Kuwahee Waste Water Treatment Plant
An ideal solution for manufacturing and utility plants that require both daylighting and equipment access
- Location: Knoxville, TN
- Product: Removable Ridgelight
- Contractor: Lane Construction
- Engineer: CDM Smith
- Specs:
- CSI Code: 08 95 0
- 25135
About this Project
Crystal Structures’ removable skylights were the perfect solution for the Kuwahee Waste Water Treatment Plant’s need to balance ample interior daylighting with easy access for maintaining and replacing large equipment. These innovative, removable structural skylights can be lifted fully glazed, and assembled on-site onto prepared curbs. They can also be removed to enable equipment changes in the plant below.
The custom-designed removable skylights delivered ideal functionality for the plant’s industrial setting, facilitating both ample natural interior lighting as well as flexible access for equipment maintenance. Removable skylights are an ideal solution for industrial facilities like manufacturing and utility plants that require both daylighting and equipment access.
Crystal Structures’ provided the Kuwahee plant with the benefits of sustainability through natural lighting as well as the critical ability to maintain equipment functionality. Facilitating high-performance buildings that meet unique needs is our specialty.
Some features of Crystal Structure’s Removable Structural Skylights include:
- High-impact, hail-resistant polycarbonate glazing
- A variety of sizes and configurations
- Frame finishes options include Polycron and Kynar paints, as well as anodized finishes
- Certified engineering by a licensed engineer for your state can be provided
- The skylights have ASTM E84 Class A Flame Spread Rating, as well as an ASTM D635 Class CCI Burn Rate
- The multi-wall opal polycarbonate has a light transmission rate of 40%, a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient of .39, and a U-value of .26 (Other glazing options are available upon request)
Please contact one of our technicians to discuss your specific application. CAD details and a project-specific specification can be provided upon request.
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