Metal Wall Panels for K-12 Schools
Schools need walls that look good on opening day and still look good 30 years later, with as little maintenance as possible. Sure-Panel has fabricated metal panel systems for Minnesota schools including Eden Prairie Central Middle School, Blaine High School, Rogers High School, Elk River High School and North Branch High School and Elementary.
Why districts and architects choose metal panels for schools
Low maintenance. Our dry joint rainscreen has no caulking to re-seal and no exposed fasteners.
Durability where kids are. Solid aluminum plate resists contact damage at entries, ground floors and athletic areas.
School colors. PVDF finishes in a wide range of standard and custom colors, with accent reveals. Eden Prairie used Alucobond Tricorn Black and Red Fire; Blaine used Vitrabond Bright Silver with a Pewter accent.
Graphics and identity. Panels can be relief-cut. The Blaine High School canopy features a relief-cut paw print.
Systems for school projects
Main facade, additions: ACM dry joint rainscreen
Canopies, soffits, entries: ACM wet seal or plate wet seal
Ground floor, gyms, athletics: Aluminum plate rainscreen
Commons, lobbies: Hairline joint column covers
School projects
Eden Prairie Central Middle School, Eden Prairie, MN: 5,400 sq ft of 4 mm ACM, Sure-Panel Rainscreen, Alucobond Tricorn Black and Red Fire. Case study
Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary, Beaver Creek, MN: about 1,552 sq ft of Sure-Panel Rainscreen in 4 mm Vitrabond Faux Zinc and Woodgrain ACM. Case study
Blaine High School, Blaine, MN: about 6,000 sq ft of Sure-Panel Wet Seal on the canopy, 4 mm Vitrabond Bright Silver with Pewter accent.
Rogers High School, Rogers, MN: Sure-Panel Rainscreen.
Elk River High School (Jerry Schempf Field), Elk River, MN: Sure-Panel Rainscreen ACM.
North Branch High School, North Branch, MN: about 10,000 sq ft of FunderMax Max Exterior compact phenolic panels in Medium Gray Metallic, Ecuador and Dark Red.
North Branch Elementary School, North Branch, MN: 10 mm FunderMax phenolic open-joint rainscreen in six colors.
Higher ed: UW-Stout North Hall and Memorial Union (Menomonie, WI); UW-Eau Claire The Suites residence hall (4 mm Reynobond Anodic Satin and Medium Bronze).
Fast schedules
Fabrication in as little as 3–4 weeks (about 6–8 weeks with drafting) helps keep summer-break and phased projects on track.
Specs for school architects
Download our 3-part specs and details from the Specs & CAD library.
