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Olympia Steel Buildings Showcases New “Architectural” Roof System

The new “Architectural” standing seam metal roof system showcased by Olympia Steel Buildings is designed for use on new construction and as a replacement roof for existing buildings where architectural appearance as well as weather resistance are important considerations. This standing seam metal roof is suitable for steel buildings, metal buildings, and buildings of conventional construction as well.

“Many standing seam roof systems have a similar appearance to the new Architectural Roof System, but they have major differences in their performance,” states Arnold Davis, President of Universal Steel Buildings Corp, sole distributor of Olympia Steel Buildings. “We are very excited about the new Architectural Roof System available as an option on Olympia steel buildings. It makes a beautiful roof profile on pitched roofs where the roof can be seen from the ground, making it very appealing to architects who want to enhance the look and appearance of the building. This unique roof system has many advantages over most other metal roof systems, and when properly installed the Architectural Roof System offers excellent weather resistance and is practically maintenance free.”

 

The Architectural Roof System available on Olympia Steel Buildings consists of metal panels joined together by a unique factory-formed interlocking seam that is easily assembled and seamed in the field. “The Architectural Roof System Panels have a sidelap that can be formed into two types of seams,” explains Davis. “The patented TripleLok™ seam, which will resist greater uplift forces than any known seam, and the QuadLok™  seam, formed by reforming the TripleLok™ seam to further tighten and form an additional strengthening bend. This allows a 24-gauge metal roof panel to resist uplift loads greater than even a 22-gauge panel. Because the TripleLok™ seam is such a superior seaming system, the additional strength of the QuadLok™ seam is required only at some roof edge zones and corners or on extremely high roofs in high wind areas where wind uplift forces are severe.”

 

The Architectural Roof System steel panels are fabricated of Galvalume® coated steel and optional factory applied paint with an available color option to further enhance the beauty of this exceptional metal roof system. The Galvalume coated steel panels provide a long-lasting roof membrane with a proven weatherability in excess of 20 years. The Architectural steel panels are impervious to moisture and resist falling objects and roof traffic better than other roof membranes commonly used. The Architectural steel panels also resist live load and wind uplift without the complexity and cost required on other metal roofing systems.

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Olympia Steel Buildings New Standing Seam Metal Roof

“Serious performance through superior design” is promised by the new Zeus-Shield™ Standing Seam Metal Roof System introduced by Olympia Steel Buildings for their pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems. Zeus-Shield represents a new age of standing seam metal roofing with a number of advanced features making the Zeus-Shield metal building roof system the best in its class.

 “The patented technology offers considerable benefits to the roof designer, the roof installer, the contractor and the building owner. All four benefit from Zeus-Shield’s dependability, superior performance and cost efficiency. Your bottom-line result is dependable roof performance.”

 

 

Zeus-Shield Metal Roof System For Steel Buildings

The Zeus-Shield Standing Seam Roof System for steel buildings and metal building systems available as an option on Olympia Steel Buildings outperforms other standing seam metal roof systems with:

 

• Superior wind performance
• Competes with snap together and electrical seamed roof systems
• Roof system can be installed without seaming until roof is completed, then seamed later
• Panel clip provides up to 135 psf ultimate loads for perimeter and corner reinforcing without reduced purlin spacing or external clamps
• Lower manufacturing start-up and inventory costs
• Roof systems meet or exceed established insurance, building code, and product certification requirements

Zeus-Shield metal roof system for steel buildings uses the latest technology to deliver a metal roof system designed with components and techniques that outperform others and address current and anticipated metal building codes and roofing requirements.

Zeus-shield patented seam and seaming systems, with a strong panel profile and innovative clips that add structural stability while allowing for thermal expansion and contraction, are truly above and beyond the rest.

 

Olympia Steel Buildings New Trapezoidal Standing Seam Metal Roof

Olympia Steel Buildings offers the new Zeus-Shield® Trapezoidal standing seam metal roof system as an available steel building roof  option. This virtually maintenance free metal roof system is the most successful new trapezoidal standing seam roof system on the market today. Over 450 million square feet of this steel panel roofing system, with the Zeus-Shield patented seam and clip for improved performance and ease of installation, are now in place in the USA and Canada.

