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Greening with Steel

Monday, September 25, 2006

The first building in Canada and the first winery in the world to receive full LEED accreditation is the 1870m2 (22,000 sq. ft.) Stratus Winery in Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Architect Les Andrew designed the facility. There are two structures: the winemaking area and barrel cellar are in a pre-engineered Flex-Sys steel building system designed and fabricated by Behlen Industries. A smaller glass and site-framed steel retail area is attached.

Hot dipped galvanized steel was used throughout the main structure framing to avoid the use of paint and accommodate the humid atmosphere present. The exterior cladding is Behlen AWR profile 46mm (.0179") unpainted GalvalumeTM covered with cedar siding to create a 'barrel feel', and an energy saving thermal roof system incorporates a AWR profile 61mm (.0239") unpainted Galvalume PlusTM standing seam roof.

Les Andrew comments, "What makes this winery different is an 18-ton dual pressure vessel hoist in the barrel cellar to facilitate blending wines. Steel's strength allows us to do that and to have 28metre (92-ft) clear span in the production area."

And the fact that the project earned Silver LEED certification attests to the role steel can play in tomorrow's increasingly environmentally conscious construction industry.

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Greening with Steel
Posted by Colony Management on Monday, September 25, 2006


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