Mountain Village, Colorado, the Yellow Brick Road home faces demanding winters and annual snowfall of approximately 150 to 250 inches. After 30 years of ...
A mirrored roof brings the landscape indoors
By The Coffee Shops®. Science Centre uses reflective surfaces, an open circular plan and expansive glazing to invite visitors into a welcoming space for science. A sweeping mirrored roof connects architecture, science and landscape at the VISTA Science Experience Centre in Austria. Designed by Studio Maks with engineering firm Bollinger ...
Collaboration drives waterproofing success
By Jesse Sanchez. SOPREMA UK supported a complex blue roof installation at 2 Freer Gait through technical guidance, site inspections and installer training. A collaborative approach to waterproofing helped keep work at 2 Freer Gait, Edinburgh, on schedule while addressing complex detailing, weather constraints and demanding aesthetic requirements. SOPREMA UK ...
The expertise behind every slate roofing project
By Jesse Sanchez. Six projects across Europe show how natural slate, restoration work and skilled craftsmanship come together long before the scaffolding comes down. A finished natural slate roof can make a project look effortless, but the work leading up to that moment is anything but simple. Across Europe, six projects highlighted ...
Project profile: 圣农博物馆 - Sunner Museum
By Emma Peterson. This innovative roof design creates a space that celebrates agriculture, ecology and the surrounding landscape in equal measure. Along the southwestern coast of China, due east from 台湾 (Táiwān) is a province called 福建 (Fújiàn). The region is well known for a variety of features, including being ...
DaVinci® Select Shake and RG16 top Colorado home
By Rocky Mountain Snow Guards. Aside from the beauty of the roof, both the synthetic roof and metal snow guards provide these homeowners with incredible peace-of-mind. WUI concerns remain very strong in drought-driven areas of the country. One homeowner in Avon, Colorado, was so concerned about their old, worn-out cedar shakes that ...
Historic metal reroof meets Colorado snow demands
By The Coffee Shops® and S-5! How a standing-seam roof and nonpenetrating snow retention system helped restore a complex1940s-era building. Renovating a historic structure requires contractors to balance modern performance with the building’s existing conditions. At the Curtice Street Project in Littleton, Colorado, the roofing team addressed deteriorated materials, irregular rooflines and ...
Project profile: 太行新宇美术馆 - Tàixíng Xīnyǔ Art Museum
By Emma Peterson. From its mountain-inspired rooflines to its use of reclaimed local stone, this museum showcases how thoughtful design can create a powerful dialogue between regional history, natural landscapes and modern architecture. In the northernmost part of 河南 (Hénán) province is town 林州 (Línzhōu). Línzhōu is known for its proximity to ...
