Boulder County Recycling Center and Composting Authority
| General Contractor: | Taylor Ball; Boulder Colorado |
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| Project Turnkey Cost: | $13.6 million |
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| Architect: | Edge Architecture, Inc.; Boulder, Colorado |
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| Pre-Engineered Metal Building: | VP Buildings |
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| Project Time Frame: | July 2000 - June 2001 |
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| Supply & Erection | Lefever Building Systems |
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Process Building
- 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).
Tipping Floor Building
- 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.
Office / Walkway
- 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.
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