Rural school design
For the CountrySide Elementary School in Byron Center, Michigan, Centria provided metal wall and roof panels in a variety of profiles, gages, and finishes to help the architects create an agricultural-themed school complete with clapboard walls and a domed roof atop the media center to create the look of silos. The specified Centria products include Centria SRS 3 structural standing seam roof, Econolap and BR5-36 exposed fastener profile panels, IW-14A concealed fastener panels, and ADP 100 architectural standing seam roof panels. Centria, Moon Township, Pa. www.centria.com   [ Reader Service November 2005 # 213 ]

Insulated wall panels
Insulated wall panels from American Buildings Company incorporate a finished interior liner, factory-applied air and vapor shield, insulated foam core, and finished exterior weathering surface into a single building unit. Available panel choices include Micro Rib, Plank (right), Shadow Wall, Premium Flat Light Embossed, and Heavy Stucco or Concrete Texture. American Buildings Company, Eufaula, Ala. www.americanbuildings.com [ Reader Service November 2005 # 214 ]

Tougher skin
Norandex/Reynolds Distribution, an Owens Corning company, offers Polar Wall Plus exterior system, an insulated vinyl-siding panel that performs well in extreme weather conditions. The system lets the home breathe by allowing moisture to escape through the polystyrene foam, then exit the house through weep holes in the bottom of each siding panel. It offers up to 300 percent more impact-resistance than traditional nonreinforced panels. Owens Corning, Toledo. www.owenscorning.com [ Reader Service November 2005 # 215 ]