Boulder County Recycling Center

General Contractor:	Taylor Ball; Boulder Colorado
Project Turnkey Cost:	$13.6 million
Architect:	Edge Architecture, Inc.; Boulder, Colorado
Pre-Engineered Metal Building:	VP Buildings
Project Time Frame:	July 2000 - June 2001
Supply & Erection	Lefever Building Systems

160' x 180' x 41'-3" / 32' (.25: 12) roof slope consisting of a main building 72' wide x 180' x 41'-3" eave height with a 41'-6" wide and a 46'-6" wide x 180' x 32' eave height lean-to on side walls to create a clear story effect with a continuous row of full height windows for natural lighting. The main building utilized 14" straight (up to 12'-0" high) then a standard taper "Super Market" style columns.
Wall Lights: 2400 sf of wall panels on the west end and 1650 sf on the south side utilized translucent wall panels for natural lighting.
Doors: West endwall required 3 each 9' x 12' dock roll up doors along with 1 each 12' x 20' and 2 each 20' x 20'. South sidewall required 1 each 10' x 12' and 3 each 16' x 27' doors
Insulation: Roof insulated with 6" (R-19) Cavity System and walls with 4" (R-13) with reinforced vinyl facing (WMP-VR).

100'-6" x 185' x 32' low side eave height and 41'-3" high side eave height (.75: 12) single slope roof.
Canopy: 12' x 185' (1.5: 12) up sloped canopy with multi gutter on east sidewall
Wall Lights: North and south end walls included 1400 sf each of translucent wall panels for natural lighting
Doors: East sidewall included 4 each 20' x 27' steel roll up doors for truck access
Insulation: 4" (R-13) roll runner system roof insulation with reinforced vinyl facing (WMP-VR). Walls were not insulated.

7700 sf of two story conventional constructed office building with a 650 sf elevated walkway between Office Building and Process Building.
Panels: 24 ga. "Galvalume" Standing Seam roof panels, 26 ga. "Slate Gray" Panel Rib wall panels and translucent wall panels on north side.