The Art of Metal Wall Panels
Options, selection, application and performance of architectural metal cladding systems
Sponsored by PAC-CLAD | Presented by Ken Holler
Live Webinar Airing on October 7, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET
An advanced review of metal wall panel profiles, both exposed and concealed fastener, their proper application with field examples of flashing details “do’s and don’ts,” specific applications of these wall panel products and how they affect environmental efficiency, project sustainability and product performance.
Photo courtesy of Alan Blakely
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Ken Holler has been in the building materials market working with manufacturers and distributors for more than 35 years. His work has focused on the exterior building envelope since 2010, and he has been with Petersen since 2017. |
Petersen, a Carlisle company, manufactures PAC-CLAD architectural metal cladding systems in multiple gauges of steel and aluminum. PAC-CLAD products include wall panels, standing seam roof panels, soffit panels, perforated metal, coil and flat sheet. All are available in a Kynar-based 70% PVDF Fluropon coating in 50 standard colors.
Originally published in Building Enclosure
Originally published in August 2025
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify critical performance requirements and potential problem areas during the Design Development (DD) and Construction Documents (CD) stages.
- Examine the importance of incorporating the structural engineer-of-record wind loads with cladding and component negative loads early in the DD phase.
- Examine basic metal wall panel and sheet metal field flashing details and conditions (layouts) to design the proper installation of these flashing details during DD.
- Recognize the importance of key basic details and layout of these field flashing details to provide the owner with the desired watertight and aesthetically attractive completed metal wall panel system.
