Linda explained that Lainco specializes in projects that require large unobstructed spaces – like hockey, soccer, swimming, and other sporting arenas.  This also includes commercial, industrial, and institutional projects like warehouses and data centers.

Linda shared one of those arena projects – The Skating Club of Boston. Designed by Studio Troika, this 180,000-sf project includes three skating rinks: a 2,500-seat Olympic-sized main rink and two standard-sized rinks for figure skating and local hockey games. The building also includes a physical therapy suite, a radiology room, dance space, and off-ice training space.

Lainco incorporated its proprietary HIGHRIDGE SYSTEMS™ metal roof concept above the main rink in the center of the complex. This allowed for the beautiful open space visible from the entry. Insulated metal panels on the outside offer greater design flexibility and energy efficiency versus a prefabricated building. That 3-inch IMP cladding eliminates thermal bridging and has an R-value 22. The pitched roof is covered with a TPO membrane with an R-value 36.

I asked Linda what makes Lainco different from other manufacturers. In addition to the HIGHRIDGE SYSTEMS™ metal roof concept, she said it’s the in-house resources including engineers, technicians, and project managers. “We’re so different. We’re involved at every stage which means that we can handle changes quickly.” She said that with those in-house resources “we can not only handle form and function but also anything a designer imagines.”
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