The Zeus-Shield Trapezoidal Standing Seam Roof system option for Olympia steel buildings possesses superior flexibility enabling it to be installed as a non seamed roof, or a seamed roof, with the ability to reinforce the seam without additional exterior clips, offering customers unheard of value. This Trapezoidal standing seam metal roof system is well designed, economical, easy to manufacture, ship and erect. It meets stringent load requirements and possesses all essential roof features, including outstanding flexibility, low capital investment, strength and water tightness, providing major benefits to the  manufacturer, erector, specifier, designer, code official, shipper and steel building customer alike.

 

Olympia Steel Buildings Architectural Metal Roofs

The Architectural Roof System available on Olympia Steel Buildings consists of metal panels joined together by a unique factory-formed interlocking seam that is easily assembled and seamed in the field. “The Architectural Roof System steel panels have a sidelap that can be formed into two types of seams. The patented TripleLok™ seam, which will resist greater uplift forces than any known seam, and the QuadLok™  seam, formed by reforming the TripleLok™ seam to further tighten and form an additional strengthening bend. This allows a 24-gauge metal roof panel to resist uplift loads greater than even a 22-gauge panel. Because the TripleLok™ seam is such a superior seaming system, the additional strength of the QuadLok™ seam is required only at some roof edge zones and corners on buildings or on extremely high roofs in high wind areas where wind uplift forces are severe.”

Olympia Steel Buildings Architectural Roof System

The new “Architectural” Roof System showcased by Olympia steel buildings is designed for use on new construction and as a replacement roof for existing buildings where architectural appearance as well as weather resistance are important considerations.

 “Many standing seam roof systems have a similar appearance to the new Architectural Roof System, but they have major differences in their performance,” states Arnold Davis, President of Universal Steel Buildings Corp, sole distributor of Olympia Steel Buildings. “We are very excited about the new Architectural Roof System available as an option on Olympia steel buildings. It makes a beautiful roof profile on pitched roofs where the roof can be seen from the ground, making it very appealing to architects who want to enhance the look and appearance of the building. This unique roof system has many advantages over most other metal roof systems, and when properly installed the Architectural Roof System offers excellent weather resistance and is practically maintenance free.”

Olympia Steel Buildings New Standing Seam Metal Roof

Olympia Steel Buildings new standing seam metal roof offers serious performance through superior design

“Serious performance through superior design” is promised by the new Zeus-Shield™ Standing Seam Roof System introduced by Olympia Steel Buildings for their pre-engineered steel buildings and metal buildings systems. Zeus-Shield represents a new age of standing seam metal roofing with a number of advanced features making the Zeus-Shield metal roofing system the best in its class.

Introducing a revolutionary standing seam metal roof that successfully combines great looks with the highest wind and water resistance available.

Recent changes in wind uplift resistance requirements and testing methods have called for a new approach to roof performance. While other manufacturers continue to react to these changes with makeshift solutions, Zeus-Shield has invested in a totally new patented method and technology specifically designed to meet and exceed these new requirements. The breakthrough technology behind the Zeus-Shield seaming system makes the Zeus-Shield metal roof the best in its class for performance, reliability and cost efficiency.

“The patented technology offers considerable benefits to the roof designer, the roof installer, the contractor and the building owner. All four benefit from Zeus-Shield’s dependability, superior performance and cost efficiency,” says Olympia Steel Buildings company president, Arnold Davis.

Olympia Steel Buildings Set Themselves Apart

Olympia Steel Buildings come with our outstanding weather-resistant PBR roof, or you can opt for our patented Zeus-Shield® standing seam metal roofing system. GSA approved Olympia Steel Buildings® set themselves apart by using better materials, better quality control, exceptional customer service and industry-leading warranties:

• 25-year warranty on the roof - AZ55 Galvalume® - 26 gauge, 80,000 psi
• 40-year warranty on the paint - various colors available
• 50-year warranty on the structural steel frames

Olympia Steel Buildings Introduces New Standing Seam Roof System

 

"Serious performance through superior design” is promised by the new Zeus-Shield™ Standing Seam Roof System introduced by Olympia Steel Buildings for their pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems. Zeus-Shield represents a new age of standing seam metal roofing with a number of advanced features making the Zeus-Shield metal roofing system the best in its class.

