Texas Cabela's Store Continues Tradition By Being Topped With Green Metal Roof

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Green metal roofing is almost as synonymous with Cabela's as sporting goods and taxidermy mounts. It's has been featured on all of the retailer's mega-sized stores, which number 14 so far, including the 185,000 sq. ft. showroom in Buda, TX. Having opened in June 2005, it currently ranks among the newest in the nation. Topping the massive structure, which is as much a museum as it is a store, is 60,000 sq. ft. of Forest Green Snap-Clad metal roofing. The product's manufacturer was Petersen Aluminum Corp., Elk Grove Village, IL. "That's a lot of green," said Pat Gallagher, project manager for Kraus-Anderson Construction of Circle Pines, MN. The company has been the retailer's general contractort of choice since it began building retail stores in 1997. "I had my doubts about meeting the tight timeframe given the particularly wet spring, but the roofing contractor brought in a large crew and did a great job under adverse conditions."