On Sat, 15 Mar 1997, John Salmen wrote:
> Daniel,
>
> I agree that it would not be my own primary aesthetic choice, but
> depending on the design and the application, metal siding in residential
> work has become a design choice strictly for aesthetic reasons. I've
> used plain metal or galvanic roofing in projects with exposed timber as
> a design or aesthetic consideration. For some reason it extends the
> potential for using that kind of structure into sitings where the
> 'woodsy' feel of a timbered structure might seem culturally
> inappropriate - there were also a lot of other reasons.
> I also thought the steel industry might prove a willing sponsor.
>
> Personally for siding on a community based low income project that is
> also green I would prefer wood. I would also not be shy of maintenance
> issues for a community project. I was involved in plans for a ced low
> income housing project in Ottawa,Can. where maintenance issues were
> looked at as extending employment options in the community. Its an
> important point that when we look at a materials ability to perform over
> time the process and localized industry of maintaining and renewing that
> material is an important one for the community economically and
> culturally for the relationship it develops with the building. Continued
> involvement with the buildings materials is also a prime way of
> monitoring the health of the building as well as the buildings
> environment. This maintenance and the materials used in it need not have
> a greater impact than the original manufacture and eventual complete
> disposal of a 'non-maintenance' material
>
> As to why steel over aluminum - I apologize for making an uninformed
> statement on the assumption that the aluminum industry has a greater
> environmental impact than the steel industry and that steel ulitimately
> embodies less energy and is more recyclable. I also thought it might
> perform a little better (less likely to show baseball dents). I realize
> I need to investigate the process a little more, especially in regard to
> finishes (one of my initial reasons for the use of galvanic roofing was
> its ability to shed rainwater without adding to its impurity - for use
> in rainwater collection, I discovered later that this was another naive
> assumption). If anyone can direct me to some good sources of information
> on the steel and aluminum industries as well as finishing processes for
> building products from those industries - I would appreciate it.
>
> thanks,
> John Salmen
> TERRAIN E.D.S.
> terrain@seaside.net
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