{"id":22183,"date":"2022-11-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/?p=22183"},"modified":"2022-10-31T09:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:39:22","slug":"hurricane-force-winds-metal-roofing-makes-a-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/hurricane-force-winds-metal-roofing-makes-a-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane-Force Winds? Metal Roofing Makes a Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
No roof is guaranteed to withstand a hurricane. However, a properly installed metal roof can often be your best bet. In high-wind areas from Texas to Maryland, the architects and designers for these projects chose metal roofs specifically for their ability to stand up to the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
St. Mark\u2019s School of Texas features classic copper roofs as a signature design element. The campus\u2019 Winn Science Center<\/a>, dedicated in 2019, featured a domed roof clad in PAC-CLAD 16-oz. copper Snap-Clad<\/a> panels. John Wayne Whitton, director of operations for installer Texas Roof Management, specified the product, sharing, \u201cThey\u2019re the best quality of products, and the finishes are the best in the business. I\u2019ve known them a long time \u2013 if I\u2019m putting the roof on and I have a choice, it\u2019s going to be Petersen.\u201d The domed roof was a completely custom job, with panels made in the shop and locks handmade on site. Whitton\u2019s team received assistance from Petersen for the shop drawings for the roof, like they typically do. \u201cWe usually just say, let Petersen do them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shortly after the center opened, a tornado swept through St. Mark\u2019s campus. The Winn Science Center roof was the only one left in place on campus by the storm\u2019s end, remaining fully intact despite winds of almost 150 mph. Only two panels had to be replaced due to penetration by flying building materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whitton says, \u201cIn terms of performance, the panels did just what they were supposed to do.\u201d He adds that when it came to replacing the torn-off roofs, the new roofs were all specified with PAC-CLAD products as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n