San Francisco Fire Station #3

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Fire Station #3 in San Francisco, California, uses 10,000 SF of GreenGirt Max CMH™ over metal studs, behind terra cotta cladding, with mineral wool insulation. It is a municipal fire station, designed by SHAH Kawasaki Architects, built by Trico Construction, and installed by B.T. Mancini Co.

Terra cotta is a heavy cladding, so GreenGirt Max CMH carries it on a horizontal girt layout sized to support that weight outside the insulation layer, holding a continuous exterior plane with a thermal break at each connection. For a fire station built for decades of public-safety service, that durable, well-supported enclosure aligns with the priorities discussed in fire station construction.

Category Public Works
Size10,000 SF
SystemGreenGirt Max CMH™
Girt Size / Orientation / OC3" | H | 24" OC
Insulation TypeMineral wool
CladdingTerra cotta
SubstrateMetal studs
ArchitectSHAH Kawasaki Architects
General ContractorTrico Construction
InstallerB.T. Mancini Co.