Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) offer superior insulating properties, along with their outstanding spanning capabilities and one-pass installation, making them quick to install and cost-effective compared to other wall assemblies. This session will be an excellent opportunity for contractors, engineers, and other members of the metal construction world to learn more about these products gaining a growing market share.
With traits like these, the applications are limitless for IMP Roofs:
• Exceptional insulating properties
• Superior spanning capability
• Accelerated installation times
• Cost-effective pricing
• Recycled content
• Rigid feel
• Streamlined architectural appearance
Photos courtesy of MCA Members: All Weather Insulated Panels, Nucor Insulated Panel Group Designs by Richard Beard Architects, LPA, Inc., TLS Landscape Architecture
Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) are lightweight, composite panels for walls and roofs, combining metal skins with an insulating foam core. They provide excellent insulation and quick installation at lower costs.
Join this session to learn about IMPs and their rising market share.
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Photo courtesy of MCA and IMPAlliance Member: Nucor Insulated Panel Group
Unlike traditional building methods, which often involve multiple trades and layers of materials, Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) combine all the necessary components (insulation, weather barrier, and exterior cladding) into a single panel, streamlining the installation process.
Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) deliver exceptionally high thermal performance with complete insulation. In fact, at R7 to R8 per inch, IMPs are one of the greatest pound-for-pound materials in the marketplace when it comes to thermal value per inch. As a point of comparison, the R Value per inch of other types of common insulation materials is R5 for extruded polystyrene, R4 for expanded polystyrene, and R3 for mineral fiber and cellular glass.
Learn more in our course, “Insulated Metal Panels for Wall and Roofing Retrofits” >
Photo Courtesy of MCA and MCA IMP Alliance member: Kingspan Insulated Panels. Designed by Bruner/Cott Architects.
Photo courtesy of Kingspan Insulated Panels
Supporting Burlington, Vermont’s need for high-density and mixed-income housing, The Nest @ 79 Pine is a 9-story, 49-unit building featuring sustainable design strategies and a sleek metal, brick, and glass high-performance façade.
In response to the developer’s request for “an iconic building that will be a downtown landmark, constructed utilizing green building practices,” gbA Architecture recommended Insulated Metal Panels.
“Insulated metal panels (IMPs) were the best choice, both on a financial level and more importantly, on a sustainability level. They offer superior insulation properties and a longer lifespan, contributing to the building’s overall environmental responsibility,” explains Karim Muri, vice president of marketing services and strategy development, Kingspan.
In addition to delivering an air- and water-tight building envelope, the Kingspan Optimo IMP system is powered by QuadCore, a self-blended hybrid insulation core, which provides a high level of thermal performance, reduced HVAC costs and enhanced resident comfort.
Photo courtesy of Kingspan Insulated Panels
With a highly efficient R-value of R-8.0 per inch, QuadCore is one of the most thermally efficient insulation cores on the market. The closed-cell design also provides a high level of fire protection.
The architects specified Optimo panels in Tricorn Black, KS Mini Micro-Rib panels in Pewter and KS Azteco panels in Weathered Zinc. The KS Series panels are customized with trimless ends and pre-formed corners to provide a clean, finished appearance.
All together, 19,000 square feet of GREENGUARD Gold Certified IMP panel lend an attractive, modern aesthetic to the façade.
For this project, the panels were designed both horizontally and vertically. The style and colors of the façade blend well with the surrounding downtown district and environs.
Other sustainable design features include an on-site EV charging stations, a solar array and a green roof.
Most of the apartments are located in the corners of the building and offer mountain views to the East and Lake views to the West through 9-foot windows bringing in natural light. The building also house a fitness room, smart meeting room, common and private outdoor roof top terraces with a pizza oven, grills and rooftop indoor social space.
The project earned American Institute of Architects Vermont 2024 Excellence in Architecture Design Award and a Peers’ Choice Award.
Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) are designed to provide a weather-resistant, vapor retarding thermal barrier for use in commercial construction. The white paper, “Insulated Metal Panel IBC Specifications for Roofs and Walls,” is designed to aid designers in the construction of project specifications, notes, and other contract documents.
Photo courtesy of MCA and MCA IMP Alliance Member: Kingspan Insulated Panels.
Designed by Arch11
Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) contribute significantly toward net-zero energy targets by yielding as much as a 30 percent reduction in a building’s energy use. Learn more about IMPs > https://metalconstruction.org/insulated-metal-panels
Photo Courtesy of MCA and IMPAlliance member: Kingspan Insulated Panels North America
Designed by MGA | Michael Green Architecture
Insulated Metal Panels (IMPs) were used as a backup system on the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Mathias Laboratory. Designed by EwingCole. IMPs from MCA and MCA IMP Alliance Member Nucor Insulated Panel Group. Learn more > https://ow.ly/TBt950VV0JT
