Custom Components Company New Project Award – University of Hawaii Cancer Center

Custom Components Company announces the award of a new project at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. The new 150,000 sq. ft., $120 million center is one of Oahu's largest construction projects.  The building is being constructed to the highest standards and will feature state-of-the-art technology and optimal design for inspiring innovation and discovery.  The project will be a focal point of the UH medical campus in Kaka'ako, next to UH Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine.  The new center will be home to some of the nation's leading scientists, united in their quest to combat and cure cancer.  The architect is Shimokawa Makamura and the general contractor is A.C. Kobayashi Construction, both of Honolulu.  The new facility is scheduled to open in early 2013.

Custom Components Company is supplying nearly 1,700 linear feet of 700 Series  glass railing, stainless steel cladding and stainless steel handrail to Kula Glass Company, Inc. of Wailuku, HI, who will handle the installation.

Check Out Our New Series 500 Component Railing System

Custom Components announces our new Series 500 Component Railing System.  Choose from 2, 3, 4, or 5 foot panels with round or square top rail in  core, stanchion or fascia mount applications.  Available in six standard powder coat colors (Standard Black, Apollo White, Regal Brown, Silver, Greystone and Quaker Bronze).  Custom colors are available.  Call for quote.  Click here for more information

Custom Components Company Completes BioInnovation Center – New Orleans, LA

Custom Components Company recently completed a project in New Orleans, the BioInnovation Center, which will open its doors for the first time this September, and welcome a new generation of innovators from Louisiana's burgeoning life science community.  Situated between the Greater New Orleans Biosciences Economic Development District and the New Orleans Medical District, on the 1400 block of Canal, the center offers 66,000 square feet of state-of-the-art wet lab, office and conference space.  Designed to cultivate and conceive new ideas for bio-innovation, the Center exists among a community made up of hospitals, medical universities, research centers and biotech businesses. The project was designed by architects Eskew, Dumez, Ripple of New Orleans.  Turner Construction Company was the general contractor.  A 3,000 sq. ft. interior courtyard will be visible from the Canal Street side through the center's transparent glass facade.  The building will be protected by operable sunscreens to limit energy costs, create comfortable lighting for its occupants and provide storm protection.  Interior public amenities include a flexible 100-person conferencing center with state-of-the-art audio visual equipment; a 2,000 sq .ft. retail/food service area open to Canal Street; and an interior atrium facing the courtyard, with public break areas at each level.  Upper floor amenities include protected exterior balconies facing Canal Street, to provide occupants and visitors with opportunities for interaction with the outdoors 

PLAN THE WORK AND WORK THE PLAN... That is what made this one of the most challenging projects to date, and a huge success for Custom Components Company. The scope of work included a 700 Series fascia mounted glass railing system on the exterior balconies and a custom stainless steel point supported glass railing and sidewalls on the interior stairs and mezzanine locations. Planning, preparation and coordination with Turner Construction Company, the general contractor, was paramount to the success of the project. This process began prior to the erection of the structural steel on the project. The challenge was all in the logistics. Getting the exceptionally large pieces of glass to the point of installation was the most difficult aspect. Custom Components built, in coordination with Turner, a  substructure of steel supports behind the drywall to support these extra heavy glass panels via the use of a minimum amount of stainless steel point mount fittings.

The 13/16" laminate glass panels arrived individually crated at the construction site from XYG Glass in a special open top container. XYG Glass (North America) is headquartered in Vancouver, B.C. Their parent company and glass manufacturer is XinYi Glass Engineering, Humen Town, Dongguan, China. All order coordination was managed by Glass 3 Enterprises, also of Vancouver. The largest piece of glass measured 44" x 240" and weighed approximately 880 lbs. per piece. The site logistics involved providing a means to transport the glass to its point of installation. To accomplish this, special steel support rigging systems were utilized for lifting and manipulating the glass from the first floor up to the second and fourth floor mezzanine areas. After it was hoisted, it was hand wheeled into position to be set. The glass was set on the second floor by hoisting each piece in the air from the custom cantilevered beam and trolley system Custom Components designed and installed on the fourth floor. The glass was set on the fourth floor by hoisting each piece and lowering it in the stair opening, where there was only 3" of space to lower it into position. Additionally, the finished product, which is visible from the outside, serves as both a guard rail on the mezzanine area and glass enclosure on the main stairway between the 3rd and 4th floors. 

View Our August 2011 Newsletter

View our August 2011 Newsletter Click here

RACO's Gone. We Have Frames and Doors!

The AL Tech™ division of Custom Components Company is fully prepared and positioned to supply the needs of the marketplace created by the closing of RACO Interior Products.  We offer the building and design professional an extensive line of high quality standard and custom aluminum frames, doors and office fronts.  Click here for a larger version of the above announcement

Click on the link below to view complete specs and details:

http://www.arcat.com/details/customco/prod0985.html

Visit our website at http://www.cc-aep.com/

Check out our online store athttp://www.cc-aepcatalog.com/

Quote of the Week

"If you always do what you've always done, you're always going to get what you've always gotten."  Lucinda Bassett

Custom Components Company Launches New Website

Tampa, FL – August 15, 2011 – Custom Components Company, LLC, the premier manufacturer, fabricator and supplier of architectural engineered products has announced the launch of their new website.  The new site www.cc-aep.com has been completely redesigned to make it more user friendly, more informative and easier to navigate.  According to Marketing Manager Dave Janosz, “We wanted to create a new website that reflects the quality of the products and services we provide.  The new site is designed to showcase our products and projects, as well as provide information, photos, drawings and specifications that the architectural and building community needs to assist them in making their project decisions.”  Visitors can view the vast array of Custom Components’ products and services and see past and current project details.  The new site also includes links to current news and the company blog, corporate e-brochure, online store, the ability to subscribe to the company’s newsletter and a contact page where visitors can ask questions and request information.

For more information about Custom Components Company, visit our new website at:

www.cc-aep.com, our online store at www.cc-aeponline.com or call (800) 516-9474.

Apple Reveals Plans For New Headquarters

Apple CEO Steve Jobs reveals plans for new "spaceship" headquarters.  Click here for more

June Construction Starts Jump 15%

New construction starts in June climbed 15% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $436.8 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Read more

Quote Of The Week

"Architecture arouses sentiments...the architect's task , therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise." - Adolf Loos