Resources

Quickstart Guide

Welcome to our Resource Page where you will find information to help you research and learn about metal building systems. After you learn about metal buildings, we are anxious to see your architectural passion and creativity applied to your design competition submittal.

We suggest you start with the QuickStart Guide and then browse the other resources we have on this page as well as our general website: mbma.com. Click to view and/or download.

Additional resources below include videos, architectural folios, project precedents, metal building case studies and sustainable and green design references.

Videos

Please check out our YouTube channel at: www.youtube.com/mbmamedia.  We recommend starting with these videos.

Metal Buildings 101

How It’s Built

Metal Building Wind Loads – Transverse

Metal Building Nomenclature

Student Design Competitions Enrich Architect Education: A Professors Perspective

Architectural Folios

The following architectural folios feature an in depth look at a particular metal building project and its architectural design.

Jacksonville University Basketball Performance Center

St. David’s Performance Center

Davidson Center for Space Exploration

Sustainable & Green Design

Environmental Product Declaration Secondary Frame

Additional Case Studies

We have several case studies that feature different metal building applications and will help you see what you can do with a metal building. Click to view and/or download.

Distilleries & Breweries

Retail & Wholesale