An abandoned hospital in Pearisburg, Va., was converted into a modern sheriff’s and emergency services facility in 2016. A metal retrofit roof was installed on teh building. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nConsider Metal Roofing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n When considering the roofing portion of public building infrastructure, a standing-seam metal roof\u2014when designed and installed properly\u2014can span a 60-year timeframe. A life-cycle cost analysis demonstrates a metal roof\u2019s cost-effectiveness for all types of commercial and institutional buildings, including public schools, prisons, universities and other buildings funded with public money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, existing buildings\u2019 roofs needing replacement or recovery, which account for approximately 75 percent of all public buildings, can be fitted with this type of roof\u2014no matter the slope\u2014with an approach that has been in existence for almost 40 years. Therefore, whether the public building is just being built or is in need of a retrofit roof, a standing-seam metal roof should be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PHOTOS:<\/strong> Metal Roof Consultants Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In today\u2019s public conversations about how to properly reduce the country\u2019s growing infrastructure deficiencies, roads, bridges, dams, and water-treatment and sewage plants dominate the conversations. Less discussed, but equally important, infrastructure elements are the roofs on billions of square feet of public buildings throughout the U.S. Public buildings consist of K-12 schools; universities; community colleges;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":384,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[200],"tags":[551,220,30631,5204,46,1156,9739],"ppma_author":[49066],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Consider Standing-seam Metal Roofing When Seeking Long-term Performance and Sustainability - retrofit<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n