Aluminum walkway covers for your church or school offers a variety of benefits. The most obvious benefit is that walkway covers help to keep people dry as they enter and leave your building when it is raining or snowing. Covered walkways also help create shaded pathways during hot weather, and they offer a range of environmental benefits.
Environmental Benefits of Aluminum Walkways
Aluminum is a metal that really stands up to the elements. It does not corrode under most conditions and it is easily cleaned. Its durable nature helps it to look nice throughout its lifecycle.
What all of that means for schools and churches is that there are fewer maintenance costs associated with aluminum canopies. Further, because aluminum looks good for much longer than most products, you don’t have to replace it nearly as often. That is a double cost savings benefit – less maintenance and longer life cycle. Both churches and schools have very restricted budgets so building products that help to improve the services offered by both must be economical and enduring. Aluminum is both.
The Shade Factor
Shade is important because one of the highest building costs annually is for heating and cooling. Aluminum walkway covers help to shade entry ways from incoming solar radiation which means your lobby stays cooler during the hot months of the year.
During the wet months, a covered walkway is inviting. For students, not having to trek long distances in the pouring rain means they stay dry and are comfortably ready to learn. For church goers, staying dry is also part of the equation. People dress for church and being able to stroll up a covered walkway helps them stay dry and that puts them in a frame of mind to worship not worry.
Solar Energy
Aluminum walkway covers also make a perfect location for solar panels should your organization go that route. Walkways provide the perfect perch for solar panels which help to further lower energy costs for your building.
The benefits of adding aluminum walkway covers are many. They range from creating a hospitable environment where students stay dry and where the faithful remain ready to worship. The environmental benefits include better energy efficiency and the potential to use your aluminum walkway covers as a step-off point for adding solar power. In some situations, aluminum walkway covers may help your building qualify for LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification.
If you are ready to consider adding quality aluminum walkway covers to your site, contact our experts at Mitchell Metals
