Oscar Castillo

Navy Federal Credit Union Campus showcases turnkey design and performance.

The world's largest credit union turned to a single-source metal building envelope system by CENTRIA for its massive, $195 million expansion project.

Navy Federal Credit Union made plans for a multi-phase expansion of its Pensacola, FL campus to meet the demands of immense business growth in recent years. The first phase of the expansion includes a three-story office building, a central energy plant and a five-level, 347,500-square-foot parking deck.

The second phase, currently under construction, incorporates additional office facilities. The project also encompasses surface parking as well as bridges, roads, walking paths, stormwater retention features and other infrastructure.

Designed by multi-disciplinary architectural firm ASD | SKY to meet LEED Silver certification standards, the office buildings rely on CENTRIA’s MetalWrap insulated composite backup panels as the primary building envelope component. This highly sustainable backup system integrates seamlessly with CENTRIA's Intercept modular metal panels for the best in performance and aesthetics.  

Intercept Entyre panels, showcased in both an aluminum substrate and zinc from RHEINZINK, deliver exceptionally modern aesthetics to the state-of-the-art office facilities. The Intercept system provides a unique level of aesthetic variation in panel size and shape. The light-gauge, monolithic aluminum sheets offer an economical solution for complex panel applications.

Designers also incorporated CENTRIA’s Paradigm rainscreen panels with MicroSeam Corners. This unique product allows architects to choose from CENTRIA’s library of standard shapes or tailor a project-specific profile with customized module parameters, including panel depth and rib count, geometry, and spacing. The ability to create a unique building façade with limitless polygonal rib designs permits a new level of variation in shadow relief.

Intercept and Paradigm panels available as a total rainscreen wall system when combined with MetalWrap insulated composite backup panels. MetalWrap panels are designed with CENTRIA’s innovative advanced thermal and moisture protection (ATMP) technology to control water and maximize thermal efficiency. As the inner layer of the rainscreen system, MetalWrap panels provide defense against harsh weather conditions. And the single-component insulated composite backup panels expedite installation and close-in time requirements—especially vital in Florida’s rainy, humid climate.  

MetalWrap Integrated Series features integral attachment systems—including the MR-100 and MR-300 rail systems as well as integral clips, pintles and/or masonry anchors—for ease of installation of any cladding material such as metal, terra cotta, ACM panels, brick facades and other rainscreens. This aesthetic flexibility makes it the perfect choice for mixed-medium exteriors. The product offers 2” and 3” thicknesses to provide thermal performance for even the most demanding projects.

Installers from FLC Systems are hard at work at the Navy Federal Credit Union campus as construction continues. Their expertise with the product accelerates installation time to produce a weathertight barrier, making way for interior tradesmen to work on the office interior. All told, the finished project will incorporate more than 500,000 square feet of CENTRIA metal wall panels.