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Clean lines, low maintenance of metal a hit with owners of Modernist lake home
Nestled on a Lake Michigan sand dune while embracing the surrounding forest views, the Woodland Dune home is designed to delight the Modernist sensibilities of its inhabitants. The 2,300 sq. ft. weekend home is skillfully cantilevered from the hillside to minimize disturbance of the site, and to create a...
Contemporary mountainside home clad in metal roof, walls and soffits
Perched on an extremely steep site with panoramic views of a river valley below, the Two Rivers Point Residence near Little Rock, Ark., provides a modern look with comfortable, contemporary living for a growing family. Architectural design for the project was provided by Polk Stanley Wilcox, Little Rock. The stunning...
Cost-saving idea doubles as sustainability solution
Lumber in 2020 and 2021 has been difficult to find and costly to secure, which presents challenges for Petersen’s production facilities which use wooden skids for every shipped order of flat metal sheets. Mark Goyke, the operations manager at Petersen’s Elk Grove Village, Ill., PAC-CLAD production facility, turned a plan...
Designers can specify with confidence with Petersen Aluminum’s Environmental Product Declaration
Download the Environmental Product Declaration from Petersen Aluminum Elk Grove Village, Ill. (May 6, 2015) – Petersen Aluminum’s recently released Environmental Product Declaration delivers cradle-to-grave transparency for the manufacturing, installation, maintenance and recycling of its roll-formed steel and aluminum roof and wall panels. The EPD pulls back the curtain on...
MAKE ALL YOUR COLORS GREEN
We are pleased to expand our color palette to include 20 LEED™ Certified colors! PAC-CLAD Cool Colors are designed to improve the energy saving performance of our metal roofing products without compromising color selection. In creating this product line, we worked with our coating supplier, The Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings Corporation,...
Natural ventilation, daylight flood Wisconsin lake house with metal roof
Located less than 300 feet from Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, the 2,600 sq. ft. vacation home in Sturgeon Bay provides a “double green” retreat for its owners. The residence is located on a leafy, heavily wooded site, and the architectural design is extremely environmentally friendly. The residence offers...
Petersen Aluminum celebrates 50th anniversary, plans next 50 years
Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Feb. 16, 2015) – Petersen Aluminum Corp. is celebrating its 50th anniversary by honoring the first five decades of company history as it prepares for a bright future. Maurice “Maury” Petersen founded the company on Feb. 15, 1965 as an aluminum distributor in Chicago, then worked...
Petersen promotes Mike Weis to vice president effective Oct. 1
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. [Oct. 1, 2021] – Petersen has promoted its Southeast Regional Manager Mike Weis to Vice President, Sales and Marketing, effective Oct. 1. The promotion precedes the planned retirement of President Mike Petersen in the new year.Weis’ promotion is part of an effort to integrate all Carlisle...
Sol Harris/ Day Architecture and Anatomy of a Green Building
After 40 years in business, Sol Harris/Day Architecture, North Canton, OH, required new office space. They seized the moment and implemented the firm’s vision of sustainable design into lessons to be followed by all for minimizing environmental impact. The result? A cool looking building that is energy efficient and...
Sprawling energy-efficient Delaware DMV facility earns LEED Silver
“We had the flexibility to select any quality metal panel manufacturer. Our firm uses lots of metal on various projects and most clients are fairly budget-conscious. Petersen is a manufacturer we regularly look at and was the competitive bidder,” Holloway said. The facility boasts five different PAC-CLAD roof and wall...
