Completed in August, this bank is the first commercial development on the Tuscaloosa riverfront that was built to protect the environment offering a clean environment for workers and creating minimal disturbances to the surrounding rural area. Built on 7.25 acres (2.9 hectares), the building blends into its natural surroundings and protects three wetland areas on-site.

The 110,000-square-foot (10,219-m2) LEED certified building features 4,200 square feet (390 m2) of RHEINZINK America Inc.’s 22-gauge preweathered blue-gray zinc metalpanels for the walls and roof, in addition to 3,000 square feet (279 m2) of 22-gauge Galvalume sheet metal from Petersen Aluminum Corp. for a screenwall at the roof.

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