Fiber Cement Projects : Education

Hudson Valley CC Science Center – Troy, NY with Cladding Corp

Payette Associates of Boston and Mosiac Associates Architecture of Troy designed the new Science Center at Hudson Valley Community College with a fiber cement rainscreen façade.  Swisspearl® panels were one of the featured facade materials.

Gilmartin Elementary – Waterbury, CT

S/L/A/M Collaborative of Hartford designed the Gilmartin Elementary School in Waterbury.  Cem5 fiber cement panels are often used on educational projects because of the products’ excellent maintenance performance.

Sarah Lawrence College – Bronxville, NY

Heimbold Visual Arts Center at Sarah Lawrence College was designed by Ennead of New York.

VMDO Architects of Charlottesville, VA selected Cem5 fibercement rainscreen as part of the overall facade to create the beautiful new Buckingham County Primary and Elementary School.

ESPN Childcare / Horizon Center – Bristol, CT

S/L/A/M Collaborative of Hartford designed the Horizon Center/ESPN Childcare in Bristol, Connecticut.  Using four Swisspearl® colors, four distinct building sections were created for this childcare facility.

Shady Hill Sports Complex – Cambridge, MA

Shady Hill School hired Machado and Silvetti to design the campus’ sport facility.  Vertical and horizontal Swisspearl® fiber cement panels were incorporated into the design.  The vertical panels have a unique shiplap design element.

Lehman College – New York, NY

The Child Day Care Center at Lehman College (SUNY) used Swisspearl® fiber cement panels in a vertical layout and featured a variety of different colors.  The building was designed by Garrison Architects.

Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Academy – Dallas, TX

Stantec of Plano, TX has created another amazing facility for students. The state-of-the art academy features many “green” products and utilizes a Cem5 fiber cement interior / exterior wall application.

King Low Heywood Thomas School – Stamford, CT

Roger Ferris + Partners of Westport, CT used a white Cem5 panel system and an HPL wood grain to create warm and crisp lines for KLHT School.

Metropolitan Business Academy – New Haven, CT

S/L/A/M Collaborative took advantage of three colors and various fabricated Cem5 panels to create an energy-efficient business magnet school.  Located down the street from Yale University – the high school has a variety of building facade material

Cleveland State College – Cleveland, OH

NBBJ of Columbus, OH continues its excellent high education design with Cleveland State University's College of Education featuring glass and Swisspearl fiber cement.

Penn Valley Health Science – Kansas City, MO

Kahler Slater has been working with the leadership of Metropolitan Community College (MCC)-Penn Valley since 2005 to develop a state-of-the-art Health Science Institute using Cem5 for their facade.

U of Arkansas Bookstore – Fayetteville, AR

In preparation for Fall 2010 semester, installation of the University of Arkansas Garland Ave. Bookstore incorporated a Terra5 terracotta rainscreen, a fiber cement rainscreen and unique Terra5 baguette sunscreen.

Virginia Infectious Disease – Blacksburg, VA

One of the advantages of Cem5’s fiber cement panels is its ability to be perforated. HDR-Bethesda designed the Infectious Disease Research Facility on the campus of Virginia Tech with perforated panels.

One of the most expansive and ambitious renovation projects in Manhattan was complete with a Swisspearl engineered fiber cement rainscreen solution from Cladding Corp.