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Kingspan Insulated Wall and Roof Systems:
Working Together to Help Deardorff Family Farms
Attain LEED Gold Status
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Case Study
State-of-the-art, $10 million-plus vegetable processing plant in Oxnard, Calif., is built with
Kingspan insulated metal panels and roof system, achieving LEED Gold certification.
DELAND, FL, Nov. 13, 2012 – Elevating a new headquarters and refrigerated
processing/shipping facility of a major sustainable produce supplier to LEED® Gold
status, Kingspan Insulated Panels North America has provided an energy-efficient,
durable enclosure system in a contemporary palette that complements the 75-year-old
company’s cutting-edge profile.
Kingspan, the global manufacturer of insulated metal panels (IMPs) for building
construction, has announced that a combination of their precision-engineered wall and
roof systems has helped Deardorff Family Farms of Oxnard, Calif., develop a highperformance building enclosure for a variety of functions. Deardorff, a fourth-generation
business that produces a large assortment of vegetables on 2,000 acres, more than
doubled its ability to cool, process and pack its array of organically farmed crops with
the new facility.
A $35 million-per yearcompany that focuses on
organic produce and
sustainability in farming,
Deardorff was looking to
house all of its offices and
crop-processing functions in one, 115,000-square-foot building. Prior, Deardorff had
been operating from three separate facilities in the area for the cooling, processing and
packing operations and head office.
Sustainable design, superior insulation
Armed with a new company slogan of “Sustainable farming for a healthier life,”
Deardorff embarked on their sustainable facility project, which took just over 18 months
to complete. Working with ADS Group Architecture & Development of Ventura,
Deardorff selected an infill site – a building that previously housed a barley processing
facility — to minimize environmental impact and utilize existing resources. The older
structure was demolished and virtually all of the materials were recycled for the new
facility.
Sophisticated new technologies were installed, including automated systems to
precisely regulate the cooling and sorting of crops for size and quality. New equipment
to monitor and automate irrigation and energy use were also added.
Kingspan’s Commercial & Industrial (C&I) panel systems also contributed to a
state-of-the-art facility, according to the project team. The wall and roof systems,
consisting of strong, visually appealing metal sheets structurally attached to a thick
insulation layer, were selected for their exceptional exterior insulating properties and
protection against moisture, air infiltration and thermal variability.
“Our new facility was designed and built to improve the environment, meet the
highest standards of food safety and create the best possible supply-chain efficiency,”
says president Tom Deardorff II, who has quipped that his company is “going green
while growing greens.”
Enclosure adds to LEED
The Kingspan cladding systems have also
contributed several LEED credits that the
Deardorff team required to achieve Gold
status through the U.S. Green Building
Council’s LEED program, says Kingspan’s
Paul Bertram, FCSI, CDT, LEED AP, Director,
Environment & Sustainability. The roof and wall
panels helped earn credits for energy
performance, recycled content and low-emitting
materials, among other benefits.
Features and benefits of
Kingspan’s Granitstone® line
include:
o High R-value.
o
Working with Deardorff Family Farms, ADS
Group Architecture & Development selected
Insulated panels up to 6”
thick.
o
®
Single-component system
Kingspan’s 300 GS Granitstone pre-engineered
minimizes construction
wall system and Kingspan’s KingZip™ insulated
delays.
standing-seam roof system. The two products,
o
Faster on-site building time
designed to be used together in a flawless,
o
Return on investment of up
to 30% over multi-part
resilient construction, deliver a blanket of
systems.
continuous insulation and an air/moisture barrier
for the facility. With a high insulating R-value of 33
o
both vertical and horizontal
with just a 4-inch isocyanurate core insulation
between the inside and outside of the building,
Kingspan Granitstone® offers among the highest
thermal insulation levels available.
Design flexibility including
applications.
o
Tested & approved to meet
all industry standards.
To enhance the company’s brand image, the exteriors were specified in a
standard Surrey Beige color, to blend in with the surrounding agricultural landscape
and manufacturing village. The textured cladding also met all of the prevailing code
requirements, including local municipal codes and performance levels.
A cool roof to match
The 102,000 square feet of 4-inch-thick standing-seam KingZip™ roof panels in
standard Kynar Regal White exceeds the high threshold for Solar Reflective Index (SRI)
in LEED. That means the roof system delivers a “cool roof” rating while still providing a
high R-value of thermal protection. Because the roof is a single-component
construction system, delays are kept to a minimum.
“So often with cold-storage projects like these, function trumps form. We’ve all
seen the boxy white refrigerated buildings dotting the landscape,” notes Steven Mauro,
National Sales Director for Kingspan’s Cold Storage Division. “Yet with the Deardorff
building, design and performance were critical. Kingspan was able to provide a highly
insulating product that is also aesthetically pleasing and, importantly, acceptable for
municipal codes and performance levels established by the City of Oxnard.”
An architectural benchmark
For areas not in need of the super-insulating cold storage panels such as the front
office zone, Kingspan’s signature Benchmark Architectural products are a highlight of
the building design.
Here, ADS Group and the Deardorff team selected Kingspan Designwall™ 2000
and H-Wave products in standard Off-White and Patina Green hues. These
architectural panels blend in with the window design and complement the Granitstone
earth tones of the rest of the facility. The panels can be tailor–made for custom, out-ofthe-ordinary projects in lengths of up to 20 feet or more.
Taken together, the Kingspan products helped Deardorff achieve their dream: A
lasting, high-performance facility that matches their sustainable farming and processing
with a certifiably green building.
Kingspan is known for leadership in environmentally progressive building. The
company has developed an EnvelopeFirst™ energy-efficient building approach based
on the use of insulated panel systems, a first-step strategy toward optimizing a
building’s performance to achieve net-zero energy use. Kingspan is also a leader in
assuring transparency in product manufacturing, and is the first manufacturer of
insulated metal panel systems to develop a UL-certified, ISO-compliant Environmental
Product Declaration (EPD).
Kingspan was well qualified to provide both insulating panels and roof systems
for Deardorff Family Farms’ sustainable new headquarters and processing plant. “The
design flexibility and panel options allowed for quick, efficient installation,” adds
Bertram. “Deardorff was able to quickly build and begin using their new facilities, and
there was virtually no product waste at the jobsite – another LEED benefit. We were
proud to help support the Deardorff Family Farms mission and sustainability
objectives.”
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About Kingspan Insulated Panels North America
Based in Deland, Florida, Kingspan Insulated Panels North America is a global leader in the manufacturing
of insulated metal panels, providing unsurpassed service to U.S. and Canadian markets as well as export
destinations. The company has five North American production locations: Deland, Fla., Modesto, Calif.,
Columbus, Ohio, Caledon, Ont. and Langley, B.C. Kingspan insulated panels are manufactured as a single
component system with high R-value, unsurpassed airtightness and superior moisture control suitable for
new and retrofit buildings. As the most energy-efficient, cost-effective building envelope solutions,
insulated metal panels are at the forefront of sustainability. Kingspan insulated metal panels are a
significant first step to achieving net-zero energy building and consistently contribute to U.S. Green
Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) credits and overall
certification. Kingspan Insulated Panels serves the architectural, commercial/industrial, cold storage and
food processing markets, and is committed to delivering the most advanced building products on the
market. For more information, visit www.KingspanPanels.us and www.kingspanpanels.ca.