Recent changes in wind uplift resistance requirements and testing methods have called for a new approach to roof performance. While other steel building manufacturers continue to react to these changes with makeshift solutions, Zeus-Shield has invested in a totally new patented method and technology specifically designed to meet and exceed these new requirements. The breakthrough technology behind the Zeus-Shield seaming system makes the Zeus-Shield metal roof the best in its class for performance, reliability and cost efficiency.

The patented technology offers considerable benefits to the roof designer, the roof installer, the contractor and the steel building owner. All four benefit from Zeus-Shield’s dependability, superior performance and cost efficiency,” says Olympia Steel Buildings company president, Arnold Davis.

The Zeus-Shield system sets itself apart from other standing seam metal roofs with steel panels that are designed to last, innovative clips that add stability while still allowing for thermal expansion and contraction and a patented seaming system designed to handle the most stringent uplift requirements. Their proven, patented seam provides superior wind and weather protection under all roof loading conditions, ensuring that the installed roof will perform as designed and at a minimum cost.

Standard industry wind tunnel tests divide wind loading on a roof into three zones of uplift. Unlike other roof systems, the Zeus-Shield patented standing seam roof system accommodates all three zones simply and efficiently by selecting one of three patented seaming methods designed specifically to meet the uplift load for that zone. Unlike other standing seam roof systems, with Zeus-Shield, no changing purlin spacing, no changing panel thickness and no installation of external clips over the seam are required, resulting in lower overall costs for both materials and installation man-hours.

“In almost every case, your entire roofing system is accomplished with one consistent purlin spacing, one panel size, and one clip throughout, making it easy, reliable and cost-efficient,” says Davis. “You are assured of superior performance and on-schedule completion with Zeus-Shield technology because the Zeus-Shield roof system eliminates the need to run an electric seaming machine as the roof is installed. No more delays in putting on the roof waiting for the seamer to get to the job, because the seaming can be done at any time after the roof panels have been laid. Your bottom-line result is dependable roof performance.”

About Zeus-Shield™

The Zeus-Shield standing seam metal roof system has the highest uplift resistance and insurance ratings and listings of any 24” wide 24 gauge standing seam roof in the industry. Zeus-Shield is among the most tested roofs in the industry and Zeus-Shield’s outstanding credentials assure code approval and the lowest insurance rates. Zeus-Shield standing seam metal roofs are available in both Trapezoidal and Architectural profiles for low-slope and steep-slope roofing applications and a choice of nine panel colors using TRINAR® COOL CHEMISTRY® Series color coatings that incorporate “cool pigment” technology offering possible energy savings of up to 40%.

About Olympia Steel Buildings®

Olympia Steel Buildings supplies durable high quality pre-engineered steel buildings and metal building systems for commercial, industrial, agricultural, residential, public and military applications using only the highest grade commercial US steel available. Olympia Steel Buildings has been a leader in pre-engineered steel buildings for more than 40 years and is proud to provide excellent customer service and quality products 100% made in the USA and backed by a 50-year limited structural warranty. To learn more about Olympia Steel Buildings, please visit www.OlympiaBuildings.com.

 

Pre-engineered Steel Buildings Work For Public Works

Case Study: Pre-engineered Steel Buildings Work For Public Works - Oakland, MD

Many municipalities are deciding to build public works projects with pre-engineered steel buildings construction. After investigating all options and receiving multiple building and construction quotes, municipalities are finding that not only are steel buildings durable, but they are cost-effective and energy efficient.

This historic Maryland town found that after considering the cost of building materials and the total bill for construction, pre-engineered steel buildings and metal buildings systems can save up to 60% off conventional construction costs. Compared to conventional construction with brick, block or wood, time to completion can be surprisingly fast - only a matter of days for small buildings and just weeks for large construction projects.

This public works building in Oakland, Maryland uses pre-engineered steel building construction and is covered with a Zeus-Shield® standing seam metal roof. The steel building was constructed with minimal crew size and once the foundations were poured the metal building system went up quickly. Several different crews were able to work simultaneously to complete this public works complex in a timely fashion.

The clear span of the steel buildings interior space provides an unencumbered area, perfect for vehicle and equipment storage, maintenance, workspace and offices. The Zeus-Shield standing seam metal roof has a number of advanced features that make it the best in its category, supplying superior performance, wind and weather protection at minimal cost.