American International Industries has upgraded a roof with 295 UL Listed Smoke Vent skylights by SKYCO Skylights during re-roof project by Highland Commercial Roofing of Los Angeles.
The cosmetic manufacturing facility was first constructed in 1968, and underwent various roofing repairs since. The 210,000 square foot building received a total re-roof upgrade; areas of the deck settling and deflection that were previously prone to water collection were corrected with the addition of SPF roof sloping materials prior to installation of a 2-ply polyester reinforced Western Colloid Roofing System with a seamless white UV reflective elastomeric cool roof surfacing.
The manufacturing portion of the building posed a unique challenge. “One major concern was that we could not have a speck of dust or water fall into the manufacturing segment of the building during the reroofing process,” says Ernest Orchard, owner of Orchard Roofing & Waterproofing Consultants. “This meant we couldn’t be caught with the roof open, especially during inclement weather.”
Orchard Roofing & Waterproofing Consultants was hired by American International Industries to provide guidance and engineering for the building owners during the whole process. Orchard worked with Rick Cunningham, president of Highland Commercial Roofing, to schedule and plan this major project without affecting the manufacturing segment, or the operations in the office or warehouse of the facility during construction.
Replacement of almost 300 smoke vent skylights for code compliance, safety and increased daylighting added to the scheduling requirements. “SKYCO Skylights’ project management team was very helpful during the whole process,” says Cunningham when asked about the scheduling needs.
The UL Listed Smoke Vents were manufactured in Costa Mesa, Calif. by SKYCO Skylights. Each smoke vent, along with all of SKYCO Skylights’ industrial skylights, comes with a polycarbonate dome tested to an 800 pounds impact load. Polycarbonate material is known for its strength and durability against discoloring.
For air circulation, each UL Smoke Vent came with an optional VORTEX louvered base. SKYCO Skylights redesigned the louver to eliminate leaking and penetration of unwanted debris.
“We manufacture our UL Listed Smoke Vents to be high performance in both daylighting and fire protection,” says Ryan Marshall, CEO of SKYCO Skylights. “Another feature we are proud of is that our smoke vent is light. This means when you are moving them around the roof, the workers spend less energy lowering risk of injury and fatigue. Most new customers come back to us excited about the ease of installation.”
Building a lighter unit doesn’t mean a sacrifice of quality. SKYCO Skylights smoke vents are UL Listed life saving devices, OSHA compliant and meet the performance levels for resistance to air infiltration and water penetration.
Upon completion of this project, building owners now have a high performance roof, designed to save tenants in lighting and heating costs. The new roof has a projected roof service life of over 20 years.