20 | Walls & Ceilings | June 2015
The raised hat area brought HVAC
and water lines out of the cold space
of the attic and eliminated the step of
having to insulate the ductwork.
"Most of the time, a catwalk would
sit directly on our bottom chord. In
this case, the catwalk platform is raised
2 feet," says Kies. "I started with a
common truss profile and referenced
it in our software as I worked out each
truss. I was able to do the engineering
quickly, but also carefully."
Cascade designed and fabricated 175 truss profiles for the 67,000-square-foot assisted living center
in Madison, Wis.
Charles Kies, truss technician at Cascade, says his
company is known for providing exceptional atten-
tion to detail and thoroughness.
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