Beginnings

Over the last 50+ years, the design and materials used to construct metal buildings haven’t advanced to a point that warrants notice or description. The adjustments have been limited to panel profiles and cosmetic changes. This is despite the issues that have consistently caused problems in the metal building manufacturing industry.

The founder of Tandem Building Products™, Paul Nelson, is no stranger to invention, roofing systems, or problem-solving. He has successfully remedied a portfolio of long-standing issues within the industrial roofing sector, including leaks associated with installing daylighting panels, conventional roofing fastener failures, and catastrophic failures due to the impact of debris during natural disasters.

His vision has exceeded solving the familiar problems that plague the metal building industry. With his patented solutions, TBP™ can now offer metal buildings with increased durability, functionality, and longevity.

EZY Curb™ System

The initial challenge Tandem Building Products™ addressed was successful daylighting solutions for metal buildings. Daylighting had become a popular method to reduce energy costs and provide a safer working environment, metal building owners were historically reluctant to incorporate daylighting into their structures due to the high probability that their roofs would leak at penetration points. Traditional curbs for a single skylight on a metal roof have as many as 80 screws around the light where water runs. Since screws are subject to substantial environmental stresses caused by expansion and contraction, they are the cause of most leaks in metal buildings.

With the patented EZY Curb™ System, TBP™ can provide daylighting of sloped metal roofs that avoid leaking. The improved curb design extends from ridge to eve and removes fasteners and penetration points from where water runs down the valley.

Roofing Fasteners

The EZY Curb™ System led Mr. Nelson to his next innovation, tackling the failure points of common roofing fasteners. He began to design a way to eliminate the stresses placed on the fasteners that attach metal roofs to building structures.

All roofs are subject to climate and the associated weather. As temperatures fluctuate, metal roofs expand and contract, causing traditional fasteners to leak. The patented clip system that Mr. Nelson has designed and refined over the last few years removes the stress from fasteners by allowing the roof to accommodate expansion and contraction in a 360º movement.

In the process of developing this system, Mr. Nelson evaluated conditions  (storms, high wind, and flying debris) would cause the new clip design to experience a catastrophic failure. The evaluation prompted relatively modest modifications to the system that generates superior environmental ratings and benefits.

Superior Wind Ratings

Before the evolution of our clip system, all roofs constructed with mechanical fasteners were subject to catastrophic failure from “pull out” forces on those fasteners. Mr. Nelson recognized that if he could design a system that would require “shear force” instead of “pull out” force for a roof to fail, TBP™ could offer a roof that was five times stronger than anything on the market.

After modifications and testing of the clip design, Mr. Nelson was able to create a system with fasteners that are subject to shear force. As a result, we can now offer metal roofing systems with 300 MPH wind ratings, while remaining competitively priced compared to less resilient roof systems.

What began as an effort to offer better roofing solutions to the world has evolved into a revolutionary rethinking of how we design and construct buildings of the future.

Tandem Building Products™ has expanded our research, development, testing, and engineering (RDT&E) and continues offering solutions to include new designs for structural components of metal buildings that will create a product that is stronger, more efficient to build, and less costly to operate and maintain. We have developed strategic industrial partners with coating companies, chemical product manufacturers, lighting companies, and others in the industry as we continue to plan for the future and create new and exciting building technologies.

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