Emma Park Neighborhood Center
“GAF’s plants have a history of performance in climates like ours and the
company offered the owner a 15-year NDL systems warranty on the entire
project.”
— Kevin Keane, vice president, K&K Roofing
Job Details
Location:
Butte, Montana
Job Size:
10,000 square feet
Building Owner:
Human Resources
Council District XII
Completion Date:
September 2014
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Architect:
ThinkOne Architecture
101 E. Main Studio One
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-7020
think1.com/architecture
Roofing Contractor:
K&K Roofing
616 E. Front St.
Butte, MT 59701
(406) 723-5511
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General Contractor:
Swank Enterprises
750 W. Reserve Dr.
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 752-5411
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Building Overview
• The Emma Park Neighborhood Center was built to accommodate
programs to benefit poor and low-income households and serve as a
social gathering place to help improve and rebuild the uptown area,
which had fallen on hard times. The funding came largely from donations.
Challenge
• The roofing work needed to begin in January 2014, which can be a
challenge in Butte, as it’s 5,300' above sea level. In previous years, they
had seen record temperatures hit as low as -52°F degrees. Luckily that
year, 75% of daytime temperatures were above freezing.
• Specs for garden roofs require much planning. K&K Roofing needed to
consider the membrane, slip-sheet requirements, load-bearing capability,
and the edging.
• Another challenge was that the owner and design team wanted to install
solar racks on the TPO months after it was first installed, so extra care
had to be taken to ensure it stayed weather tight.
Materials Used
• GardenScapes™ Roof System with 3/4" smooth river rock for edging
• EverGuard® TPO
• Rack Solar PV system gifted from Northwestern Energy, the primary
provider of power and gas in the state
Solution
• The end result was an integration of both a reflective and vegetative roof
with solar panels that is in a spot where people could see and interact
with it.
Key Fact
• Not only does the roof save energy, but it saves water as well. The
vegetative roof is an ideal method for capturing excess rainwater.
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